🏌🏻 Dramatic Finish

Good morning. The postponed final day of Pebble Beach ended without Day 4 as weather continues to play havoc in California. We have a winner though!

LIV Golf Mayakoba had its own share of excitement and record finish. Our top story takes you behind the making of an exciting PGA Tour and LIV Golf tournament weekend.

We also dive deeper into Rory McIlroy's turbulent relationship with the PGA Tour Board and explore the ‘mythical status’ of sub-60 rounds in the history of professional golf.

That, and a putting tip to save 5 strokes, in today's edition of Golf Reporter.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Changed The Top Player Rankings

⛳ This day in history: On this date in 1966, Arnold Palmer shot his best score of the Bob Hope Desert Classic that year, a 67, in the fourth round, then lost a playoff the next day when he and Doug Sanders tied at 349. Sanders won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, dropping Arnie to an 11-8 won-loss record.

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Dramatic Finishes At Pebble Beach and Mayakoba

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Update

Round 4 of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am was initially postponed to Monday due to inclement weather. But, organizers later decided to end the competition at 54 holes as weather conditions are not expected to improve and declared overnight leader Wyndham Clark as the champion.

LIV Mayakoba had a smoother ending but it wasn't short of drama either as John Rahm's Legion XIII made an epic comeback to win the team event on debut.

Wyndham Clark Reigns Supreme. Clark had carded 12-under 60 on the third day at Pebble Beach to break the course record at Pebble Beach and entered Day 4 as the leader. This win is Clark's third victory on the PGA Tour, all achieved within one year. In the previous year, he secured wins at the Wells Fargo Championship and the US Open.

Pebble Beach Pro-Am Final Leaderboard

Click here to watch the highlights from the final day.

LIV Golf Mayakoba Update

Niemann won his first LIV Golf title two days after opening with a 12-under 59 and even a two-stroke penalty couldn't stop him from becoming the champion in Mayakoba. He made a 12-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the fourth hole of a playoff to beat Sergio Garcia.

Debutants Legion XIII became the ninth different LIV Golf team to win a trophy. They posted a 24-under score as a team to beat Bryson DeChambeau's Crusher GC by four shots.

LIV Mayakoba Final Leaderboard 

Click here to watch the highlights from the final day.

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Worth Mentioning

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Rory vs PGA Tour Board

Rory McIlroy has removed himself from a PGA Tour-player group chat in a bid to distance himself from the Tour’s ongoing negotiations with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) following difference in opinions with Jordan Spieth.

McIlroy and Spieth have differing views on the PIF investment - they had an intense one-hour long phone call on the issue but it doesn't seem to have worked out. Spieth claims that the PGA Tour no longer needs the backing of the PIF following its latest $3 billion deal with the SSG and McIlroy has a polar opposite view.

Spieth is currently serving the remainder of Rory McIlroy's term as a player director on the PGA Tour's policy board. McIlroy had earlier resigned from his post in November 2023.

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What else is making news

What’s In The Bag: Wyndham Clark was declared the champion of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am while Joaquin Niemann won LIV Mayakoba. Check out the equipment they used to win their respective events.

TaylorMade vs Costco: TaylorMade has taken Costco and Southern California Design Company (SCDC) to court over an iron technology dispute. It alleges that Costco and SCDC infringed on five separate patents, all of them tied to the multi-material P790 design.

Bahrain Championship: Dylan Frittelli won his first DP World Tour title in six years with a two-shot victory at the Bahrain Championship. He finished two clear of Zander Lombard and Jesper Svensson on 13 under, hitting a final round 71.

Hatton Removed: Tyrrell Hatton is apparently barred from competing in Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods' TGL following his switch to LIV Golf. The league is scheduled to begin in January 2025.

Korn Ferry Tour: Isaiah Salinda rolled to an eight-stroke win at The Panama Championship, tying the fourth-largest margin of victory in Korn Ferry Tour history. She also shattered the tournament record for margin of victory (five strokes) established by Jimmy Walker at the inaugural playing of The Panama Championship in 2004.

PGA Tour Vision: The PGA TOUR has introduced PGA Tour Vision, a new app built from the ground up for golf fans to experience golf and follow PGA TOUR tournaments. Developed by Apple Vision Pro, it blends digital content with the physical world.

Hole-In-One: Cleeks GC's Richard Bland hit the first LIV Golf hole-in-one of the season at El Camaleon Golf Club on Saturday. The ace was also the fifth in LIV Golf history.

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Joaquin Niemann Achieves ‘Mythical Status’ Carding Under 60

Breaking 60 has always held mythical status in golf. The first one came in 1977. It was another 14 years before someone did it again.

Joaquin Niemann (2024) became the latest golfer to score a sub-60 round, when he carded a 59 in Mayakoba in the weekend.

Take a look at all the other golfers who have registered scores below 60 in the history of professional golf.

Justin Thomas (2017): Thomas posted the seventh 59 and eighth sub-60 score in PGA Tour history at the 2017 Sony Open. He went on to win the tournament by seven shots over Justin Rose.

Scottie Scheffler (2020): Scheffler posted a 59 at TPC Boston in the second round of the 2020 Northern Trust. It was the 12th time a PGA Tour golfer broke 60.

Bryson DeChambeau (2023): DeChambeau posted the lowest score in LIV Golf League history during the final round of the 2023 LIV Golf Greenbrier at the Old White Course in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia. He hit a birdie on hole 18 to register a score of 58 and an iconic celebration followed.

Check out the complete list.

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Putting Tip To Save 5 Strokes

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