The big names in the event also had positive moments. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson both finished one stroke under par, putting them in a tie for seventh ...
Schwartzel and Du Plessis also keyed an impressive performance for Stinger GC in the team race. LIV Golf @LIVGolfInv LIV Golf @LIVGolfInv A double bogey at No. 4 put him at two over earlier in the day, while Johnson also had one double when a tee shot went out of bounds. Birdie. On. Point. ๐ฏ#LIVGolf LIV Golf @LIVGolfInv DJ doing DJ things ๐#LIVGolf LIV Golf @LIVGolfInv The controversial tour, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, features only three rounds with no cuts. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson both finished one stroke under par, putting them in a tie for seventh place and four strokes off the lead. Leaderboard via LIV Golf broadcast.
Years of hassle, back-and-forth sniping and "will they/won't they" debate came to a head Thursday when the LIV Golf Invitational Series finally teed off at.
The PGA Tour announced suspensions for the 17 current and former members who played in London, less than an hour into the round. With Dustin Johnson headlining the London Invitational and Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed set to join the group at the second event, we know there will be no shortage of high-wattage stars. Jerry Foltz said nothing so far had โmade anybody regret the decision they made to be a part of this.โ OK then. When Talor Gooch landed his opening tee shot on a par 3 to about 12 feet, the analysts gushed over how close he came to a hole-in-one. The 51-year-old could have fared much worse given the long layoff and the massive number of eyes on his return. But he rebounded on the back nine with birdies at the par-4 12th and the par-5 13th and 15th holes.
Phil Mickelson marked his competitive return to action by getting within four strokes of the early lead at the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf ...
"I struck the ball really well and didn't putt very well. I really struggled with the putter the front, the first six, seven holes but I played really well and fought back after a double on nine to shoot one under and get myself right in it on the first day." "It was fun for me to get back out playing.
Par 70. 1. Charl Schwarzel -5 2. Hennie Du Plessis -4. T3. Scott Vincent -3. T3. Phachara Khongwatmai -3. T5. Branden Grace -2. T5. Justin Harding -2
T24. Kevin Na +3 T24. Jinichiro Kozuma +3 T24. Kevin Yuan +3 T24. Oliver Fisher +3 T24. Jediah Morgan +3 T24. Richard Bland +3
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T-7. TORQUE GC (+1) โ Adrian Otaegui 70, Talor Gooch 71 โHow many mocks to make a mockery? T-2. CRUSHERS GC (-3) โ Phachara Khongwatmai 67, Peter Uihlein 70 There was a mock red phone box. โThere was a mock double-decker bus. It was overkill.โ
How have players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson performed in the new league's inaugural event?
T24. Kevin Na +3 T24. JC Ritchie +3 T24. Kevin Yuan +3 T24. Jinichiro Kozuma +3 T24. Oliver Fisher +3 T24. Jediah Morgan +3 T24. Ryosuke Kinoshita +3 T24. Ratchanon Chantananuwat +3 Players who take part in future LIV Golf events will face the same punishment. T24. Richard Bland +3 Schwartzel took the lead Thursday after posting a 5-under 65, with Du Plessis 1 shot back at 4 under. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis, both from South Africa, lead the field after the first round.
The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from the first day of LIV Golf's London event, including the performance of both Dustin ...
9:21 a.m. โ Lee Westwood is the first player to log a score. 11:00 a.m. โ Shaun Norris had a nice chip-in from off the green to get to 1 under par for the tournament. 9:57 a.m. โ Dustin Johnson had a long par putt on the third hole and was unable to make it. 9:06 a.m. โ The LIV broadcast is now live, and you can click here to watch it. He ends up carding a double-bogey on a Par 4 and will go from 1 under to 1 over for the tournament. 9:23 a.m. โ Phil Mickelson landed his second shot on the green after a massive tee shot. 11:10 a.m. โ Kevin Yuan had a beautiful shot off the tee at a Par 3. 11:30 a.m. โ Speaking of Vincent, he just hit a beautiful shot out of some thick rough and got the ball on the green. 11:25 a.m. โ Both Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are in the fairway at the difficult ninth hole. He notches a double bogey on the Par 4 ninth which seems to be the toughest on the course. 11:42 a.m. โ We are officially halfway through the first day of the LIV Golf event. 12:19 p.m. โ Phil Mickelson hasn't had his best day with the putter, but he just made a birdie to get to 1 over par.