Weekend Round-Up: Zurich & LIV Adelaide
Chase Koepka of Smash GC reacts to making a hole-in-one on the 12th hole during the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide (Photo by Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf)
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Davis Riley and Nick Hardy win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a tournament-record 30-under 258. Riley collects his first PGA TOUR victory in his 59th start at the age of 26 and Hardy picks up his first victory in his 51st TOUR start at the age of 27.
Defending champions Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay finish T4. Teammates for the first time at the Zurich Classic, Canadians Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin finish runner-up after equaling the Zurich Classic Foursomes scoring record with a 9-under 63.
Final-Round Leaderboard
Davis Riley/Nick Hardy
64-66-63-65—258 (-30)
Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin
66-67-64-63—260 (-28)
Wyndham Clark/Beau Hossler
61-67-62-71—261 (-27)
Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay
67-63-66-66—262 (-26)
Taylor Moore/Matthew NeSmith
64-66-63-69—262 (-26)
LIV Golf Adelaide
Individual champion Talor Gooch of RangeGoats GC celebrates on stage after the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide (Photo by Charles Laberge/LIV Golf)
Talor Gooch, a former member of 4Aces GC who joined Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC in the offseason, completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday at LIV Golf Adelaide. Meanwhile, his old team captured its first trophy of the 2023 LIV Golf League.
Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces, which had podium finishes in the first three events of the season, produced a sizzling final round in a tight team battle at The Grange Golf Club. With Patrick Reed shooting a 7-under 65, new member Peter Uihlein contributing a 66 and Johnson adding a 67 (Pat Perez shot the same score), the Aces finished with a LIV Golf-record 47 under to win by a stroke over the RangeGoats. The all-South African Stinger GC took third.
Chase Koepka of Smash GC reacts to making a hole-in-one on the 12th hole during the final round of LIV Golf Adelaide (Photo by Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf)
Smash GC’s Chase Koepka recorded the second hole-in-one in LIV Golf with his ace at the 150-yard par-3 12th on Sunday. The celebration was as momentous as the shot.
The 12th, otherwise known as The Watering Hole, is completely circled by stands and fans. When Koepka’s ball rolled in the cup, fans celebrated by showering Koepka with beer on the tee box while he chest-bumped his caddie as well as playing partners Ian Poulter and Paul Casey.
