BOLINGBROOK, Illinois: Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title.
Rahm tapped in for birdie on his final hole, the par-5 third at Bolingbrook Golf Course, to lead Sergio Garcia (65) by one shot.
Rahm and Joaquin Niemann of Chile are the only players who can win the points title and the $18 million bonus. Niemann birdied his last two holes to salvage a 68 and was three shots behind Rahm going into the third and final round.
“The goal is to win. If I do that, the rest takes care of itself,” Rahm said.
He was at 7-under 133.
Brooks Koepka, who opened with a 62 to build a four-shot lead after 18 holes, had six bogeys and had to make a 20-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 73. He still was two shots behind.
This is the final LIV event that offers a $4 million prize for the individual winner. The third season of the Saudi-funded league wraps up with the team championship next week.
Jon Rahm moves closer to LIV points title with a 64 to take the lead in Chicago
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Jon Rahm moves closer to LIV points title with a 64 to take the lead in Chicago
- This is the final LIV event that offers a $4 million prize for the individual winner
Mid East Falcons win inaugural United Series championship in Dubai
- The 8-1 win over Mumbai Cobras gives the Abu Dhabi franchise a 2-1 series victory and first Baseball United title
DUBAI: Shotaro Kasahara allowed only two hits in six scoreless innings with six strikeouts to lead the Mid East Falcons to an 8-1 win over the Mumbai Cobras and the first United Series championship in league history.
Munenori Kawasaki — named United Series MVP — went 2-for-5 with one run scored and two RBIs as the Falcons claimed a 2-1 series win over the India franchise. Kawasaki batted .417 for the series.
Kasahara had a total of 72 pitches, 57 of which were strikes. Also, Shingo Hirata (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 SO after a Fire Ball scored) and Severino Gonzalez (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1BB) completed the pitching line for the Falcons.
Shuhei Fukuda went 2-for-3 with one RBI, Hiroyuki Makajima batted 2-for-3 with one RBI, and Gregori Cano had a 1-for-3 night, with two runs scored and one RBI, to highlight the Mid East offense.
After losing Game 1, the Falcons turned the United Series around with two straight victories. They scored a total of 16 runs on 26 hits, and allowed only five runs.
Other highlights:
Nyan Hernandez took the loss after a 1.0 inning, in which he allowed three hits, four earned runs, three walks and struck out two.
Lou Helmig went 1-for-3 with one RBI, as the standout man in the Cobras offense.
After winning Game 1 of the United Series, Mumbai only had eight hits and two runs scored.
