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Sunday 18 August 2024LIV GolfYear in Review
Koepka wins LIV Golf Greenbrier
The Greenbrier (Old White Course), White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia · Friday 16 to Sunday 18 August 2024 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 5 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 (individual); $5,000,000 team purse USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 29 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 40 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jon Rahm ESP · 191tied Koepka at 19 under after 54 holes, then lost the playoff on the par-3 18th when Koepka won with a par GNN final results (greenbrier)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Greenbrier
The Greenbrier, Old White Course, The Greenbrier (Old White Course), White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2024
Obviously I've played with Jon a lot over the last few years, and it's fun to watch him play. He's definitely gotten the better of me the last couple years, so it was nice to get one back on him.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2024
The four majors were pretty disappointing. I think I've only had two chances to win and I won them, but that's not enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 64 · 64 · 63 | 191 | −19 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 62 · 65 | 191 | −19 |
| 3 | Jason Kokrak | 63 · 66 · 63 | 192 | −18 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 65 · 64 · 64 | 193 | −17 |
| T4 | Richard Bland | 64 · 64 · 65 | 193 | −17 |
| T6 | Sebastián Muñoz | 63 · 66 · 66 | 195 | −15 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | 65 · 63 · 67 | 195 | −15 |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | 70 · 66 · 60 | 196 | −14 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 63 · 66 | 196 | −14 |
| T8 | Cameron Smith | 66 · 63 · 67 | 196 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet