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Sunday 9 March 2025LIV GolfYear in Review
Garcia wins LIV Golf Hong Kong
Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling, Fanling, Hong Kong · Friday 7 to Sunday 9 March 2025 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 2 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
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 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
- Dean Burmester RSA · 195closed with a 62, the low round of the day, but finished three behind Garcia's bogey-free 63; his Stinger GC lost the team title by one Garcia, Fireballs GC sweep titles at LIV Golf Hong Kong (LIV Golf)
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Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Hong Kong
Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling, Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling, Fanling, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
9 March 2025
Obviously when you can pull the double, it's a lot sweeter than if it's just one of them. Very proud of them.
LIV Golf
9 March 2025
I'm giving him a nickname. I'm calling him King Kong. He's the king of Hong Kong,
LIV Golf
9 March 2025
That was a good round of golf. Really solid,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 65 · 64 · 63 | 192 | −18 |
| 2 | Dean Burmester | 66 · 67 · 62 | 195 | −15 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 65 · 64 | 196 | −14 |
| 4 | Lucas Herbert | 67 · 66 · 64 | 197 | −13 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | 63 · 66 · 69 | 198 | −12 |
| T6 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 64 · 66 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Tom McKibbin | 67 · 66 · 66 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Sebastián Muñoz | 65 · 67 · 67 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Peter Uihlein | 65 · 64 · 70 | 199 | −11 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 65 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T10 | Martin Kaymer | 65 · 68 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet