This week marked LIV Golf’s fourth tournament of the 2026 season and the second stretch of playing three consecutive weeks in three different countries.

The usual cast of characters competed at Sentosa Golf Club for the fourth straight year, playing in the LIV Golf Singapore event with Bryson DeChambeau taking home $4 million for winning with a 14-under 274 total, beating Richard Lee in a playoff. Meanwhile, the 4Aces claimed the team title for the second straight event, splitting $3 million from the $30 million purse.

Jon Rahm entered as the individual points leader after winning in Hong Kong last week, his first victory anywhere in 18 months, and followed it up with a fifth-place showing in Singapore. Impressively, it was his first finish outside the top two in three previous tournaments this year.

Here’s the rundown of what each player will earn this week in Singapore.

INDIVIDUAL

Win: Bryson DeChambeau, -14, $4,000,000

P2: Richard Lee, -14. $2,250,000

3: Lee Westwood, -12, $1,500,000

4: Joaquin Niemann, -11, $1,000,000

5: Jon Rahm, -10, $800,000

T-6: Josele Ballester, -9, $750,000

T-6, Thomas Pieters, -9, $750,000

T-8: Cameron Smith, -8, $483,750

T-8: Matthew Wolff, -8, $483,750

T-10: Dean Burmester, -7, $361,000

T-10: Brendan Steele, -7, $361,000

T-10: Dustin Johnson, -7, $361,000

T-10: Tyrrell Hatton, -7, $361,000

T-10: Talor Gooch, -7, $361,000

T-15: Marc Leishman, -6, $292,500

T-15: Thomas Detry, -6, $292,500

T-17: Anthony Kim, -5, $255,000

T-17: Lucas Herbert, -5, $255,000

T-17: Sebastian Munoz, -5, $255,000

T-17: Scott Vincent, -5, $255,000

T-21: David Puig, -4, $204,285

T-21: Tom McKibbin, -4, $204,285

T-21: Charl Schwartzel, -4, $204,285

T-21: Carlos Ortiz, -4, $204,285

T-21: Paul Casey, -4, $204,285

T-21: Cameron Tringale, -4, $204,285

T-21: Louis Oosthuizen, -4, $204,285

T-28: Elvis Smylie, -3, $170,000

T-28: Bubba Watson, -3, $170,000

T-28: Graeme McDowell, -3, $170,000

T-28: Bjorn Hellgren, -3, $170,000

T-28: Charles Howell III, -3, $170,000

T-33: Jason Kokrak, -1, $152,500

T-33: Branden Grace, -1, $152,500

T-35: Sergio Garcia, E, $144,000

T-35 Caleb Surratt, E, $144,000

T-35: Adrian Meronk, E, $144,000

T-35: Victor Perez, E, $144,000

T-39: Abraham Ancer, +1, $135,333

T-39: Yasuke Asaji, +1, $135,333

T-39: Younghan Song, +1, $135,333

T-42: Laurie Canter, +2, $127,200

T-42: Ben. Campbell, +2, $127,200

T-42: Martin Kaymer, +2, $127,200

T-42: Byeong Hun An, +2, $127,200

T-42: Harold Varner III, +2, $127,200

T-47: Danny Lee, +3, $50,000

T-47: Ian Poulter, +3, $50,000

49: Peter Uihlein, +4, $50,000

50: Miguel Tabuena, +5, $50,000

T-51: Wade Ormsby, +6, $50,000

T-51: Anirban Lahiri, +6, $50,000

T-51: Richard Bland, +6, $50,000

54: Luis Masaveu, +7, $50,000

55: Michael La Sasso, +11, $50,000

56: Sam Jorsfield, +20, $50,000

57: Minkyu Kim, +25, $50,000

TEAM

Win: 4Aces, -27, $3,000,000

2: Ripper GC, -22, $1,500,000

3: Legion XIII, -21, $900,000

4: Torque GC, -19, $700,000

5: Southern Guards GC, -16, $650,000

6: Crushers GC, -15, $600,000

7: Smash GC, -9, $550,000

8: Fireballs GC, -6, $500,000

9: RangeGoats GC, -5, $450,000

10: HyFlyers GC, +6, $400,000

11: Cleeks GC, +8, $300,000

12: Majesticks GC, +13, $250,000

13: Korean GC, +31, $200,000

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Bryson DeChambeau emerged the winner on Sunday at LIV Golf Singapore, claiming his fourth career LIV title in a playoff at Sentosa Golf Club. But the outcome of this tournament will be remembered more for the heartbreaking way Richard T. Lee finished second.

Playing as a wildcard in the event and entering the fourth and final round one shot off the lead, Lee rallied to make four birdies on his final six holes to shoot a Sunday six-under 66 and take the clubhouse lead at 14 under par. The 35-year-old Canadian was matched when DeChambeau made birdie on his final hole to close out a 66 of his own.

On the first playoff hole, DeChambeau hit his tee shot in the water, seemingly opening the door for Lee to claim his first LIV title since earning membership in LIV Golf Promotions in January.

But Lee took a conservative approach on the par-5 18th, which gave him a 10-foot birdie try to win as DeChambeau was getting up-and-down for par. Only Lee raced that putt by and faced a short par putt to push the playoff to a second hole, only to stumble.

HEARTBREAK

Richard T. Lee's missed putt means @brysondech wins the playoff and Aramco LIV Golf Singapore #LIVGolfSingapore @Crushers_GC pic.twitter.com/ORj3HRENko

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) March 15, 2026

“I wanted to just hit it hard, and I hit it a little too hard,” Lee said. “I think the adrenaline was pumping a little bit. Then again, I felt like I had it this week. I played really well. Hopefully, next week I can try again.”

DeChambeau, normally not one to have trouble speaking his mind, was noticeably stunned by the outcome.

“What a day, that was crazy,” said the two-time major winner.

“Incredible relief,” DeChambeau eventually went on to say. “I haven’t won in four rounds since the U.S. Open 2024. Being able to come through on a golf course like this that’s super brutal and demands precision on every single shot, especially with the conditions changing, I couldn’t be more happy for my team.”

Despite the finish, Lee’s second-place showing was the best ever by a wildcard in LIV Golf history, besting a T-12 performance by Anthony Kim.

“[A win] would change a lot in my life, with my family,” said Lee entering the final round, his three previous LIV results T-13, T-37 and T-18 earning him a little less than $700,000. “Yeah, just playing with these guys in this big league, I think it would be a great honour to win.”

Lee took home $2.25 million for finishing second, the most money he’s ever earned in any single golf tournament.

Searching for an all-time best eighth LIV victory, Joaquin Niemann entered the final round with the lead for the fifth time in his career. The four previous times he closed things out for the title. But a final-round 71 left him three out of the playoff, behind DeChambeau, Lee and Lee Westwood.

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Still, even for Lefty, it’s a bit much. Of course, that’s depending on your view of LIV Golf, and whether or not 54-hole tournaments made up of 54-man fields are proper tests of golf. If you believe they are, then you might also believe that Joaquin Niemann is undoubtedly a top-10 player on the planet right now, the Chilean picking up his fifth LIV victory in Singapore on Sunday.

Top 10? Higher Bob, according to Phil. Well, lower, technically.

Top 5?
Try #1

— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) March 16, 2025

Because LIV Golf events do not come with World Ranking points, Niemann currently sits at 81st in the world, his last counting result, a T-3, coming at the International Series India on the Asian Tour in February. Two months earlier, Niemann won the PIF Saudi International, also on the Asian Tour. Those two finishes saw him jump from 124th to 68th. At his peak, Niemann was 15th following a T-35 at the 2022 Masters.

Speaking of the Masters, Niemann will yet again be everyone’s “dark horse” pick now that he’s won twice on LIV in 2025 alone. The 26-year-old’s highest finish at Augusta National is a T-16 in 2023, which is also his highest finish in 22 career majors, a fact that his detractors were quick to point out Sunday morning.

Scottie Scheffler and Joaquín Niemann have played in the same major championship 16 times

Head-to-head
Scheffler 15-1

Score to Par
Scheffler: -82
Niemann: +55

Missed Cuts
Scheffler: 1/16
Niemann: 4/16

Arrests
Scheffler: 1
Niemann: 0 pic.twitter.com/cwQpWnNzaf

— Will Knights (@willknightsTFE) March 16, 2025

A+ tweet from Will here, in fairness. In fairness times two, Mickelson had a fair reply. It’s an in-fairness off!

All true. Let’s keep these tweets and see what happens throughout this year.

— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) March 16, 2025

The beauty of sports? Niemann gets to prove everybody right, or wrong, in April when he plays in the Masters, which he received a special invitation to for the second consecutive year. Get your popcorn ready.

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“Today was one of those days,” said Niemann, who won by three shots at LIV Golf Adelaide just a month ago. “Everything went my way.”

The victory is Niemann’s fourth LIV Golf title. He took home a $4 million first-place prize money payout for this win from the overall $20 million purse. Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs squad won its third consecutive team title this season. Abraham Ancer, Luis Masaveau and David Puig round out Garcia’s team, which will split $3 million for the victory.

“This week was a tough week because I’ve been sick all week and haven’t been able to help the team as much as I would have liked to,” said Garcia, who won the individual title last week in Hong Kong and tied for 32nd place in Singapore. “To see the performance that my teammates put in to be able to get this win was pretty impressive.”

The individual battle between Niemann and Johnson never materialized as Niemann birdied the first hole, then added four more during a five-hole stretch later on the front nine. He ended the week at 17-under-par total. Johnson made four bogeys in the first 11 holes and was out of contention at that point.

Niemann’s closest pursuer was Koepka, who birdied each of his first three holes—was five under after eight holes—and ended up shooting 65. He was the defending champion of the event in Singapore and finished the week at 12 under par.

“Not really hitting it great,” Koepka said, “but kind of tried to figure out how to finish second because first was obviously out of reach.”

Niemann now tops the league’s individual standings after four events, leading Jon Rahm and Garcia. Rahm shot a final-round 67—his 21st consecutive LIV Golf round under par—and tied for fifth place. Niemann hopes to continue his good form as his position in the rankings has him in line to earn an exemption into the U.S. Open in three months at Oakmont. The top player not already exempt into the U.S. Open field after the Korea event in early May will qualify. It’s the only major championship this year for which Niemann has not yet qualified.

“Obviously it’s one of the goals to qualify for the majors,” Niemann said. “Yeah, I feel like it just comes. Hopefully I can get that spot before Miami. I feel like that’s not my main focus. It’s obviously something that it would favor me if I play good golf, but like I said before, I’m here to make my team win, to get a good result for them and motivate them to do those good results.”

The league now will take a couple weeks off before heading to Doral in Miami the week before the Masters.

Here’s the rundown of what each player earned this week in Singapore.

INDIVIDUAL

WIN: Joaquin Niemann, -17/196, $4 million

2: Brooks Koepka, -12/201, $2.25 million

3: Ben Campbell, -11/202, $1.5 million

4: David Puig, -10/203, $1 million

T-5: Louis Oosthuizen, -9/204, $613,500

T-5: Jon Rahm, -9/204, $613,500

T-5: Sebastian Munoz, -9/204, $613,500

T-5: Cameron Tringale, -9/204, $613,500

T-5: Dustin Johnson, -9/204, $613,500

T-10: Bryson DeChambeau, -7/206, $371,250

T-10: Abraham Ancer, -7/206, $371,250

T-10: Paul Casey, -7/206, $371,250

T-10: Jason Kokrak, -7/206, $371,250

T-14: Richard Bland, -5/208, $287,000

T-14: Luis Masaveau, -5/208, $287,000

T-14: Kevin Na, -5/208, $287,000

T-14: Charl Schwartzel, -5/208, $287,000

T-14: Lucas Herbert, -5/208, $287,000

T-19: Tyrrell Hatton, -4/209, $230,000

T-19: Harold Varner III, -4/209, $230,000

T-19: Caleb Surratt, -4/209, $230,000

T-19: Phil Mickelson, -4/209, $230,000

T-19: Cameron Smith, -4/209, $230,000

24: Thomas Pieters, -3/210, $200,000

T-25: Anirban Lahiri, -2/211, $187,500

T-25: Chieh-Po Lee, -2/211, $187,500

T-25: Tom McKibbin, -2/211, $187,500

T-25: Patrick Reed, -2/211, $187,500

T-29: Peter Uihlein, -1/212, $170,000

T-29: Talor Gooch, -1/212, $170,000

T-29: Dean Burmester, -1/212, $170,000

T-32: Adrian Meronk, E/213, $151,500

T-32: Sergio Garcia, E/213, $151,500

T-32: Matt Jones, E/213, $151,500

T-32: Danny Lee, E/213, $151,500

T-32: Brendan Steele, E/213, $151,500

37: Carlos Ortiz, +1/214, $142,500

T-38: Andy Ogletree, +2/215, $137,500

T-38: Bubba Watson, +2/215, $137,500

T-38: Henrik Stenson, +2/215, $137,500

T-41: Branden Grace, +3/216, $130,000

T-41: Charles Howell III, +3/216, $130,000

T-41: Yubin Jang, +3/216, $130,000

T-44: Martin Kaymer, +4/217, $125,833

T-44: John Catlin, +4/217, $125,833

T-44: Matthew Wolff, +4/217, $125,833

T-47: Lee Westwood, +5/218, $121,250

T-47: Anthony Kim, +5/218, $121,250

T-49: Ian Poulter, +6/219, $60,000

T-49: Sam Horsfield, +6/219, $60,000

T-51: Marc Leishman, +9/222, $55,000

T-51: Mito Pereira, +9/222, $55,000

53: Graeme McDowell, +10/223, $50,000

54: Frederik Kjettrup, +18/231, $50,000

TEAM

WIN: Fireballs (Garcia, Ancer, Masaveu, Puig), -22, $3 million

2: Legion XIII (Rahm, Hatton, McKibbin, Surratt), -19, $1.5 million

3: 4Aces (Johnson, Pieters, Reed, Varner), -18, $500,000

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“I’ve got nothing. Everybody else seems to know more than I do,” Koepka said Wednesday during a press conference ahead of this week’s LIV Golf League event in Singapore, responding to speculation that surfaced two weeks ago by former Masters champion Fred Couples, a close confidant.

“I talk to Brooks Koepka all the time. I love Brooks Koepka, and I’m not going to say anything extra except I talked to him all the time,” Couples said in a radio interview on KJR 93.3 FM in Seattle before adding a bit more that started speculation about Koepka’s status on LIV Golf. “He wants to come back. I will say that I believe he really wants to come back and play the tour.”

Koepka, a five-time winner on LIV after joining in 2022, did seem to leave the door open to the possibility of rejoining the tour, where the 34-year-old has nine career victories, including five major championships. The PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which backs LIV, are in continued negotiations about an arrangement that could reunify the pro game, but no deal is imminent.

“I don’t know where I’m going, so I don’t know how everybody else does,” Koepka said. “Right now I’m just focused on how do I play better? How do I play better in the majors, how does this team win? And then we’ll figure out next year and how to play better again. It’s the same thing. It’s just a revolving cycle.

“Yeah, Fred texted me after, I guess, the comments came out,” he continued. “I don’t know when it was. Sometime last week. Yeah, everybody seems to have their own opinion, and no one asks me. I talk to Fred quite a bit, but we don’t go too much into detail about what’s going on. Like I’ve said before, I’m not in those rooms. I’ve got a contract obligation out here to fulfill, and then we’ll see what happens.”

It’s unclear if Koepka’s contract with LIV Golf runs through 2025 or beyond.

Koepka’s comments were more circumspect than those of reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who last week denied rumors that he sought a return to the PGA Tour and expressed his continued support of LIV.

“I’m very excited about the future of LIV Golf,” DeChambeau said at LIV Golf Hong Kong. “I’m very excited to be the captain of the Crushers and continue our legacy that we’re starting to create. That’s my goal is to create this lasting legacy where we impact millions and millions of golfers’ lives around the world. That should tell you everything you should know.”

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LIV Golf has its own “Champions Dinner” now.

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In the upstart tour’s latest attempt to distance itself from the golf establishment by first imitating the golf establishment, LIV Golf staged its 2024 LIV Champions Dinner at Sentosa Golf Club on Monday. The club welcomed LIV Singapore winners like Brooks Koepka and Talor Gooch—a romantic date, as some pointed out—with a parade of honour, including caddies wearing full white jumpsuits a la Augusta National, followed by a gourmet five-course meal curated by Koepka and his caddie Ricky Elliot.

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Brooks Koepka / Instagram

The irony of the Masters-inspired feast is the fact it’s been almost exactly a year since LIV Golf formerly abandoned its bid for OWGR points, leaving its players to rely on past accomplishments (i.e. career major wins, a top-12 finish in the previous year’s Masters, the scraps of their world ranking points) or special invites in order to play the actual Masters.

Next year could look very different (or not, who knows!), but for now LIV is resigned to throwing its own tea party, stuffed animals and all. That might feel a bit embarrassing, especially for the likes of Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson, who all have bona fide green jackets in their closets, but at least they won’t be going home hungry.

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Brooks Koepka shot a final-round 68 to win for the first time with son Crew in attendance and also became the first man to win four times on the circuit. He took home the usual $4 million check for his victory from the overall $20 million purse. Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC won the team championship and splits $3 million. Smith also tied for second place with fellow Aussie Marc Leishman. They were two behind Koepka.

RELATED: Koepka captures fourth LIV Individual title in Singapore

Before this week, the main story this year with LIV Golf wasn’t who won as much as who has not won. Joaquin Niemann has been the best player—and leads the individual standings—winning two of the first three events of the year. Five of six finishes has been inside the top nine.

Dustin Johnson won earlier in the year in Las Vegas, but hadn’t finished better than 21st place until a seventh-place tie in Singapore. Jon Rahm hasn’t won yet, but is second in standings. He hasn’t finished worse than 10th place in all seven events.

Other winners include Abraham Ancer, Dean Burmester and Brendan Steele, who won his first LIV title last week in a crazy scene in Australia.

The tour now takes a month off, as the PGA Championship is in two weeks for the eligible players, including defending champion Koepka. The league heads to the Golf Club of Houston in Texas in early June.

Here is the prize money rundown for all players this week in Singapore.

INDIVIDUAL

WIN: Brooks Koepka, -15/198, $4 million

T-2: Cameron Smith, -13/200, $1.875 million

T-2: Marc Leishman, -13/200, $1.875 million

4: Talor Gooch, -12/201, $1 million

T-5: Tyrrell Hatton, -11/202, $750,000

T-5: Thomas Pieters, -11/202, $750,000

T-7: Dustin Johnson, -10/203, $522,500

T-7: Joaquin Niemann, -10/203, $522,500

T-7: Kevin Na, -10/203, $522,500

T-10: Jon Rahm, -9/204, $371,250

T-10: Eugenio Chacarra, -9/204, $371,250

T-10: Abraham Ancer, -9/204, $371,250

T-10: Adrian Meronk, -9/204, $371,250

T-14: Kalle Samooja, -8/205, $287,000

T-14: Patrick Reed, -8/205, $287,000

T-14: Sergio Garcia, -8/205, $287,000

T-14: Dean Burmester, -8/205, $287,000

T-14: Cameron Tringale, -8/205, $287,000

T-19: Carlos Ortiz, -7/206, $240,000

T-19: Martin Kaymer, -7/206, $240,000

T-19: Sebastian Munoz, -7/206, $240,000

T-22: Phil Mickelson, -6/207, $203,000

T-22: Peter Uihlein, -6/207, $203,000

T-22: Richard Bland, -6/207, $203,000

T-22: Louis Oosthuizen, -6/207, $203,000

T-22: Kieran Vincent, -6/207, $203,000

T-27: David Puig, -5/208, $180,000

T-27: Bryson DeChambeau, -5/208, $180,000

T-27: Lucas Herbert, -5/208, $180,000

T-30: Anirban Lahiri, -4/209, $167,500

T-30: Matthew Wolff, -4/209, $167,500

T-32: Branden Grace, -3/210, $155,000

T-32: Paul Casey, -3/210, $155,000

T-32: Harold Varner III, -3/210, $155,000

T-35: Charl Schwartzel, -2/211, $146,250

T-35: Ian Poulter, -2/211, $146,250

T-37: Matt Jones, -1/212, $140,000

T-37: Graeme McDowell, -1/212, $140,000

T-37: Scott Vincent, -1/212, $140,000

T-40: Brendan Steele, E/213, $131,250

T-40: Charles Howell III, E/213, $131,250

T-40: Caleb Surratt, E/213, $131,250

T-40: Jason Kokrak, E/213, $131,250

44: Henrik Stenson, +1/214, $127,500

T-45: Andy Ogletree, +2/215, $125,000

T-45: Bubba Watson, +2/215, $125,000

T-47: Sam Horsfield, +3/216, $121,250

T-47: Mito Pereira, +3/216, $121,250

T-49: Danny Lee, +4/217, $60,000

T-49: Hudson Swafford, +4/217, $60,000

T-49: Lee Westwood, +4/217, $60,000

T-52: Pat Perez, +6/219, $50,000

T-52: Anthony Kim, +6/219 $50,000

54: Jinichiro Kozuma, +8/221, $50,000

TEAM

WIN: Ripper GC (Smith, Leishman, Jones, Herbert), -32, $3 million

T-2: Fireballs GC (Puig, Chacarra, Garcia, Ancer), $1 million

T-2: Cleeks GC (Smooja, Bland, Kaymer, Meronk), $1 million

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The moment @BKoepka took the W

And a wholesome celebration to match #LIVGolf @SmashGC pic.twitter.com/x8QyljWDiN

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) May 5, 2024

Led by captain Cameron Smith and veteran Marc Leishman, the all-Australian Rippers overcame any concerns of a hangover effect after their emotional victory in Adelaide, shooting a final-round counting score of 10 under at Sentosa Golf Club to win by three strokes over Fireballs GC and Cleeks GC as the 2024 season reached its halfway point.

“I kind of knew all year that we were going to get the ball rolling at some point,” said Smith, whose team finished at 32 under and moved to third in the season-long points standings. “I think internally that we’re the best team out here, and we’re going to be tough to beat when we all have our best stuff.”

Certainly, when Koepka has his best stuff, he’s nearly impossible to beat. On Sunday, he shot a 3-under 68 to finish at 15 under for a two-stroke victory over Smith and Leishman, in the process becoming the first player in LIV Golf history to win four individual tournament titles. He’ll head into the PGA Championship at Valhalla in two weeks feeling confident about his chances to win a sixth career major.

“It’s all starting to come around,” said Koepka, who became the first active LIV Golf player to win a major with his victory last year at Oak Hill. “I like the way things are trending.”

Koepka started the day with a three-shot lead, but a variety of challengers closed the gap throughout the round. Koepka never gave up the lead, though, and he bounced back from his only bogey – a three-putt at the ninth – with a birdie.

A late Leishman birdie moved the Aussie within a shot, but a bogey on his final hole gave Koepka a two-shot lead going into the par-5 18th, and he played conservative to avoid the water on the finishing hole.

“I felt the heat, but it was mainly because of how hot it was,” Koepka said. “Just played very consistent, missed it in the right spots. When you’re playing with a lead, you do that. You don’t have to force anything.”

Nobody celebrates like @rippergc_ #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/ap6xfe8ywN

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) May 5, 2024

The Rippers started the day one stroke back of Smash but grabbed the lead 11 holes into the round when Smith and Leishman heated up. The captain was six under during a 10-hole stretch en route to a 7-under 64, which tied for the lowest round of the day. Leishman was 5 under during a nine-hole stretch as he shot a 66. Matt Jones had a 70 while Lucas Herbert shot a 74 but steadied the ship after suffering a double bogey on his sixth hole.

“It’s amazing,” Jones said. “Last week was a very special week for us, but to come out here this week and do it again, it’s really special.”

The vibe was certainly different than a week ago when the Rippers had 94,000 Aussies hanging on their every shot. But the outcome was the same.

“It was certainly a challenge,” Leishman said of fighting the hangover effect. “It might have been a blessing in disguise. Yes, we partied pretty hard for a couple of days, but then we all had Tuesday off. I don’t know if many of us left our hotel rooms.

“And I think conserving energy this week was pretty important, particularly for the end of the week when everyone is worn out. We were worn out, but I think just taking it so easy early in the week might have helped us just to have that little bit of mental strength that it took to get across the line.”

In two weeks, Koepka will try to make it two straight PGA Championship wins. And next month in Houston, the Rippers will try to make it three consecutive LIV Golf team titles.

“It’s probably a good thing to have a couple of weeks off,” said Smith. “It’ll be another hot one in Houston. We all love the heat. I think we’ve all played that golf course before. We’re looking forward to getting there and keeping the momentum rolling.”

TEAM COUNTING SCORES

Standings and counting scores for Sunday’s final round of the team competition at LIV Golf Singapore. The three best scores from each team count in the first two rounds while all four scores count in the final round. The team with the lowest cumulative score after three rounds wins the team title.

1. RIPPER GC -32 (Smith 64, Leishman 66, Jones 70, Herbert 74; Rd. 3 score -10)

T2. FIREBALLS GC -29 (Chacarra 68, Garcia 68, Puig 68, Ancer 71; Rd. 3 score -9)

T2. CLEEKS GC -29 (Samooja 64, Bland 69, Kaymer 71 Meronk 71; Rd. 3 score -9)

4. SMASH GC -28 (Gooch 67, Koepka 68, McDowell 71, Kokrak 73; Rd. 3 score -5)

5. LEGION XIII -26 (Hatton 66, Rahm 67, Surratt 71, Vincent 71; Rd. 3 score – 9)

T6. TORQUE GC -25 (Ortiz 64, Niemann 67, Pereira 70, Muñoz 71; Rd. 3 score -12)

T6. RANGEGOATS GC -25 (Watson 67, Uihlein 68, Pieters 69, Wolff 76; Rd. 3 score -4)

T8. 4ACES GC -21 (Johnson 66, Reed 66, Perez, 71 Varner III 72; Rd. 3 score -9)

T8. HYFLYERS GC -21 (Mickelson 67, Ogletree 67, Steele 71, Tringale 71; Rd. 3 score -8)

10. STINGER GC -19 (Burmester 68, Grace 69, Oosthuizen 71, Schwartzel 71; Rd. 3 score -5)

11. CRUSHERS GC -17 (DeChambeau 69, Casey 70, Lahiri 70, Howell III 71; Rd. 3 score -4)

12. IRON HEADS GC -6 (Na 67, Lee 69, Kozuma 76, Vincent 76; Rd. 3 score +4)

13. MAJESTICKS GC E (Horsfield 70, Poulter 73, Stenson 73, Westwood 75; Rd.3 score +7)

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The Club itself has hosted a number of high-profile professional and amateur tournaments, including the Singapore Open, Open Championship Qualifiers, HSBC Women’s World Championship, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, and Women’s Asia Amateur Pacific Championship, welcoming international star players and world-class golf professionals from across the world to compete. It is also once again set to play host to LIV Golf Singapore from the 3rd – 5th May 2024.

The Serapong is one of the top Championship courses in Asia and ranked within the Top 100 of Golf Digest’s World’s Greatest Golf Courses, and ranked Number One among all Singapore courses. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Singapore cityscape, this Par-72 masterpiece stretches 7,406 yards in length from the Championship tees and is immensely valued by both Professionals and Amateur players.

Course Information:
• The stretch of holes from hole numbers 3 to 7 is known as the Dragon’s Tail. The 495-yard third is the longest par 4 on the course and is considered the Serapong’s most difficult hole.
• The signature hole is the 486-yard par-4 5th, situated in the belly of the Dragon.
• The 444-yard par-4 6th includes a large rock formation known as the Dragon’s Tooth, as well as a false front known as the Dragon’s Tongue.

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When: May 3-5, 2024
Where: Sentosa Golf Club (The Serapong), Singapore
Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play
Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards
Purse: $25 million US ($20 million individual, $5 million team)
Winner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)
Local Tee Times: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 9:15 a.m. local (9:15 p.m. ET Thursday-Rd. 1/Friday-Rd.2); Rd. 3 at 9:05 a.m. local (9:15 p.m. ET Saturday)

KEY STORYLINES

LIV Golf returns to Singapore for the second consecutive season, with this week’s tournament marking the end of the first half of the 14-tournament schedule in 2024

The all-Australian Ripper GC enters this week after winning in front of their home fans in Adelaide by beating Stinger GC in LIV Golf’s first-ever team playoff

HyFlyers GC’s Brendan Steele won the individual title in Adelaide, giving his team its first trophy of any kind

Steele is the third consecutive first-time LIV Golf individual winner, following Abraham Ancer in Hong Kong and Dean Burmester in Miami

Talor Gooch, now playing for Smash GC, returns to defend the Singapore title he won last year in a playoff against Fireballs GC Captain Sergio Garcia

The 2023 Singapore playoff is the first of three that Garcia has participated in as a LIV Golf player

Defending Singapore team champion RangeGoats GC have two new players this season in Matthew Wolff and Peter Uihlein, who were acquired via offseason trades by captain Bubba Watson

Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann, a two-time winner this season, enters Singapore as the points leader in the Individual Championship race

Crushers GC, captained by Bryson DeChambeau, has won two team titles this season and leads the team points standings

LIV Golf Singapore is the last tournament before golf’s next major, the PGA Championship, in which Smash GC Captain Brooks Koepka will enter as the defending champ

RAHM’S TOP-10 STREAK

Jon Rahm, captain of the expansion Legion XIII, is the only player this season to finish inside the top 10 in each of the first six tournaments, but the Spanish star remains in search of his first win since joining LIV Golf. He currently ranks second behind Joaquin Niemann in the Individual Championship race.

Rahm’s results in 2024:
MAYAKOBA – Tied for 3rd, two strokes behind winner Joaquin Niemann
LAS VEGAS – Solo 8th, four strokes behind winner Dustin Johnson
JEDDAH – Solo 5th, six strokes behind winner Joaquin Niemann
HONG KONG –Tied for 8th, three strokes behind winner Abraham Ancer
MIAMI – Tied for 4th, three strokes behind winner Dean Burmester
ADELAIDE – Tied for 3rd, two strokes behind winner Brendan Steele

ABOUT THE COURSE

SENTOSA GOLF CLUB (The Serapong)
Sentosa Island, Singapore
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,406 (6,777 meters)

• The Serapong at Sentosa Golf Club was named the World’s Best Golf Course in 2023 by the World Golf Awards
• The Serapong opened in 1982 and underwent a major renovation in 2006 and then another large renovation in 2020
• Sentosa hosted the Singapore Open from 2005 to 2022, and LIV Golf members Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia are past champions
• The stretch of holes from hole Nos. 3-7 is known as the Dragon’s Tail. The 495-yard third is the longest par 4 on the course
• The signature hole is the 486-yard par-4 fifth, situated in the belly of the Dragon
• The 444-yard par-4 sixth includes a large rock formation known as the Dragon’s Tooth, as well as a false front known as the Dragon’s Tongue
• Smash GC’s Talor Gooch is the defending champion at Singapore, beating Garcia in a playoff after both players finished regulation at 17 under

EASIEST HOLE
4TH
Par 5 | 587 yards
2023 stroke avg: 4.451

TOUGHEST HOLE
5TH
Par 4 | 486 yards
2023 stroke avg: 4.174

HOW TO WATCH

UNITED STATES: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets.
Friday – Live on The CW App, LIV Golf Plus, LIV Golf YouTube and Caffeine
Saturday and Sunday – Live on The CW, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.
GLOBAL: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on several international broadcast partners.

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