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Sunday 10 May 2026LIV GolfYear in Review
Herbert wins Maaden LIV Golf Virginia
Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., Sterling, Virginia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May 2026 · Lucas Herbert’s win no. 1 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 individual; $10,000,000 team USD · Maaden
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/8°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 49 · 0.6 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 268closed to within one, but Herbert birdied the 12th as Garcia parred and pulled away to win by four Herbert goes wire to wire in Virginia; 4Aces GC top team (LIV Golf)
57 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
Maaden LIV Golf Virginia
Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., Sterling, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Herbert
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
10 May 2026
I spent about 60-odd holes with the lead on my own,
LIV Golf
10 May 2026
That I can perform pretty damn well when things aren't perfect.
LIV Golf
10 May 2026
I was giving everything that I had.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Herbert | 64 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 70 · 64 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Dean Burmester | 68 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Josele Ballester | 73 · 70 · 60 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Anthony Kim | 68 · 72 · 70 · 62 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Thomas Detry | 70 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Joaquín Niemann | 70 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Scott Vincent | 72 · 69 · 62 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1995-12-05, Bendigo; AUS; turned pro 2015; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 173 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 173 -> rankAfter 89), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet