WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Brooks Koepka earned his second LIV win of the year Sunday when he shot a 7-under 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at the Olympics two weeks ago, began the third and final round with a two-shot lead and closed with a 65. He birdied two of his final three holes to match Koepka at 19-under 191 and force a playoff.
In the playoff on the par-3 18th, Rahm went over the green and into the bunker, a difficult shot that left one of his feet in the sand. He hit it to about 25 feet and his par putt that allowed him to extend the playoff came to rest on the edge of the hole.
Koepka also won LIV Golf Singapore this year, earning his fifth career win since the Saudi-funded league began in June 2022.
Jason Kokrak shot 63 to finish alone in third place.
Richard Bland, the 51-year-old Englishman who won two majors this year, needed a birdie on the 18th hole to tie for the lead. He bogeyed a 65 and finished two back.
Koepka’s four-man team, Smash, won the team title by three strokes.
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