After eight birdies without a bogey, the American Brooks Koepka (62) is the first leader of LIV Golf of Chicagothe 13th and final individual tournament of Saudi Super Leaguethat the last number 1, awarded a financial bonus of 18 million dollars, 16.32 million euros in return, will be played this weekend Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann.
The Spanish player opened with a card of 69 (two birdies and a bogey), one stroke ahead of the Chilean (68), forced to finish Sunday ahead of Rahm if he wants a chance to finish as No. 1 of the season.
Rahm came into Chicago as the overall leader with 195, 17 points, just 2.97 ahead of Niemann, the only rival who could dethrone him. If the Chilean finishes in the top-15, Rahm will have to match or better that result. The Chilean also competes for the title if he is 16th or 17th, but then the Spanish golfer should not score and, therefore, finish 25th or worse.
Koepka (62) is four shots ahead of the second-placed Englishman Paul Casey (66). As with all LIV Golf tournaments, the champion will pocket four million dollars (3.62 million euros).
LIV Golf of Chicago
1st day
Par 70
62 Brooks Koepka (USA)
66 Paul Casey (Eng)
67 Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
68 Joaquín Niemann (Chl)
Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
Dustin Johnson (USA)
…
69 Jon Rahm (ESP/11th)
Sergio García (ESP)
70 Eugenio Chacarra (ESP/19th)
71 David Puig (ESP/21st)
Source: La Verdad
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