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DeChambeau, who started the day eight strokes off the pull off, and we knew we should pull off.”
lead, finished at 13 under while Lahiri and Ripper GC’s Marc As much as DeChambeau was elated about his own
Leishman tied for second at 12 under. Leishman, who shot performance, he was also respectful of his teammate’s
66, took second-place points via the better final-round score disappointment.
than Lahiri, who shot 69. “It’s one of those things you never want to see a teammate
DeChambeau and Lahiri did celebrate the team victory go through,” DeChambeau said. “But it is what it is, and I
together, as the Crushers shot a 15-under counting score on think he’s learned a lot, obviously. … Your time is coming.”
Sunday to finish at 33 under, three strokes ahead of Fireballs On Sunday, it was DeChambeau’s time, and he now moves
GC. Along with DeChambeau’s 63, Charles Howell III (67) to third in the individual standings, giving him a chance
and Paul Casey (68) contributed counting scores. Fireballs for the outright title next month in Jeddah along with No. 1
GC took second while league-leading 4Aces GC claimed Cameron Smith and No. 2 Talor Gooch.
third via tiebreaker over RangeGoats GC.
The victory is the second this season for the Crushers,
who moved into second place in the team standings with one
regular-season tournament left next month in Jeddah. The
top four teams in the standings after that event will receive
byes going into the Team Championship in Miami.
“This is why I love what we’re doing,” Casey said. “It’s
the individual and the team element, and the individual
element is rewarding to a certain level, and the team element
is rewarding to a whole ‘nother level. They’re different. You
can’t compare them but boy, does it feel good to play good
with these guys.”
Lahiri’s tie for 2nd on the traditional leaderboard is his
seventh runner-up finish in all his starts since joining LIV
Golf last year. He was seeking his first victory since a pair of
wins in February 2015.
He was a bogey-free 4-under on his round through 14 러셔스 골프 클럽의 주장 브라이슨 데샴보가 리치 하
holes, but he three-putted the 15th and 18th holes and 크베스트 팜스의 리치 하베스트 팜스에서 열린 LIV Golf
admitted afterward that, “I played really bad, to be honest. I Chicago 대회에서 화려한 경기를 펼쳐 최종 라운드 8언더파
was fighting my swing the whole day.” 63타를 기록하며 우승했다.
Meanwhile, DeChambeau birdied seven of his last 12 이는 그가 지난 달 그린브리어에서 첫 번째 LIV Golf 타이틀
holes as his putter heated up. His lengthy putt at 12 left him 을 차지하면서 기록한 58타로 기억되는 경기였다.
in disbelief, as he continued to move up the leaderboard. 이번 주 승리는 8년 만에 첫 승을 찾고 있던 그의 팀 동료 아
“I just kept trying to hit as many fairways as I could and 니르반 라히리에게 밀렸고 라히리는 36홀 리더 세바스티안 무
hit the irons close and make some putts,” DeChambeau said. 뇨즈를 앞질렀으며 경기 대부분을 리드 했지만, 18홀에서 파
“That’s ultimately just kind of what happens when I get on a
roll. It just doesn’t stop. Kind of like, uh-oh, here comes the 팅을 놓쳐 데샴보와 플레이오프로 승부를 벌일 수 있는 기회
train.” 를 놓쳤다.
Lahiri knew his captain was playing well, as the Crushers 데샴보는 그린에서 경기를 지켜보며 “솔직히 말하면, 나는
had moved up the team leaderboard. While the team element 실제로 슬펐어”라며 “그가 그것을 만들었으면 했습니다. 그래
remains a vital part of the LIV Golf competition, he knows 서 우리가 플레이오프에서 맞붙고 제대로 끝내는 것이었습니
the individual trophy remains the primary objective. 다. 그게 내가 처음으로 느낀 감정이었습니다. 두 번째로, 사람
“I think all four of us would agree that you’re trying to 들이 와서 축하해주고 있는데, ‘오, 정말로 이겼다고 느끼지 않
win the tournament outright first,” Lahiri said. “At least that’s 아. 이건 내가 보통 대회에서 이길 때 느끼는 정상적인 감정이
how I look at it. Anyone else who says otherwise is lying. But 아니에요.”라고 말했다.
the team win was something that we all knew we needed to 데샴보는 경기 시작 시 8타 뒤져 출발했지만 13 언더파로 마

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