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Captain Brooks Koepka, left, of Smash GC, shakes hands with captain Jon Rahm, of Legion XIII, on the 18th green during the final round of LIV Golf Greenbrier at The Old White at The Greenbrier, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Mike Stobe/LIV Golf via AP)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole.
Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at the Olympics two weeks ago, started the third and final round with a two-shot lead and closed with a 65. He birdied two of his last three holes to match Koepka at 19-under 191 and force a playoff.
In the playoff at the par-3 18th, Rahm went over the green and into the bunker, a tough shot in which one one foot was in the sand. He blasted out to about 25 feet, and his par putt to extend the playoff caught the edge of the cup.
Koepka also won LIV Golf Singapore this year. He picked up his fifth career victory since the Saudi-funded league began in June 2022.
Jason Kokrak shot 63 to finish alone in third.
Richard Bland, the 51-year-old from England who won two senior majors this year, needed a birdie on the 18th to tie for the lead. He made bogey for a 65 and finished two behind.
Koepka’s four-man squad, Smash, won the team title by three shots.
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