The British Paul Casey and the American Harold Varner III were installed this Thursday as the leaders of LIV Golf Las Vegas after the first round where Jon Rahm is five strokes off the lead.
In the first US stop in 2024 of the controversial Saudi circuit, Casey and Varner III each posted a -7 with 63 strokes.
He was not so lucky Rahm had to settle for a -2 with three birdies and a bogey.
His compatriot David Puig is the best Spaniard with a -3. Eugenio Chacarra managed a -2 like Rahm and Sergio García finished the first day with -1.
García was second in LIV Golf’s first event in 2024the Mayakoba in Mexico played last week, losing an exciting tiebreaker against Chilean Joaquín Niemann, who in Las Vegas went -2 in the first round.
According to the team, RangeGoats GC, with the American Bubba Watson as captain, occupies the first position with a total of -15.
This LIV Golf tournament will be held until Saturday in Las Vegasjust one day before the casino mecca hosts the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Source: La Verdad
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