DORAL, Fla. – If you were watching college football on Saturday and missed the semifinals of 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship, you can catch up here.
Sebastian Munoz’s 7-and-6 thrashing of Branden Grace of Stinger GC was the best performance of the day. It earned him the first point. Torque GC, led by Joaquin Niemann, swept Louis Oosthuizen’s Stinger 3-0 in the semi-finals, securing the first of the four top positions in Sunday’s final round.
Casey, of Crushers GC, put in a similar performance against Richard Bland, captain of Cleeks GC, with a 6-and-5 thrashing. This helped the Crushers, led by Bryson deChambeau into the top four. DeChambeau’s captain’s match with Martin Kaymer was the second point-clinching match. The bulked up bomber won 4-3.
Cameron Tringale walked Patrick Reed on the Blue Monster Course for the majority of the round, before letting go after 15 holes (4 and 3). HyFlyers GC won only one match, as 4Aces GC went on to defend its 2022 title after Dustin Johnson beat Phil Mickelson 2-and-1 and Pat Perez/Peter Uihlein defeated James Piot/Brendan Steele 4-and-3.
Sergio Garcia defeated Bubba Watson with ease in the captain’s game between Fireballs GC vs RangeGoats GC. The score was 4 to 3. Harold Varner III/Thomas Pieters’ 2-and-1 win over Carlos Ortiz/Abraham Ancer in their foursomes match tied the game. Talor Gooch, the 2023 season-long individual champion who earned him an $18 million bonus, won the match with a 2-up victory over Eugenio Chácarra.
On Sunday, all 48 players will participate in the final round of stroke play with a shotgun start at 1:15 pm. The final round will be played on Sunday, and all four scores will count towards the team score. The top prize of $14 million will only be awarded to the four winners of Saturday’s semi-final round – 4Aces GC (Crushers GC), RangeGoats GC (RangeGoats GC) and Torque GC.
Cleeks GC, Fireballs GC, HyFlyers GC, and Stinger GC will compete for the 5-8 places, while Friday’s losers – Iron Heads GC, Majesticks GC, Ripper GC, and Smash GC – will compete for the 9-12 places. From 1-6 pm, you can watch. ET on CW, or stream it on the CW App or LIV Golf App.
