Stinger GC, the lowest seed (7th) to get into the finals, had the crowd roaring and defeated Torque GC. Mito Pereira put the pressure on Branden Grace early by making birdies on three of his first four holes and eventually beat him 4&2. Dean Burmester, who led the field in birdies on Friday, continued his strong play by holding off LIV Golf’s all-time wins leader Joaquin Niemann, 2 up.
“I was obviously 4-up with seven or eight holes to go and I knew I had to still hit good shots,” Burmester said. “He’s a class player, and he proved it. He made five birdies in six holes there, and I obviously didn’t. Got us all down to the last hole.”
The dynamic duo of Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel took care of business against the strong pairing of Sebastian Munoz and Carlos Ortiz, 2&1. Oosthuizen and Schwartzel have a long history of being paired together in match play, dating back to the 2013 Presidents Cup.
In the consolation matches, Ripper GC defeated RangeGoats GC (2-1), 4Aces GC defeated Majesticks GC (3-0) and Fireballs GC defeated Cleeks Golf Club (2-1).
In Sunday’s final round, all twelve players from Legion XIII, Crushers GC and Stinger GC will go off the first tee, with all four scores counting to see who will be crowned as 2025 LIV Golf Team Champions.
