The professional golf tour, LIV Golf which is funded by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia has finally begun. The day has finally come, and the wait is over. The first day of play for the brand-new LIV Golf league is in the books, with the LIV Golf Invitational Series teeing off on Thursday in London, after months of anticipation and controversy. Turn on the news channel and watch the LIV Golf Leaderboard.
LIV Golf, Thursday
Here’s a quick recap for those who didn’t see the game. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis led the field after the opening round. Schwartzel claimed the lead after a 5-under 65 on Thursday, with Du Plessis one stroke back at under 4. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson shared seventh place after shooting 1-under 69s.
Following the tee-off, the PGA Tour suspended the 17 competitors in the event. Players that compete in the LIV tournament are unable to compete on the PGA Tour or any other tour sanctioned by the PGA Tour. Players who compete in future LIV golf tournaments will incur the same penalty.
The Results of The Match
The results are as follows:
- The first day of LIV Golf has come to an end.
- The tour’s 48-player field ended a little over five hours after the shotgun start.
- At the end of the day, two South Africans are at the top of the LIV Golf leaderboard.
- The 2011 Masters champion, Charl Schwartzel, shot 5 under par on Thursday at Centurion Golf Club.
- He slowly but steadily climbed the leaderboard, eventually finishing with a one-stroke win over fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis.
- Phachara Khongwatmai finished third at 3 under par, after leading for the majority of the day.
Highlights Of The Match
People have undoubtedly waited to watch the LIV Golf leaderboard that took place in London on Thursday. But there are golf freaks who were unable to watch because of personal reasons or because some of them could not make it for whatever reason. So this section is for them. Through reading, they can visualize the whole match in front of their eyes. Here you go.
- Charl Schwartzel concluded the day with a birdie to take the overall lead at 5 under par. With play at Centurion Golf Club concluded, he leads Hennie Du Plessis by one shot.
- Despite his errant tee shot on 18, Mickelson positioned himself to save par. He also ended the day at 1 under par.
- Dustin Johnson had a good shot for eagle on the 18th, his penultimate hole of the day. While he didn’t sink it, he did bring the ball close enough to the hole for a simple birdie. That puts him below par for the event.
List Of Players
Here is the list of players along with their names and rankings.
Rank Player Score
1 Charl Schwartzel -5
2 Hennie Du Plessis -4
T3 Phachara Khongwatmai -3
T3 Scott Vincent -3
T5 Branden Grace -2
T5 Justin Harding -2
T7 Phil Mickelson -1
T7 Dustin Johnson -1
T7 Sam Horsfield -1
T7. Laurie Canter -1
T11. Chase Koepka E
T11. Oliver Bekker E
T11. Peter Uihlein E
T11. Adrian Otaegui E
T11. Hideto Tanihara E
T16. Sergio Garcia +1
T16. Talor Gooch +1
T16. Wade Ormsby +1
T16. Ian Snyman +1
T16. James Piot +1
T16. Viraj Madappa +1
T22. Pablo Larrazabal +2
T22. Louis Oosthuizen +2
T24. Richard Bland +3
T24. Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a) +3
T24. Ryosuke Kinoshita +3
T24. Jediah Morgan +3
T24. Oliver Fisher +3
T24. Kevin Yuan +3
T24. Jinichiro Kozuma +3
T24. JC Ritchie +3
T24. Shaun Norris +3
T24. Kevin Na +3
T34. Graeme McDowell +4
T34. David Puig (a) +4
T34. Martin Kaymer +4
T34. Matt Jones +4
T38. Turk Pettit +5
T38. Travis Smyth +5
T38. Lee Westwood +5
T38. Ian Poulter +5
T42. Sadom Kaewkanjana +6
T42. Itthipat Buranatanyarat +6
T44. Hudson Swafford +7
T44. Bernd Wiesberger +7
T46. Blake Windred +8
T46. Sihwan Kim +8
48. Andy Ogletree +12
Read More News –
