Bryson DeChambeau has briliantly ended his run of recent near misses this 2025 season to birdie six of his inward nine holes and capture the inaugural LIV Golf Korea.
DeChambeau, 31, posted a closing 66 to win by two shots at 19-under-par from Charles Howell 111 on the host Jack Nicklaus Golf Club course at Incheon.
The win is a third individual LIV Tour triumph for DeChambeau but a first this year, including just three weeks following his agony of leading the Masters after just one hole in the final round at Augusta National.
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Starting the day with a four-shot lead, Bryson DeChambeau cruised to victory at LIV Golf Korea, claiming his first individual title of the season and leading Crushers GC to the team victory in the process.
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DeChambeau has posted opening scores of 65 and 66 and while off to a slow start on day three, he regrouped to superbly birdie six of his inward half holes to win from Crushers team-mate Charles Howell III, who finished runner-up at 17 under after a final-round 63.
Howell 111 got his final round off to a flyer with three birdies in succession before posting four birdies in a row from the 10th hole that drew him level with DeChambeau. However a Howell bogey on 16 proved the highwater mark of his victory charge.
Smash GC’s Talor Gooch, the 2023 LIV Golf League individual champion, rounded out the podium in third at 14 under overall after a final-round 66.
DeChambeau’s win, as mentioned above, is his third on the LIV Tour and also the 14th of his pro career.
“I felt like I was playing some great golf, I’ve been playing great golf just haven’t gotten the job done,” said DeChambeau.
“That was a lot of tension and I’m glad I was able to step up to the plate and get it done.”
The Crushers captain’s game had been trending in the right direction recently, finishing 5th and T2 in his last two events on the global golf circuit, and now DeChambeau has returned to the LIV Golf winner’s circle for the first time since 2023.
It’s also the two-time major winner’s first victory anywhere since the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
As well, DeChambeau has captained his Cruschers GC team to their fifth victory.
BRYSON’S AGAIN A WINNER ……
As @brysondech brilliantly ends his run of near misses this year to capture inaugural #LIVGolfKorea
And his @Crushers_GC team for a fifth time
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On the team side of the scoreboard, DeChambeau and Howell’s 1-2 finish led Crushers GC to a resounding final round comeback. Starting the day six shots off the lead, the Crushers finished the day a collective 20 under par – a full 12 strokes better than any other team in the field.
“We played great today, Sunday Crushers is back,” said DeChambeau. “I’m super proud of them … I’m so proud of ‘Chucky’ the way he played, seeing that type of grit, that’s why I have him on the team, it’s why I have every one of them.”
Howell (63), DeChambeau (66), Paul Casey (67) and Anirban Lahiri (72) finished at 35 under overall, earning their first team victory of the season, with Brooks Koepka’s Smash GC taking second place at 26 under and Joaquin Niemann’s Torque GC finishing in third at 18 under.
Next stop on the LIV Golf League is LIV Golf DC June 6-8 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
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