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LIV Tour: DeChambeau wins with a sensational round of 58
Bryson DeChambeau played a sensational round of 58. photo
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Completing a round of golf in just 58 shots is a rarity. US star Bryson DeChambeau does it. Even a German could play such a dream round before.
US star Bryson DeChambeau wrote golf history on the LIV tour. Thanks to a sensational final round of 58, the 29-year-old Californian secured victory at the tournament in White Sulfur Springs.
Never had a golfer on the of Saudi Arabia-sponsored tour played a round under 60 strokes. The 2020 US Open champion, who is known for his enormously long tee shots, sank the decisive putt from a good 13 meters on the 18th green of the Greenbrier Golf Club for a record round.
“This is the greatest moment of my career,” commented an overjoyed DeChambeau on his dream lap. “It’s indescribable. I’ve worked so hard for a long time and I knew that something special was going to happen at some point. I just didn’t know when.” It was DeChambeau’s first triumph on the controversial LIV tour. There was also four million US dollars in prize money. Germany’s golf pro Martin Kaymer only finished the tournament in the US state of West Virginia in 43rd place.
Jäger also played a round of 58
A round of 58 shots is a rarity in golf. Among others, the American Jim Furyk played a round of 58 on the PGA Tour in 2016. The German Stephan Jäger also managed this feat in 2016 on the second-rate Web.com tour in the USA.
DeChambeau switched from the PGA Tour to the LIV Tour last year. This has been criticized since its debut because of the million-euro investment from Saudi Arabia. The background is that the country, which has been criticized for human rights violations, is trying to improve its image with lucrative sporting events. Numerous top golfers followed the call of money and switched to the competition series. At the beginning of June 2023 there was an unexpected peace pact between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour with the previously enemy LIV Tour, which is intended to reunite the golf world. However, it is not yet clear what the future cooperation might look like.