The final round of LIV Golf Houston is set up to be a thriller, with 17 players within four shots of a four-way share of the lead that includes David Puig, Carlos Ortiz, Adrian Meronk and Paul Casey.
All four men are searching for a first individual LIV Golf victory, with Puig firing a six-under 66 on Saturday to vault into a share of the lead, with Ortiz (68) Meronk (69) and Casey (67) all sat at 10-under-par.
Behind the quartet is Houston-local Patrick Reed, who is also looking for a first LIV Golf win and first victory since the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. He sits at nine-under, with LIV Golf individual leader, Joaquin Niemann, and RangeGoats GC’s Matt Wolff at eight-under, two back of the leaders.
Along with the individual standings, the team-portion is also close, with Fireballs GC four shots clear of Niemann’s Torque GC. Fireballs are 26-under, whilst Torque are 22-under, but behind the two teams is a three-way tie at 21-under. These include the 2023 LIV Golf Team champions Crushers GC, the 4Aces GC and Cleeks GC.
LIV GOLF HOUSTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
-11 MERONK
-10 PUIG, ORTIZ, CASEY
-8 NIEMANN, WOLFF, REED
LIV GOLF HOUSTON TEAM LEADERBOARD
-27 FIREBALLS GC
-23 CLEEKS GC
-22 CRUSHERS GC, TORQUE GC
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Conor Keenan
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5 minutes ago
MERONK BIRDIES THE FIRST, TAKES SOLO LEAD
Adrian Meronk makes the first major move of the day, rolling in his 20ft birdie putt on 1. Puig and Ortiz both par and now sit one back.
12 minutes ago
PUIG HITS THE FLAG!
With just his second swing of the day, David Puig hits the pin on the fly. It wasn’t friendly for him, with his ball rebounding off the front of the green and sitting down in the bermuda grass rough. Meronk and Ortiz both safely find the green and have 20footers for birdie.
REED BOGEYS THE FIRST, LEADERS TEE OFF
Patrick Reed makes a sloppy bogey on the first after a poor chip from the back of the green left him 20ft for par. Casey and Neimann secure routine pars while Meronk, Puig and Ortiz get their final rounds underway back on the tee.
GARCIA ALMOST HOLES OUT ON 3
With wedge in hand from the fairway, Garcia is inches away from holing out for an unlikely eagle. He’ll have to settle for birdie and will move one off the lead.
WE’RE UNDERWAY IN HOUSTON
With rap music blazing, Joaquin Neimann gets us underway on the first. He’s rocking a bucket hat which is…. a bold choice.
JON RAHM INJURED
It’s a packed leaderboard in Houston, but one player who will not be contending is former Masters champion Jon Rahm. The Spaniard withdrew yesterday sighting a cut between his toes and is now a doubt ahead of next week’s US Open at Pinehurst No.2.
Despite a run of seven consecutive top-10s on the LIV circuit, it has been a tough season for Rahm having missed the cut at the PGA Championship last month.
