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Sunday 26 July 2026LIV GolfYear in Review
Herbert wins LIV Golf United Kingdom presented by JCB
JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2026 · Lucas Herbert’s win no. 2 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 individual; $10,000,000 team 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
15 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 32 km/h WNW, gusts 61 · 1 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 264closed with a bogey-free 63 but finished six behind the wire-to-wire leader Rd. 4 recap: Herbert finishes with record 30 under for wire-to-wire win (LIV Golf)
57 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf United Kingdom presented by JCB
JCB Golf and Country Club, JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Herbert
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
26 July 2026
It was nice to be me this week,
LIV Golf
26 July 2026
I just didn't want to take a backwards step and give them any freebies.
LIV Golf
26 July 2026
Lucas played incredible golf. He's been unbelievable all week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Herbert | 61 · 66 · 69 · 62 | 258 | −30 |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66 · 68 · 67 · 63 | 264 | −24 |
| 3 | Bryson DeChambeau | 64 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 4 | Cameron Smith | 69 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Caleb Surratt | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Abraham Ancer | 68 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Laurie Canter | 73 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Charles Howell III | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Harold Varner III | 66 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 10 | Carlos Ortiz | 70 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1995-12-05, Bendigo; AUS; turned pro 2015; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 69 that week ('moved to 69th in the world after the Open Championship', as stated by LIV Golf).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet