LIV GOLF | SINGAPORE | ROUND 1 | May 3, 2024

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>>> SINGAPORE IS A THRIVING CITY OF MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE. THE LOCALS PROUDLY CALL HER THE LITTLE RED DOT. MILLIONS VISIT THIS ASIAN TIGER EVERY YEAR. AND OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, 54 OF THE WORLD’S BEST GOLFERS WILL IMPRESS, INSPIRE, AND ENTHRALL THIS NATION STATE. WE HAVE SWAPPED ADELAIDE FOR ASIA. LIV GOLF SINGAPORE STARTS NOW. WE ARE UNDERWAY IN SINGAPORE. >> IT’S A BALL STRIKER’S PARADISE. >> VERY UNIQUE, BEAUTIFUL DESIGN. >> REALLY NEAT GREENS. >> EVERYTHING IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE JUST SAW SO YOU’VE GOT TO ADAPT PRETTY QUICK. >> HE’S ANNOYED WITH HIMSELF. OF COURSE HE IS. >> THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. >> NEW PAIR OF GLOVES WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. >> SOMETIMES IT’S TOUGH TO STAY SHARP. >> AS SOON AS YOUR MENTAL WAVERS A LITTLE BIT, THAT’S WHERE THE BAD GOLF COMES IN. >> YOU HAVE THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS OF LAST WEEK. >> REALLY HAPPY WITH OUR FINISH LAST WEEK. >> FABULOUS PERFORMANCE BY HIM. >> WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING. >> YOU’VE GOT TO TRY TO STAY ON IT AND OUTDO THE OTHER GUYS. ♪ ♪ >>> 150 YEARS ON, THE GOLF COURSE STANDS BETWEEN THE WORLD’S BEST GOLF CLUB AND LIV GOLF GLORY. LOOKING TO GO BACK TO BACK AFTER THEIR EPIC WIN. WHWHILE HE, JON RAHM, BROOKS KOEPKA, AND BRYSON DECHAMBEAU ARE CHASING A WIN. OUR START IS MOMENTS AWAY. HELLO EVERYBODY FROM ARLO WHITE AND DAVID FEHERTY HERE IN SINGAPORE. THE SHOTGUN STARTS IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES TIME. BACK TO BACK EVENTS AFTER THAT INCREDIBLE THREE DAYS OF ACTION IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEK. WE NEED TO REFLECT ON THAT FIRST. A FIRST EVER TEAM PLAYOFF. THE 28TH ATTEMPT. FITTINGLY IT WAS THE AUSSIES AGAINST THE SOUTH AFRICAN STINGER. BOTH SHATTERED RECORDS 15 UNDER PAR. AND OF COURSE IT WAS CAM SMITH’S BOYS WHO BROUGHT IT HOME IN STYLE. >> IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE SUNDAY. JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT WE HAD THE ANSWER, SOMEONE CHANGED QUESTION. OUR COMPUTER SPOUT OUT 99% PROBABILITY THAT THEY WOULD NOT WIN. OF COURSE THEY MAKE UP SIX SHOTS IN THE FINAL THREE HOLES AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FINISH WITH THE PLAYOFF. >> WELL, IT WAS A PLAYOFF AND IT WAS TWO VERSUS TWO. BOTH OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS AT THE PLAYOFF HOLE EFFECTIVELY TO WIN IT, THEY MISSED. 18 AGAIN HERE, DAVID. >> YEAH. >> THERE’S A MIXTURE I THINK IN EQUAL MEASURE OF ECSTASY AND TOTAL RELIEF. >> THE CHAMPAGNE WAS FLYING AS WELL. THAT PLEASED SOME 30 ODD THOUSAND FANS IN OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY. THE INDIVIDUAL WINNER AND IT KIND OF GOT LOST A LITTLE BIT IN THE MIX FOR DOING SO WELL WAS BRANDON STEEL, 68 ON SUNDAY. A TERRIFIC PERFORMANCE FROM HIM IN THE CRUCIBLE OF PRESSURE. >> WORLD CLASS PLAYER, HE’S WON THREE TIMES IN THE PGA TOUR. HE REALLY PROVED HIMSELF TO BE A GREAT FRONT RUNNER. THE FIELD GOT TO WITHIN A SHOT OF HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE CAME BACK WITH BIRDIES EACH TIME. HE HAD FIVE IN A ROW AT ONE POINT. REALLY A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE. >> THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE FIRST TIME WINNER OF A LIV GOLF INDIVIDUAL TITLE. THE FOURTH OF THE SEASON. HE WAS ONE OVER FOR HIS ROUND AFTER HIS OPENING FOUR HOLES. AND AS DAVID MENTIONED FIVE STRAIGHT BIRDIES REALLY GOT THE JOB DONE. THAT WAS HIS TEE SHOT AT 6. HE WON BY A SHOT. I IrIp IIT’S THE I IrIp IIT’S THE HYFLYERS FIRSR PIECE OF SILVERWARE. CONGRATULATIONS TO BRENDAN. WE’LL BE WITH THE REST OF THE LIV GOLF BROADCAST CREW IN A FEW MOMENTS TIME. THIS IS LIV GOLF SINGAPORE. WE’VE ALREADY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN. WE HAVE A CHANCE OF MAYBE SOME MORE AS THE DAY GOES ON AND THEN THE WEEKEND LOOKS GREAT. I’LL TELL YOU, I HAVE NEVER, EVER SEEN A COURSE IN BETTER SHAPE. TALKING TO THE PLAYERS AND CADDIES LAST NIGHT, THEY’VE NEVER SEEN GREENS THAT YOU ALMOST FEEL GUILTY FOR STEPPING ON THEM THEY’RE SO PERFECT. LITERALLY IT IS A SCENIC AND STUNNING DESIGN. SCORES WERE WAY LOWER LAST WEEK THAN I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. >> FOR SURE. IT’S SO LUSH AND GREEN. IT’S CARVED OUT OF THE JUNGLE HERE. AND LAST WEEK WAS HARD AND FAST. THIS IS SOFT AND SLOW. >> AND LONG. >> AND LONG. p >> p TALOR>> TALOR GOOCH WAS VICTORIOUS HERE LAST YEAR IN A PLAYOFF WITH SERGIO GARCIA. HE’S OF COURSE 0-3 IN LIV GOLF PLAYOFFS IN HIS CAREER. A FORMER WINNER OF THE SINGAPORE OPEN RIGHT HERE AS WELL. SO TOO WAS IAN POULTER BACK IN 2009. SO A FEW OF OUR FIELD HAVE VERY GOOD MEMORIES OF SINGAPORE. IT IS A GLORIOUS SCENE OUT THERE. VOTED ONE OF THE GREAT COURSES IN THE WORLD JUST LAST YEAR. AND I IMAGINE IT WILL BE IN THE RUNNING ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR. IT’S A TRUE TEST FOR OUR 54 MAN FIELD AND I’M SURE THEY ARE UP TO THE CHALLENGE. JUST OVER SEVEN MINUTES TO GO UNTIL OUR SHOTGUN START. THE PLAYERS ARE BEING FERRIED TO THEIR VARIOUS TEE BOXES FOR THE SHOTGUN START. ALL 54 PLAYERS OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE OF COURSE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. AFTER THIS EVENT WE WILL BE IN THE HALFWAY STAGE SO THINGS REALLY TAKING SHAPE IN THE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM COMPETITIONS. LET’S TAKE A LITTLE BIT ABABOUT TALOR GOOCH BECAUSE HE’S THE DEFENDING CHAMPION AFTER THAT PLAYOFF WITH SERGIO GARCIA LAST YEAR. HE SAID HE FELT GOLF WAS EASY FOR HIM LAST YEAR. HE KNOWS HOW THAT FEELS, HE JUST WANTS TO GET BACK TO IT. HAVING SAID THAT, HE IS STILL 10th IN THE STANDINGS, HE’S NOT HAVING A BAD SEASON. >> NO, AND HE PLAYED REALLY WELL LAST WEEK AS WELL. IN SIXTH PLACE WITH TWO HOLES TO GO. THREW AN EIGHT AT THE SCOREBOARD WHICH DIDN’T HELP. THE GAME IS EASY, I’M NOT SURE IF MY CAREER I EVER FELT THAT THE GAME WAS EASY, JERRY. >> NO, AND EVEN THOUGH WE LOVED THE GAME, IT WAS UNREQUITED, IT WASN’T A TWO-WAY STREET. BUT HE’S STARTING TO GET BACK TO WHAT HE DID LAST YEAR. AND THAT’S HITTING GREENS IN REGULATION AND LEAVING HIMSELF THOSE MAKEABLE PUTTS. AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE HE’S PEAKING NOW WITH HIS BALL STRIKING AND WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR AND MAKING THOSE PUTTS. NOW HE’S PUTTING MORE AND MORE PRESSURE ON HIMSELF TO MAKE THOSE PUTTS. IF A FEW FALL EARLY AND THAT CONFIDENCE GROWS, HE’S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A FACTOR. >> LAST MINUTE CHAT ON THE PHONE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THE GOLF COURSE, GENTLEMEN. THERE ARE MANY, MANY CONTRASTS TO LAST WEEK IN ADELAIDE. >> THE GRANGE WAS NARROW. YOU HAD TO READ WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE BALL HIT THE GROUND. IT’S KIND OF THE OPPOSITE THIS WEEK, JERRY. IT’S A DART BOARD AND I THINK IT’S GOING TO FAVOR THE LONGER PLAYERS. >> IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO FAVOR THE LONGER PLAYERS, BUT NOT SO MUCH OFF THE TEE BECAUSE THEY’RE ALL HITTING IT TO THE SAME AREA. AND THE GREENS ARE JUST MASSIVE. THREE PUTT AVOIDANCE THIS WEEK IS HUGE. >> OUR ON BOARD ANALYSTS CAN BRING US THEIR VIEWS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND CHALLENGES OF THIS GREAT COURSE. >> A BIG GOLF COURSE, OVER 7,400 YARDS. BUT THE PLAYERS DON’T HIT TOO MANY DRIVERS. ONLY 4 OR 5 FOR THEIR ROUNDS. SO THEY’RE GOING TO LEAVE THEMSELVES A LOT OF LONG APPROACH SHOTS. LAST YEAR 80% OF THE APPROACH SHOTS WERE FROM 150 TO 225 YARDS. NOW I KNOW THESE GUYS ARE SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. BUT FROM THOSE DISTANCES, THEY’RE GOING TO LEAVE THEMSELVES A LOT OF LONG PUTTS ON THESE MASSIVE GREENS. >> THAT’S RIGHT. THIS GREEN ON HOLE NUMBER THREE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THAT. I’M AT THE BACK OF THE GREEN, AND YOU CAN SEE OUR CAMERA GUY IN THE BACKGROUND. THIS IS 45 PACES LONG. A LOT OF THE GREENS HERE AT SENTOZA GOLF CLUB ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT THIS SIZE. MANY DIFFERENT SECTIONS, IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY DIFFICULT. THE KEY THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE LAG PUTTING. YOU’VE GOT TO REALLY GET THE SPEED DOWN. THE GREENS ARE TOUGH TO READ, BUT SPEED IS GOING TO BE KEY. >> GREAT STUFF FROM DOM AND SU-ANN. OF COURSE THE CEREMONY WELL UNDERWAY. FOUR MINUTES TO GO UNTIL OUR SHOTGUN START. AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THREE MORE DAYS OF ELECTRIFYING GOLF ACTION HERE IN THE LIV GOLF IN SINGAPORE. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE HERE. LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER POTENTIAL CHALLENGES INDIVIDUALLY. JON RAHM THE BIG OFF SEASON SIGNING HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF BRILLIANT IF NOT SENSATIONAL. HE’S YET TO WIN IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE, BUT HAS FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN ALL SIX TIMES. HE SAID HE’D BE LYING TO SAY HE’S NOT HAPPY WITH HIS GAME. SO HE’S PLEASED WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING, HE JUST NEEDS TO GET OVER THE LINE. >> ABSOLUTELY, AND HE’S JUST MAKING THOSE LITTLE UNCHARACTERISTIC MISTAKES. USUALLY IN THE BACK NINE HE’LL DROP ONE HERE OR THERE AND JUST NOT QUITE GET TO THE LEAD. WE’VE SEEN HIM THROUGHOUT PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME HE’S BEEN OUT HERE, HE JUST HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OVER THE EDGE. >> IT’S ALMOST BEEN EVERY ROUND HE’S HAD THAT LITTLE MENTAL HICCUP UNTIL LAST SUSUNDAY SUSU WHEN HE PLAYED SOME AWESOME, AWESOME GOLF DOWN THE STRETCH. HE’S GOING TO WIN A LOT. HE FEELS LIKE HE IS WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE GOING SIX EVENTS WITHOUT A WIN. HE ALSO REALIZES JUST HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO WIN OUT HERE. >> HE’S TEEING OFF AT TWO WITH BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKS KOEPKA. 34 TODAY IN THE PRIME AND PEAK OF HIS LIFE AND GOLFING CAREER. AND HE’LL HEAD TO THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TO DEFEND HIS TITLE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME. I THINK SEEKING A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN HIS FORTUNES IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. >> YEAH, I THINK HE HASN’T LIVED UP TO HIS POTENTIAL SO FAR THIS YEAR. HE IS ONE OF THE PLAYERS THAT THIS WEEK I WOULD EXPECT TO DO VERY WELL, REALLY LONG OFF THE TEE HITS HIS MID AND LONG IRONS BEAUTIFULLY. HE SHOULD BE THERE COME SUNDAY. >> HE TALKED ABOUT IT IN HIS INTERVIEW, THE BIG DIFFERENCE RIGHT NOW IS THE PUTTER. THEY’RE NOT GOING IN. JUST KEEP BURNING EDGES AND IT’S LIKE WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THAT’S HAPPENING, YOU START TO THINK YOU NEED TO HIT THE PERFECT PUTT TO GO IN INSTEAD OF A GOOD PUTT AND GIVING IT A CHANCE AND THE PRESSURE MOUNTS. HOPEFULLY HE CAN TURN THAT AROUND THIS WEEK. >> IMPROVEMENT NEEDED AS WELL FOR DUSTIN JOHNSON COMING OFF HIS LOWEST FINISH OF THE SEASON SO FAR. TIED FOR 31st IN ADELAIDE. HE’S THE ONLY MAN THOUGH TO WIN THIS YEAR THAT’S WON THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE P EVENT BEFORE. WE KNOW HE’S THERE. AND FROM REPORTS HE’S WORKING AS HARD AS EVER. >> THAT’S FUNNY, BECAUSE COMING INTO THE SEASON HE SAID HE TOOK A FAIR BIT OF TIME OFF AND HE GOES AND WINS THE SECOND EVENT IN VEGAS. NOW HE’S WORKING HIS TAIL OFF AND HE’S NOT SEEING THE RESULTS IN THAT IS WHAT’S SO FRUSTRATING ABOUT THIS CRAZY GAME. > >>> DJ AND HIS 4ACES NEED A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT ON THEIR STANDINGS. >> I HAD THE SENSE LAST WEEK THAT STEEL HAD THE SENSE HE HAD SOMETHING TO PROVE. AS YOU’VE SAID FAIRLY OFTEN, HE’S ONE OF THE GREAT DRIVERS OF THE BALL IN THE GAME. HE’S GOT THAT IMMENSELY STRONG LEFT HAND. LOVES TO PLAY IT RIGHT TO LEFT. AAND SO IT WILL FIT HIS GAME OFF THE TEE. >> HE’S NOT A GUY THAT BRINGS A LOT OF ATTENTION TO HIMSELF. BUT HIS CLUBS WILL SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES WHEN HE PLAYS LIKE HE DID LAST WEEK. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON IS READY TO GO AS ARE THE REST OF OUR FIELD. LESS THAN A MINUTE TO GO UNTIL THE SHOTGUN START. SERGIO BOTTOM RIGHT MADE THE PLAYOFF LAST YEAR. THE 2018 SINGAPORE OPEN CHAMPION. HE ENJOYS GOLF IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. AND WE ARE ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY. ADELAIDE IS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IT’S ALL ABOUT SENTOZA GOLF CCLUB AND LIV GOLF SINGAPORE. LET’S GET THINGS STARTED. WE WILL START AT THE TEE OF 2. A WONDERFUL SIGHT AND JON RAHM. YOU CAN NEVER REALLY TELL HOW MUCH HE LIKES IT. THAT ONE LOOKED GOOD, RIGHT OVER THE FLAG. >> A LITTLE SHOCKED AT THAT, IT WENT SO FAR. >> NEXT TO THE TEE CAM SMITH. >> IT’S GOING TO BE AN INTIMIDATING TEE SHOT OPENING HOLE FOR CAM. HE DROVE IT SO WELL LAST WEEK. BIGGEST IMPROVED AREA OF HIS GAME. JUST THE 3 WOOD. THIS IS HEADED A LITTLE RIGHT. >> LAST WEEK HE WAS FLABBERGASTED AND EXHAUSTED BUT A STORYBOOK ENDING. >> THAT’S A GOOD START WHICH IS THE NAME OF THE GAME AROUND HERE. HITTING THE FAIRWAYS, HITTING THE p>> AND IT’S THE BI BOY. BROOKS KOEPKA OFF THE TEE AT 3. >> THAT’S PERFECT. >> GORGEOUS BLUE SKIES ABOVE US AT THE MOMENT. THIS IS SINGAPORE. IT COULD CHANGE. IT’S LUSH, IT’S GREEN, IT’S GORGEOUS HERE. THIS IS LIV GOLF SINGAPORE. THE HIGH-RISES OF DOWNTOWN IN THE BACKGROUND. >> AND THE DOCKS. AMAZING PORT. >> PHIL MICKELSON TEES OFF AT 18. HYFLYERS AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN ADELAIDE. THEIR FIRST PODIUM SINCE CHICAGO 2022. AND PHIL HAD TO OVERCOME A TRIPLE BOGEY 8 EARLY IN HIS ROUND AND HE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT THIRD PLACE FINISH. >> SAM HORSFIELD ON THE TEE. AND I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ANALYTICS YOU LOVE AND SCOUR THOSE ALMOST AS MUCH AS I DO. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A REALLY GOOD WEEK FOR MAJESTICKS. THEY SUIT THIS COURSE QUITE WELL BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY WITH THOSE MID-APPROACH CLUBS. JUST GOT TO MAKE SOME PUTTS. >> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IIAN II POULTER HAS WON HERE ON THIS GOLF COURSE BEFORE IN THE SINGAPORE OPEN. >> 2009. >> YEAH. p >>>> IAN p >>>>>> IAN POULTER WAS PRACTICING UNTIL DARK. I SAW HIM MONDAY AND SAID DID YOU GET ENOUGH WORK IN? HE HAD HIS SHOES IN HIS HANDS HEADED STRAIGHT BACK TO THE COURSE. HE SAID I DON’T FINISH LAST, THIS IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH ME. I’M CLOSE, BUT I’M GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT. I MEAN THE LOOK IN HIS EYES COULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY CUT RIGHT THROUGH YOU. >> WHEN AN ENGLISHMAN DOES AS POORLY AS HE IN HIS OWN ADMISSION DID IN ADELAIDE, IT HURTS. Ip IAN Ip POULTER FOUR OVER PAR. ANDAND THE MAJESTICKS NOT GRE EITHER, LAST PLACE IN 13th. THIS IS THE SECOND GREEN. JJON JJRAHM, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU JOAJOAQUIN NIEMANN, THAT IS A HEAVYWEIGHT TEAM. >> IT IS. BRYSON HAS A DIFFERENT CADDY THIS WEEK. UNSURE AS TO THE REASON, BUT WE WILL INVESTIGATE. >> SINGAPORE WAS THE FIFTH EVENT OF THE SEASON LAST YEAR. AAND BRYSON HAD A HORRENDOUS START. HE WAS IN 38TH PLACE IN THE STANDINGS, ONLY ON FIVE POINTS. HE SAID THIS WEEK I DIDN’T REALLY LIKE GOLF AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME. HE WAS STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WENT ON WITH HIS TEAMMATES. EVENTUALLY FINISHING FOURTH IN THE STANDINGS. HE’S BETTER PLACED THIS YEAR IN THE EARLY STAGES. HE’S EIGHTH AT THE MOMENT BUT SEEKING A FIRST INDIVIDUAL WIN. >> YEAH, THIS IS HEADED WAY LEFT. KIND OF MAYBE CHASE ONE UP THERE. >> YEAH, THIS IS THICK, JUICY ROUGH. >> BACK TO THE SECOND. JON RAHM JUST TYING HIS SHOELACES. IN THE MEANTIME YOU CAN SEE DDEAN DDDEAN BURMESTER AT 3. >> THAT IS NOT AN EASY HOLE. AT SOME POINT WE’LL HEAR DOM EXPLAIN TO US NOT HOW EASY IT IS. >> I THINK THE NUMBER WAS 12. >> IT WAS 14, WASN’T IT? >> IT WAS 14. IT WAS 14. >> HE STARTED EARLY ALREADY. >> PLAYERS PLAYING PREFERRED LIES TODAY. AND THEY’RE ONLY ALLOWED TO PLACE IT ONCE. ONCE THAT BALL TOUCHES THE GRASS, THEY CAN’T MOVE IT ANYMORE. A SOLID TEE SHOT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST GREENS ON THE GOLF COURSE. 45 PACES LONG. >> THAT’S A FINE SHOT. LOVELY START FOR THE BIG FELLOW. >> WHILST THAT WAS HAPPENING, BRENDAN STEELE OUR CHAMPION IN ADELAIDE PLAYED HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 1st. >> 6 WOOD OFF THE TEE TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE BUNKER. COMPLETELY BLIND. >> HE FIGURED IT OUT. >> BRENDAN STEELE HAS PACKED HIS ADELAIDE FORM FOR THE TRIP TO SINGAPORE. NOW JON RAHM AT 2 FOR BIRDIE. >> AND THIS IS A CURLY ONE. BACK AT THE 1st, DJ UP THE HILL. >> GREAT TEE SHOT. JUST SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE PIN. >> VERY NICE. >> BACK TO 2 AND JON RAHM FOR PAR. >> THESE GREENS ARE UNIMAGINABLY PERFECT. THEY REALLY ARE. MOST OF THE GRAIN IS CUT OUT OF THEM, CUT SO CLOSE. >> I DON’T KNOW IF THEY MOW THEM OR SHAMPOO THEM, THEY’RE SO PERFECT. >> LIKE VELVET. >> BERMUDA GREENS, WHAT DO WE HAVE? JUST A VARIETY OF GRASSES THAT DO VERY WELL IN THIS CLIMATE. >> SOLID START FOR JON RAHM. BEEN A SOLID SEASON FOR JON RAHM. JUST AWAITING THAT FIRST WHAT FEELS LIKE INEVITABLE INDIVIDUAL VICTORY. >> CAM SMITH. A GOOD DEAL SHORT OF THE GREEN HERE. BUT A CHIP UP THE CENTER THERE. >> YEAH, DAVID. A LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. AND ONCE IT GETS PASSED THAT RIDGE, PRETTY MUCH THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLF BALL CAN JUST LOOK AFTER THE REST OF IT. AND YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT, THE GREENS ARE EMACULATE. SPOKE TO CAM AND DJ EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THEY SAID I THINK THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST GREENS IF NOT THE BEST GREENS WE’VE PLAYED SO FAR ALL YEAR. AND THAT SAYS A LOT BECAUSE WE HAVE PLAYED IN SOME SPECTACULAR GOLF COURSES. OF COURSE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS WITH A WEDGE IN HIS HANDS AROUND THE GREEN. >> YOU WERE THERE ON 18 FOR THE PLAYOFF IN ADELAIDE. IT WASN’T A FOREGONE CONCLUSION THAT CAM WAS GOING TO PICK HIMSELF FOR THE PLAYOFF, WAS IT? >> NO, I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO HIM ON HANG TIME THIS WEEK AND HE SAID HE REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO PICK HIMSELF BECAUSE HE BOGEYED THE 18th. BUT THE REST OF THE TEAM REALLY WANTED HIM TO PLAY. HE HAD TO PLAY AND HE GOES, YOU KNOW IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO PLAYED, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME RESULT. AND HE SAYS THAT JUST SHOWS HHOW GOOD OF A DYNAMIC THEY HAVE AMONG THAT TEAM. >> PHIL GOING WITH A DRIVER FROM THE FAIRWAY? >> WHAT IS HE DOING? >> THAT’S AN 18, 299 YARDS. OH WHAT A SHOT. OH MY WORD. >> WELL THEY SAY WITH LIV FORMAT VIA 54 HOLES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FOOT ON THE PEDAL FROM THE GET GO. THAT DEFINED IT RIGHT THERE. >> BACK TO THE 3rd AND BURMESTER WHO WAS ALSO IN THE PLAYOFF. >> YEAH, WORKING TOGETHER DOWN THIS THIRD FAIRWAY. GREAT COMPETITORS, BUT ALSO GOOD FRIENDS, DEAN AND CAM. HUGE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. HE’S GOT QUITE A BIT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH. JUST HIT THE DOWN SLOPE AND GOT SOME SPEED. r p >> r p CAMERON>> CAMERON TRINGA HYFLYERS. >> THESE GREENS ARE QUICK. NEEDS TO BREAK. >> TO THE TEE AT 3. AND HERE IS JON RAHM. >> THAT’S GOING LEFT. LEFT IS BAD. VERY BAD. THERE’S ALMOST ZERO CHANCE OF GETTING THAT ON THE GREEN IN TWO. >> ON THE GREENS FOR IAN POULTER AND THAT’S A GOOD START FOR HIM ON FAMILIAR TERRITORY. >> REMARKABLE, DAVID, THAT HE LOST STROKES TO THE FIELD IN PUTTING LAST WEEK AND WON THE EVENT. >> AND WON THE TOURNAMENT, YEAH. >> THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN. THAT’S HOW FAR AND ABOVE HE WAS EVERYBODY ELSE FROM TEE TO GREEN. >> DESCRIBED IT AS SURREAL AND OVERWHELMING WINNING THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEK. >> CAM SAID THIS FOR PAR, LEFT TO RIGHT. NO SHOCKER, HE’S FIRST IN PUTTING STATS THIS SEASON SO FAR. ALTHOUGH THIS CLUB DID LET HIM DOWN ON THE FINAL DAY IN ADELAIDE INDIVIDUALLY. >> CAM CARDED A 70 THE FIRST DAY. I THINK CAM’S POINT WAS GO WITH THE FORM GUYS, BUT THEN MATT JONES CLEARLY INTERVENED AND SAID YOU UNLEASH. YOU’RE THE CAPTAIN, YOU’VE GOT TO GO FOR IT. >> SERGIO GARCIA, THIRD SHOT AT 18 IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY. >> I THINK THE FANS MIGHT HAVE REVOLTED HAD CAM NOT PLAYED IN THAT PLAYOFF. >> BROOKS, THIS FOR BIRDIE. PART OF HIS GAME THAT HE’S BEEN VERY CANDID ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES. SWITCHED TO THIS PUTTER IN MIAMI. HASN’T USED HIS BLADE PUTTER SINCE. >> THERE YOU GO. >> A PROMISING START FOR BROOKS KOEPKA ON HIS 31st BIRTHDAY. ONE HOLE IN, ONE BIRDIE MADE. BUBBA AT THE 4th GREEN FOR EAGLE. CAN BUBBA FIND THAT MAGIC OF OLD THIS WEEK? >> PHIL NEXT TO PLAY FOR EAGLE. >> AND WHEN PHIL MADE THAT EIGHT ON SUNDAY, HE LEFT IT IN THE BUNKER THREE TIMES? >> TWICE ON ONE HOLE, TWICE ON ANOTHER. >> IT WAS LIKE SEEING A SASQUATCH, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN. >> HE SAID IT WAS AT THE TIME FELT CRUSHING. IT WAS AWFUL FOR THE TEAM WHO WERE IN CONTENTION AT THE TIME. HE SAID HE JUST HAD TO STAY PRESENT, JUST HAD TO STABILIZE HIS ROUND UNTIL HE FELT BETTER AND THEREAFTER IN THE FINAL FOUR OF HIS ROUND HE WAS FOUR UNDER AFTERWARDS. IT WAS VITAL IN GETTING THE HYFLYERS ON THE PODIUM. >> THAT’S WHAT CHAMPIONS DO. THESE FRINGES ARE QUITE SLOW COMPARED TO THE GREENS BECAUSE IT’S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GRASS. SHOULD BE A STRESS FREE BIRDIE FOR PHIL. >> THE SECOND TEE. >> BRENDAN STEELE ON THE 2nd TEE. HE WAS BRENDAN HOGAN LAST WEEK. NO REASON WHY NOT GOING TO DO THE SAME THIS WEEK WITH THE COMPLIMENTS HE’S GOT. 176 YARDS IS AS LONG AS THIS HOLE CAN PLAY. BUT IT DOES PLAY DOWN TEN, THIS IS OFF TO THE RIGHT. >> MOMENTS AGO ABRAHAM ANCER OUR CHAMPION LAST TIME OUT IN ASIA OUT AT HONG KONG. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 4. THE LAST THREE LIV GOLF LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN FIRST-TIME WINNERS. STESTEELE, BURMESTER, ANCER. THE ONLY REPEAT WINNER DUSTIN JOHNSON. A LITTLE CHANGING OF THE GUARD SO FAR THIS SEASON AS WE APPROACH THE HALFWAY STAGE. TALOR GOOCH LOOKING TO GO BACK TO BACK THOUGH IN SINGAPORE. HE IS TEEING OFF AT 2. >> MADE A GOOD PUTT FOR PAR ON THE PREVIOUS GREEN. NOTICE ALL THREE PLAYERS HERE WEARING WHITE SHIRTS. DON’T MISS A TRICK THESE GUYS. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE LEFT. >> IT’S 197% HUMIDITY. SO IT’S NOT A GREAT DAY TO BE WEARING BLACK, LET’S PUT IT THAT WAY. IT’S A 3 OR 4 GLOVE DAY. >> YEAH RIGHT, DAVID. DJ WAS THE ONLY MAN PRE-ROUND HITTING BALLS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RANGE. EVERYBODY ELSE WAS ON THE TOP. THE REASON WHY, THERE’S A COVER, COVERED AREA AT THE BOTTOM AND IT WAS RAINING WHEN THEY WERE WARMING UP FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES. DOESN’T MISS A TRICK, THIS MAN. 9 IRON FOR DJ. HE CAN SEND IT JUST A LITTLE RIGHT OF THIS PIN. YOU HIT IT A LITTLE LEFT, IT WILL COLLECT AWAY FROM THE PIN. THIS LOOKS VERY GOOD IF IT’S THE RIGHT DISTANCE. >> IT’S CLOSE TO THE RIGHT DISTANCE. AN EXCELLENT SHOT. >>> NIEMANN ON THE 3rd FAIRWAY. HE’S OUR INDIVIDUAL POINTS LEADER FOR 2024. CONVINCINGLY SO AS WELL. MENTIONED THOSE TWO VICTORIES HE’S HAD SO FAR THIS SEASON. BUT SO CONSISTENT, HE WAS TIED FOR THIRD IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEK. >> FABULOUS SHOT. THE BALL ABOVE HIS FEET, JUST A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. >> KOEPKA ON THE TEE AT 4. >> FINDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT FAIRWAY. KIND OF MAKE A CHOICE WHEN YOU GET ON THAT TEE WHICH SIDE YOU WANT TO GO TOWARD. NOW RAHM. >> I THOUGHT HE WENT LEFT OF THE BUNKER. THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD BREAK. >> PRETTY STANDARD BUNKER SHOT WITH A SMALL LIFT FOR RAHM. >> STILL COULDN’T GET IT THERE. >> WHERE DOES JON RAHM GO FROM TOP TEN FINISHES CONSISTENTLY TO A FIRST VICTORY? >> WHERE DOES HE GO? >> HOW. HOW DOES HE ACHIEVE THAT? >> JUST GOT TO ELIMINATE THE TINY MISTAKES THAT HE’S MADE. BECAUSE HE’S PLAYED VERY, VVERY WELL, BUT HAS JUST HAD THOSE LITTLE GLITCHES IN EACH ROUND. >> MENTAL HICCUPS THAT HE HAD. ALMOST EVERY ROUND. >> YEAH. >> NOW DECHAMBEAU TOOK THE AGGRESSIVE PLAY. >> YOU CAN SEE, LOOK HOW FAR DOWN HE IS. THAT WAS THE NARROWEST PART OF THE FAIRWAY. IT’S ONLY ABOUT 18 YARDS WIDE THERE. >> HAD A PRETTY SEVERE DOWNHILL LIE AS WELL. >> TYPICALLY GOES RIGHT OFF A DOWNHILL LIE FOR A GOLFER. >> TOOK A SERIOUS LOP OF THE ISLAND THERE. >> LIV GOLF OFFERS THE BEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE VIEWER EXPERIENCE IN GOLF. WE MADE HISTORY WITH THE GAME’S GROUNDBREAKING ALL LIVE ANY SHOT ANYTIME INITIATIVE. IT’S NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD’S GREATEST GOLF APP, LIV GOLF PLUS. EVERY PLAYER ON THE GOLF COURSE WILL BE COVERED LIVE SO FANS CAN SWITCH BETWEEN GROUPS AND CHOOSE WHICH PLAYERS THEY WANT TO FOLLOW. IT’S AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE DEVICES WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON. IT’S THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE,ANY SHN OTHER WORDS BASICALLY WHAT YOU ALL WANT. BRENDAN STEELE FOR BIRDIE AT 2. >> YOU SEE HOW FAR RIGHT HIS CADDY POINTED. >> WALKED ONTO THE FIRST GREEN WITH HIM. HE COULDN’T BELIEVE HOW PRISTINE THESE GREENS ARE. NOW THIS WILL BE QUICK. >> GOT IT ABOVE THE STARTING POINT. LOOKED TO BE VERY ACCURATE AS IT NORMALLY IS. >> CAM SMITH FROM THE FAIRWAY BUNKER HERE ON THE 4th. PRETTY SURE HE HAS GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO LAY UP HERE. THE QUESTION IS IS HE GOING TO TRY AND CUT ONE AROUND THIS SET OF PALM TREES OR TRY AND DRAW ONE. LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING TO TRY AND CUT ONE. >> YEAH, THAT’S WELL STRUCK. CLEAN CONTACT. >> WHILST THAT WAS HAPPENING, MATTHEW WOLF, HIS THIRD AT 18. >> MATTHEW WOLFF SEEMS TO BE IN A GOOD PLACE MENTALLY THESE DAYS. AND WE’RE EXPECTING HIM TO FIND THAT FORM THAT BROUGHT HIM TO LIV GOLF. >> ANDY >> OGLETREE ONE UNDER. THAT’S FOR BIRDIE AT THE 9th. TIED FOR THIRD PLACE IN ADELAIDE. FINALLY FINDING SOME OF THAT FORM THAT WON HIM THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES LAST YEAR THAT GOT HIM HERE INTO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HE’S QUALIFIED AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THIS WEEK FOR THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE OPEN THIS SUMMER. >> HE WAS POINTLESS, LITERALLY POINTLESS IN THE TABLE HEADING INTO LAST WEEK AND HE GOT WHAT 17 AND JUST SKYROCKETED UP. >> TO 26TH. SO HE’S ON THE BUBBLE OF THE TOP 24 WHICH WOULD AGAIN GUARANTEE HIM A LIV GOLF CARD FOR NEXT YEAR. >> JON RAHM SCRAMBLING HERE FOR PAR. >> THESE FAIRWAYS ARE LIKE A DRIVING RANGE, YOU CAN’T GET A BAD LIE. YOU EXPECT THOSE KINDS OF SHOTS AROUND THE GREENS. >> DJ FOR BIRDIE, GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET HIS ROUND GOING EARLY. JUST TOO MUCH SPEED. >> SE >> >> SE SEBASTIAN MUNOZ OVER AT THE 9th. THAT’S A BIRDIE. r p >> r p IAN POULTER WHO BIRDIED HIS OPENING HOLE WITH THE LONG-RANGE EFFORT. THAT WAS THE 5th. THIS HIS OPENING SHOT AT 6. >> I WOULD SAY THOSE EXTRA HOURS ARE PAYING OFF EARLY FOR HIM HERE, DAVID. > >>> BRYSON ON 3 JUST OFF THE RIGHT EDGE. PEELED AWAY ON HIM EARLY. WHAT A SHOT. THAT WILL BE FOR EAGLE. >> HIT >> SO GOOD WITH THOSE LONGER APPROACH SHOTS. >> EARLY LEADER, HIS SECOND SHOT AT THE 5th. >> THE BALL GOES STRAIGHT AT IT. JUST ABOUT ALMOST A CLUB SHORT FOR BUBBA. >> BACK TO THE 4th AND CAM’S THIRD. >> A PERFECT LAY UP FROM THE FAIRWAY BUNKER. JUST A WEDGE FOR CAM. HOLE LOCATION TODAY KIND OF MIDDLE LEFT. VERY TOUGH. ANYTHING RIGHT OF THIS PIN IS GOING TO BE IDEAL. >> WON’T BE HAPPY WITH THAT ONE. >> BRYSON TRYING TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT FOR PAR. PUTTING STRAIGHT INTO HIS SHADOW. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOOKS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT ON TV THAN IT IS IN PERSON. >> HE DOESN’T MISS HIS INTENDED LINE VERY OFTEN. IT’S JUST A MATTER OF IF ALL OF THOSE MENTAL GYMNASTICS HE DOES TO FIGURE OUT THAT LINE ARE CORRECT. >> THIS WAS A MOMENT AGO. BROOKS’ SECOND THREADING THE NEEDLE THROUGH THESE PALM TREES. >> THAT WAS A 3 IRON. >> THAT HAD TO LOOK PRETTY. >> CAMERON TRINGALE, THIS IS FOR BIRDIE AT 11. PHIL MICKELSON’S HYFLYERS ARE FINDING SOME FORM HERE IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HE GOES TO TWO UNDER PAR. TTHE HYFLYERS FOUR UNDER PAR WITH THE VERY EARLY LEAD. >> BACK AT 3, JON RAHM WITH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PUTT THAT BRYSON HAD. THIS FOR PAR. >> TIME FOR A DON’T BLINK, DON’T YOU THINK? HERE IN SINGAPORE, MATT JONES TIED NINTH IN ADELAIDE. PART OF RIPPER GC’S HISTORIC VICTORY. CARLOS ORTIZ HAD A POOR FINAL ROUND LAST WEEK OF 73 TO SLIP OUT OF CONTENTION INDIVIDUALLY. THAT WAS HIS EAGLE PUTT AT 18. HE MADE BIRDIE THERE. >> BROOKS, THIS FOR EAGLE ON THE 4th. THAT WAS A LOVELY 3-IRON HE HIT RIGHT THROUGH THE PALM TREES. JUST TALKING TO HIM WALKING UP THIS FAIRWAY, HE SAID HE’S PRETTY USED TO THIS KIND OF HEAT. QUITE SIMILAR TO THE SUMMERS IN FLORIDA. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE LAG PUTTS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TOP OF THE SHOW. OHH. >> NEARLY LAGGED IT INTO THE BOTTOM OF HOLE. >> OUR FIRST LOOK OF THE WEEK AT RICHARD BLAND. >> NEVER SEEN A PLAYER REACH THEIR PEAK AT 48. >> I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THIS IS THE MOST INTIMIDATING TEE SHOT OUT HERE. >> DO YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN TO OUR VIEWERS, DOM? >> 1984, SINGAPORE OPEN AMATEUR, THIS WAS THE 12th HOLE, I HAD THE LEAD WITH SEVEN HOLES TO PLAY. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM, I DIDN’T HAVE AN UMBRELLA, I DIDN’T HAVE A SPARE GLOVE. AND I HIT FIVE OVER. IT WASN’T FUNNY. >> NOW CAM FOR BIRDIE ON 4. >> I LIKE THE EXCUSE WITHOUT AN EXTRA UMBRELLA. >> OR AN EXTRA GLOVE. >> I GUESS IT REALLY CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD THAT IT MIGHT RAIN HERE. >> TO BE FAIR TO DOM, I HAD THE WOMEN’S QUALIFIER OUT HERE AND I TRIPLED THAT HOLE THAT TOOK ME OUT OF THE QUALIFIERS. NOW CAM, WASN’T HIS BEST IRON SHOT FROM THE FAIRWAY. LONG RANGE HERE FOR BIRDIE. >> THESE GREENS DON’T MOVE AS MUCH AS THEY LOOK LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO MOVE. >> PHIL, HIS SECOND SHOT AT 1. p >> p >> KEVIN NA A MOMENT AGOR BIRDIE AT 7. >> DEAN, THIS IS FOR EAGLE AFTER A LOVELY 4-IRON INTO THIS GREEN. RIGHT TO LEFT PUTT. JUST NOT ENOUGH SPEED FOR THAT LINE. >> NO, THAT WAS NOT A PRETTY PUTT THERE. HE’LL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU. >> PART OF HIS GAME THAT HASN’T BEEN HIS BEST SO FAR THIS SEASON. >> YOU CAN SEE HIS REACTION, JUST A WASTED OPPORTUNITY THERE. >> HE WAS VERY GOOD WITH CAM LAST WEEK AFTER THE PLAYOFFS. THERE WAS ONE BAD APPLE IN THE CROWD THAT GAVE DEAN A HARD TIME OVER HIS SECOND SHOT ON THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE. AND CAM WENT UP AND PROFUSELY APOLOGIZED AND HE SAID CAM YOUR FANS ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THERE WAS ONE GUY THAT GOT OUT OF LINE. IT’S SUCH A SMALL PRICE TO PAY. >> LAST YEAR’S RUNNER UP. CHANCE FOR BIRDIE HERE AT THE 1st FOR SERGIO. >> PHIL MICKELSON’S HYFLYERS COMING OFF THEIR FIRST PODIUM FINISH OF THE SEASON. THEY HAVE THE EARLY TEAM LEAD. >> HAROLD FARMER III TEED OFF AND BOGEYED. THIS IS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 10th. THAT BIRDIE GOT HIM BACK TO LEVEL PAR AFTER TWO. ADADRIAN ADAD MERONK FOR THE CLEEKS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. ROLLS THAT ONE IN NICELY. THE POLISH PRINCE OFF TO A FINE START. >> THAT’S WHAT MAKES THIS HOLE SO DIFFICULT. AND THIS GOLF COURSE. TALOR GOOCH IS WELL NORTH OF 200 ON HIS SECOND PLAYING INTO THE WIND. HHE’S GOT A 4-IRON AND I THINK HE’S GOING TO ROAST THIS 4-IRON. >> LOOKS LIKE HE TURNED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN HE WANTED. >> THAT’S ALL RIGHT. >> DJ NEXT. >> 5-IRON FOR DJ. HE’S A GOOD 20 YARDS PAST GOOCH. SO PROBABLY THE RIGHT CLUB. ONCE AGAIN GOT TO FIND THE MIDDLE OF THE CLUB FACE HERE. >> SOUNDED A LITTLE SKINNY. >> YEAH, DID I C RY THE TRACK? >> BUNKER SHOT UPCOMING FOR DJ. >> PHIL MICKELSON IS ON THE GREEN AT 1. LOOKING TO START WITH BACK TO BACK BIRDIES AND TO EXEXTEND THE HYFLYERS EARLY LEAD. SUPER START FOR PHIL. HE’S TWO UNDER. HE JOINS FOUR OTHER PLAYERS INDIVIDUALLY AT THE TOP OF THE PILE ON. AND A GREAT START FOR THE HYFLYERS. >> CAM SMITH HERE ON THE TEE OF 5. THIS IS THE HARDEST HOLE ON THE GOLF COURSE. WE ONLY SAW 16 BIRDIES LAST YEAR. PARTIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE HARDEST FAIRWAY TO FIND AND YOU MUST FIND IT BECAUSE THIS GREEN IS ALSO ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND. TOUGH OPENING HOLE FOR THIS GROUP. HOLE 3 AND HOLE 5 PLAYING TOP THREE HARDEST ON THE GOLF COURSE. >> HE DIDN’T LIKE THAT. >> NO, HE DIDN’T STRIKE IT WELL. IT’S QUITE A LONG WAY BACK THERE. >> WELL, A YEAR AGO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE CAME TO SINGAPORE. AAND TALOR GOOCH WON HIS SECOND STRAIGHT INDIVIDUAL TITLE. BUT IT WASN’T EASY. HE OVERCAME A SLOW START TO WIN IN A PLAYOFF OVER SERGIO GARCIA. p >> TALOR GOOCH ATTEMPTINGO GO BACK TO BACK. THE FIRST CONSECUTIVE WINNER. >> WHAT REALLY MADE SINGAPORE COOL, IT WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT WEEK THAN ADELAIDE WAS. IT TOOK ME A DAY OR TWO TO KIND OF COME OFF OF THE HIGH AND EVERYTHING FROM ADELAIDE. I JUST WASN’T AS SHARP. I MADE A BUNCH OF PUTTS. >> TO TAKE THE LEAD. OH YES! TALOR GOOCH IS IN MAJESTIC FORM. >> THE GREENS ARE JUST INSANELY GREAT. SOME OF THE BEST CONDITIONED GREENS I’VE EVER BEEN ON IF NOT THE BEST. OBVIOUSLY SUPER EXCITED TO BE BACK HERE TRYING TO DEFEND ANOTHER TOURNAMENT. p >> TALOR GOOCH HISTORY MAKER. IT’S BEEN A ROAD TRIP HE WILL NEVER FORGET. >> THIS GOLF COURSE IS GREAT AND IT SEPARATES GUYS WHO ARE PLAYING WELL FROM THE GUYS WHO AREN’T PLAYING WELL. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GO PLAY SOME GREAT GOLF THERE AGAIN. >> SAYS THE GAME WAS EASY FOR HIM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. HE KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN THAT FORM. HE JUST NEEDS TO REDISCOVER IT. HE’S HAD A DECENT START TO THE SEASON TALOR GOOCH, HE’S TENTH IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS. AND NOW PHIL MICKELSON WILL TEE OFF AT 2 AFTER BIRDIEING HIS OPENING TWO HOLES. WHILST WE WAIT FOR PHIL, HERE’S BRYSON WITH HIS SECOND SHOT AT 4. >> HE’S LAID IT UP SHORT OF THE PALM TREES HERE. ANYTIME THAT I FELT THE GAME, WHEN THE GAME FELT EASY TO ME, THERE WAS A DEEP SENSE OF SUSPICION UNDERNEATH IT. >> YOU COULD BROADEN THAT OUT TO LIFE ITSELF, COULDN’T YOU. >> BOY IS IT CRAZY, WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING WELL, WHEN IT SEEMS EASY TO YOU, HONESTLY YOU SOMEHOW IN YOUR MIND THINK I’VE GOT IT. I’VE FIGURED IT OUT. BUT YOU’VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH — ANOTHER BEAUTY BY PHIL RIGHT THERE — BUT YOU’VE FIGURED IT OUT THROUGH TIME THAT OTHER TIMES IT FEELS IMPOSSIBLE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. THAT’S HOW IT FEELS TO DJ RIr Rp RIGHT NOW. PUTTING IN SOME MUCH WORK AND NOT GETTING THE RESULTS. SAME COULD BE SAID FOR BROOKS ON THE GREENS, JUST NOT SEEING PUTTS DROP. >> JON RAHM AT THE 4th. SHORT, QUICK BACK SWING. >> I THINK IT MAY BE IN THAT LOW SPOT. >> IF IT’S GONE BACK DOWN INTO THE BELLY OF THE BUNKER, THAT’S A REALLY TOUGH SHOT. >> SOUNDED BY HIS REACTION L LLIKE IT GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE WIND A LITTLE MORE THAN HE EXPECTED. KEPT IT SHORT AND LEFT. >> CAMERON TRINGALE, ONE OF THE EARLY LEADERS. HIS SECOND SHOT AT NUMBER 12. >> YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER, DAVE. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK WHERE YOU HAD TO CONTROL THE BALL ON THE GROUND. HERE IT’S STRICTLY AN AERIAL GAME. >> 17 AND JASON KOKRAK FOR BIRDIE. CACHING. p >>r p >> SMASH HAVE CLIMB SECOND PLACE EARLY. >> I FORGOT TO ADD, GUYS, I DIDN’T WIN THAT TOURNAMENT. >> REALLY? >> YEAH. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF PUTTS FROM THIS LENGTH FROM ALL OF THE PLAYERS. IT’S ALL ABOUT TRYING TO GET IT TO WITHIN THAT SORT OF 3, 4-FOOT CIRCLE AND HE’S NOT MANAGED THAT. THEY’RE ALL GOING TO STRUGGLE FOR PARS HERE. >> THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. JJUST AN 8-IRON. >> BACK TO THE GREEN AT 3. DOM, THIS IS STILL FOR PAR. HOW COME? >> HE MISSED HIS SECOND SHOT TO THE LEFT ROUGH. THE ROUGH IS A LOT THICKER THIS WEEK. >> AND THE BALL CAN SIT DOWN AND IT’S GOING TO BE IN THE ROOT SYSTEM WHICH MAKES IT EVEN HARDER TO JUDGE THE CONTACT OF THE BALL. HIS LINE WASN’T TOO BAD, BUT THE CLUB GOT TANGLED, CAME UP WELL SHORT. THIS FOR PAR. >> MOMENTS AGO, NIEMANN’S THIRD SHOT ON THE 4th. >> BEAUTY THERE FROM JOAQUIN NIEMANN, EVEN THOUGH HE’S LEADING THE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS, HE KNOWS YOU CAN’T LET UP. p>> MUNOZ FOR BIRDIE AT 10 CURLS IT IN. >> GETTING BACK TO JOAQUIN, YOU WANT AS BIG A LEAD AS YOU CAN HAVE HEADING INTO THAT FINAL EVENT. >> BUBBA NOT HAPPY WITH SOMETHING OR MOST LIKELY SOMEBODY AT 6. ANOTHER NICE SHOT. >> OVER AT 3, DJ HAS THIS ONE FOR PAR. >> YEAH, IT’S UPHILL. THAT HELPS HERE. CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE. JUST REALLY WANTS TO SEE ONE PUTT DROP. COULD IGNITE A GOOD ROUND. BRYSON TEETERING ON THE EDGE HERE AT 4. NOT BAD THERE. >> HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT WORSE. >> YEAH. CARLOS ORTIZ FOR BIRDIE AT 1. CARLOS IS TWO UNDER PAR. TORQUE LEVEL ON FIVE UNDER EARLY WITH THE HYFLYERS. >> HE FIGHTS FOR EVERY SINGLE SHOT, EVERY SINGLE ROUND HE PLAYS. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S FIGHTING EVEN MORE NOW BECAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE THAT FIRST W YET. >> CAM SMITH’S BIRDIE HERE AT 5. THAT WAS A GREAT 6-IRON. HE WAS A FAIR WAY BACK COMPARED TO DEAN. GOING TO PUSH RIGHT FIRST AND THEN BREAK TO THE LEFT THE LAST FOUR FEET. ALL THREE GUYS JUST PEPPERED THIS PIN TODAY. >> THE SECOND GREEN, STENSON FOR BIRDIE. ONE OF THE THREE CAPTAINS OF TTHE MAJESTICKS WHO NEED A BOOST. TEAM ARE CURRENTLY IN 11TH PLACE IN THE STANDINGS. STENSON IS THEIR TOP RANKED PLAYER IN THE STANDINGS AT THE MOMENT INDIVIDUALLY AT 35TH. THAT TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THEIR FORM AS A QUARTET. JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 4. >> THIS ONE OF THE MOST SCORABLE HOLES ON THE COURSE. AND HE HAS 14 FEET FOR BIRDIE. >> LEADS THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE THIS YEAR IN BIRDIES. 95 OF THEM, SIX MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE. AND THERE’S NUMBER 96. >> HIS SCORING AVERAGE IS ALMOST A SHOT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE FIELD. NOW THEY ARE CAREER SCORING AVERAGES, SO OBVIOUSLY HE HASN’T PLAYED A LOT OF THE COURSES THAT THE OTHER GUYS HAVE. BUT THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY IMPRESSIVE TO STILL BE WINLESS. >> HERE’S PHIL FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. >> BROOKS, THIS IS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD ON THE 5th. THAT WAS A FANTASTIC 7-IRON FROM FIRST CUT OF ROUGH. IT’S NOT GOING TO MOVE VERY MUCH. >> THAT’S WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING. JUST BURNING THE EDGES. >> WELL THE EARLY STAGES IN SINGAPORE, HOW ABOUT PHIL CKELSON, BROOKS KOEPKA, AND BUBBA WATSON SHARING THE LEAD. >> HELLO NIEMANN ON THE 4th GREEN. >> LOVE IT. >> OHH. >> DON’T LOVE THAT. >> MARTIN >> M LEISHMAN CAME UP HUGE ON THE HOME SOIL LAST WEEK. HE TIED FOR 14th INDIVIDUALLY. A 65 ON SUNDAY WAS MASSIVE IN THEIR VICTORY. PLAYED FOR THE PLAYOFF BIRDIE ON 7. PAUL CASEY STARTED OFF HERE LAST YEAR WITH A 76 OUT OF CONTENTION. THEN A 63 ON DAY THREE. THAT’S A BETTER START FOR HIM. THE OMENS LOOKED GOOD. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 6 AS WELL. >> BRYSON, HERE’S THIS ONE FOR BIRDIE. >> GREENS TODAY ROLLING AT 12.6. THAT’S QUICK NOT AS QUICK AS WE SAW LATE LAST WEEK IN ADELAIDE. THE AMOUNT OF SLOPE ON THESE GREENS, THE DOWNHILLERS CAN REALLY GET AWAY FROM YOU. >> BROOKS ON THE TEE AT 6. >> INTIMIDATING TEE SHOT. >> IT’S A FAIRLY NEW TEE BOX THEY’VE ADDED IN HERE. WATER IN PLAY. TRYING TO CARRY THIS BUNKER. IT’S 310 TO CARRY THAT. >> THIS IS THE TEE AT 6. DDEAN DDDE DEDEAN BURMESTER WHO HAS THE PICTURE OF CONSISTENCY SO FAR THIS SEASON. HE’S THIRD IN THE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS. HE WON IN MIAMI IN A PLAYOFF WITH SERGIO GARCIA. HE TIED FOR THIRD IN ADELAIDE. HE HELPED STINGER TO A JOINT RECORD SCORE OF 53 UNDER PAR AS A TEAM. THAT GOT THEM INTO THAT PLAYOFF WITH RIPPER GC. HE HAD A PUTT TO WIN IT AS WELL. THEY BOTH MISSED AND IN THE END THE RIPPERS JUST PICKED THEM AT THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE. DDEAN DDDEAN BURMESTER PLAYING SOME WONDERFUL GOLF. >> CAM NOW WITH A DRIVER. HE’S WORKING ON THE SAME STUFF WITH HIS COACH BRENT FIELD TRYING TO REALLY KEEP THAT WIDTH ON HIS BACK SWING. >> GOT TO GO LONG AND NARROW. >> SEE IF HE CAN KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE CLUB ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH HERE. >> IT IS HOT AND HUMID OUT HERE. THIS IS HEADED A LITTLE RIGHT. >> SEE THAT GRASS. >> MOWED DOWN GREEN ALL THE WAY INTO THE WATER WITH NO STEP CUT. OR A VERY SHORT ONE. >> THE 5th TEE. >> IT’S AMAZING, JON’S PRACTICE SWING IS ACTUALLY QUITE LONG. WHEN HE GETS OVER THE BALL, IT’S JUST A TWO-THIRDS BACK SWING AND LASHES IT THROUGH THE BOTTOM HALF. TREMENDOUS POWER FROM A SHORT SWING. A LOT OF REFLECTIVE HEAD GEAR HERE BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND IT’S REFLECTING THERE AS WELL. >> NOT SURE, DAVID, IN ALL OF MY YEARS IN GOLF I’VE EVER HEARD SOMEBODY REQUEST THAT A SPECTATOR REMOVE THEIR VISOR BEFORE. >> THAT’S A NEW ONE. >> I JUST WONDER WHEN HE WAS REALLY YOUNG AND STARTING TO PROGRESS IN THE GAME HOW EVERY INSTRUCTOR DIDN’T SAY OH YOU HAVE TO SWING LONGER AAND SLOWER, JON. AND I THINK HE GOT THE LAST LAUGH. >> PERFECT. >> TO THE 4th HOLE AND DUSTIN JOHNSON IS AT SECOND. MEANWHILE DANNY LEE WHO HAD A GOOD WEEK IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEKEND. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 14. HE’S ONE UNDER PAR. NOW BACK TO DJ. >> WHO HAS ALREADY CHANGED TO A NEW GLOVE EARLY IN HIS ROUND. HARD TO TELL WHAT HE HIT OFF THE TEE. THOSE PALM TREES NOT IN HIS WAY. >> IS THERE A LITTLE DOWNHILL LIE HERE? >> A TINY, TINY BIT. NOT GOING TO AFFECT HIS SHOT. RIGHT BUNKER, NOT A BAD MISS. >> HE WAS JUST HAPPY IT GOT OVER THE WATER, SAYING HE CAUG IT A LITTLE HEAVY. >> BRENDAN STEELE, VERY STRONG FORWARD. FEEL LIKE THIS IS HIS 6-WOOD. >> THIS IS WHERE JON RAHM FOUND HIMSELF. DOES THAT CLUB ACTUALLY HAVE 6 PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM OF IT, DOM? >> I HAVEN’T SEEN IT. NO, I THINK IT’S JUST THE LOFT. >> NOT SURE I’VE EVER SEEN THE 6-WOOD. >> A FEW GUYS CARRYING THOSE THESE DAYS. >> I KNOW DUSTIN CARRIES A 7 AND SOMETIMES A 9 WOOD. >> NICKNAME THAT ALL OF THE AUSSIES CALLED HIM LAST WEEK. HOLE LOCATION BACK LEFT ON THAT TOP PLATEAU. HHE’S GOT 9-IRON. LITTLE WIND HELPING. NOT TOO MUCH THOUGH. SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS BALL STAYS ON THAT TOP PLATEAU. HIT A LITTLE LEFT OF THE HOLE LOCATION. BROOKS NEXT TO GO HERE. JUST A WEDGE. HE’S VERY OPEN ABOUT HIS CONFIDENCE GOING INTO THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. HE SAID HE DOESN’T FEEL THAT GREAT. BUT I SPOKE TO HIS CADDY, RICKY, WHO SAID HE’S BEEN REALLY STARTING TO PUT HIS GAME TOGETHER. HE JUST NEEDS TO ROLL SOME PUTTS IN TO GET SOME CONFIDENCE GOING. THIS IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. >> THAT’S REALLY GOOD. YOU COULD SENSE HIS SENSE OF FRUSTRATION IN HIS INTERVIEW YESTERDAY THAT HE’S NOT PLAYING BETTER. BROOKS. NOW PAUL CASEY. LAST TIME HE SHOWED UP THIS POSITIVELY IN THE PRE-TOURNAMENT ANALYTICS DATA IF YOU WILL, HE LOST IN A PLAYOFF. THAT WAS HONG KONG. >> ELSEWHERE HERE AT SENTOZA GOLF CLUB HERE IN SINGAPORE, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE RIPPER HEROES. 65 FOR HIM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. COUNTING SCORES, THAT WAS FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 11. THE RIPPERS FARING OKAY IN THE EARLY STAGES HERE. HE IS LEVEL PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR. THE FIREBALLS DOWN IN 10th ARE ONE UNDER. >> THAT’S CHARLES SCHWARTZEL, KNOCKING IT HOME IN NUMBER TWO FOR BIRDIE. >> HE WAS MAGNIFICENT IN ADELAIDE. A 64 THAT HELPED THE STINGER INTO THAT PLAYOFF. LIESHMAN SAID HE NEVER FELT AS NERVOUS AT THE TEE AS HE DID AT THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. >> YEAH, THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING. >> MEANWHILE TYRELL HATTON WHO IS LEVEL PAR. AND PHIL HAS REACHED HOLE NUMBER 3 AND HE’S TWO UNDER PAR IN A TIE FOR THE LEAD. >> THAT IS IDEAL POSITION OFF THE TEE. ALBEIT A LONG WAYS BACK EVERY APPROACH SHOT EXCEPT FOR PERHAPS BRYSON’S IS GOING TO BE UNDER 200 YARDS ON THIS HOLE. PLAYS A FEW YARDS DOWNHILL. SO THE ADJUSTED NUMBER IS LESS. BUT THIS AIR IS VERY, VERY HEAVY. >> THIRD SHOT FOR DJ. SIMILAR DISTANCE, BETTER RESULT. >> NOW PHIL. DOWNHILL LIE. >> NORMAL BALL FLIGHT IS A PUSH. p >> p MARONK HAS MOVED UP THE PILE ON. HE’S IN A TIE FOR THE EARLY LEAD NOW TWO UNDER PAR. AND THAT IS AFTER THIS BIRDIE ATTEMPT. THAT WAS AT 17. SO ADRIAN MERONK OF THE CLEEKS IS TWO UNDER. >> KOEPKA OR EXCUSE ME RAHM’S SECOND SHOT AT NUMBER 5. AGGRESSIVE BY NATURE. MAYBE EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE BY FORMAT. EYES ARE DANCING UP AND DOWN, THAT MEANS IT SHOULD BE ONLINE. >> CAM FOR BIRDIE AT 6. >> GOING TO MOVE TO HIS LEFT. IT WILL BE NICE TO SEE A BALL ROLL IN FOR CAM. HE’S HAD A COUPLE OF GOOD PUTTS EARLY ON. >> BURNED HALF OF THE EDGE. >> BAKER THERE WITH TALOR GOOCH SURVEYING THIS ONE FOR EAGLE. >> IT’S THE THIRD 45, 50 FOOTER TALOR GOOCH HAS FACED THIS ROUND. ONLY HIS FOURTH HOLE. I THINK THAT PAR ON THE OPENING HOLE HAS SCARED HIM A LITTLE BIT. >> HE’S COME UP CONSIDERABLY SHORT NOW IN A NUMBER OF PUTTS. >> DEAN >> BURMESTER FOR BIRDIE ON THE 6. HE’S BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS PART OF HIS GAME. >> JUST SOFT ENOUGH TO DROP IN THE LEFT LIP. >> THE IRON HEADS FOR WHOM TECHNICALLY THIS IS A HOME GAME HERE IN SINGAPORE. THIS IS KEVIN NA A FEW MOMENTS AGO FOR BIRDIE AT 9. JOINS A GROUP OF PLAYERS ON TWO UNDER TUCKED IN BEHIND CAMCAMERON TRINGALE, EARLY LEADER ON THREE UNDER. >> BROOKS, THIS FOR BIRDIE. SHOULDN’T MOVE VERY MUCH AT ALL. FAIRLY STRAIGHT. IT’S REALLY INTERESTING, HE SAID SOMETHING IN AN INTERVIEW. ANDp AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND AN INSTANT TO LOSE IT. THAT’S WHAT HE’S LOOKING FOR WITH THIS CLUB. >> BROOKS HITS THE FRONT ON THREE UNDER WITH CAMERON TRINGALE. ELSEWHER ELSEWHELSEWHERE THE HY HAVE FOUR TEAMS TIED FOR SECOND WITH FOUR UNDER AND THAT BIRDIE FOR BROOKS GOT THEM TO FIVE UNDER, TEAM SMASH. >> HERE’S THE 15th HOLE. >> >> CAMERON TRINGALE ON THE TEE AT 14. LOOKS LIKE HE’S A LITTLE LATE DELIVERING THE CLUB TO THE BALL. >> HERE’S LOUIS. >> 7th HOLE PAR 5. >> LUCAS HERBERT OUT AT 12. THIS A MOMENT AGO FOR BIRDIE. THAT WILL GET HIM TO ONE UNDER. >> PAUL CASEY FOR BIRDIE AT 8 JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. HAD A WONDERFUL SUNDAY IN HONG KONG. GOT HIMSELF INTO A PLAYOFF WITH CAM SMITH AND WITH THE EVENTUAL WINNER ABRAHAM ANSER. >> BRYSON PUTTING FOR BIRDIE. BRYSON JUST HASN’T PUT IT ALL TOGETHER YET IN ONE WEEK THIS YEAR. WE SAW LAST YEAR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE DOES. TWICE A WINNER INCLUDING 58 AT GREEN BRIAR. >> BRYSON IS LEVEL PAR SO FAR. BROOKS KOEPKA’S SMASH AND PHPHIL’S HYFLYERS LEAD THE WAY. >> HAS THIS ONE FOR EAGLE AFTER A NICE START. BACK TO 5 BACK TBACK TO 5 AND N BIRDIE. NEXT TO THE GREEN AT 3 AND PHIL FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE. IMPLORES IT TO SIT. >> 7th GREEN BUBBA. GLANCES OFF THE RIGHT EDGE. THAT’S A THREE PUTT PAR. THIS IS THE 5th GREEN AND JON RAHM HAS A CHANCE TO GET TO TWO UNDER PAR. AND HE TAKES IT. THIS IS AN OMINOUS START BY JON RAHM. ON FRIDAY HERE IN SINGAPORE AND HE IS TWO UNDER PAR, ONE BACK OF OUR LEADERS TRINGALE AND KOEPKA. >> FIRST DRIVER DJ IS GOING TO HIT FOR HIS ROUND TODAY. AAND HE’S GOT THAT LITTLE TOWEL THAT HE WIPES HIS HAND JUST BEFORE EVERY SHOT. IT IS STIFLING OUT HERE. BEAUTIFUL HOLE, BUT TOUGH HOLE. TOUGHEST HOLE ON THE GOLF COURSE IN FACT. HEADS STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ACROSS THE SINGAPORE STRAITS THERE. >> NO CORD IN DJ’S GRIP. I ALWAYS FELT A HALF CORD OR A FULL EVEN. >> YEAH, HE’S GOT THE VELVET GRIPS. THEY’RE VERY SOFT, BUT MAYBE NOT THE BEST FOR THESE CONDITIONS. >> YOU WANT THE ROUGHNESS OF THAT CORD IN THERE. >> ABRAHAM ANSER FOR BIRDIE AT 7. TEED OFF AT 5 IN OUR SHOTGUN START. HE IS ONE UNDER PAR. >> SERGIO FOR BIRDIE AT THE 3rd. HE’S JUST A SHOT BACK. >> WELL, YOU CAN GET GREAT LIV GOLF LEAGUE MERCHANDISE BY GOING TO shop.livgolf.com AND BROWSE THE ONLINE STORE. BETTER YET GET TO ANY LIV GOLF EVENTS AND HIT THE MERCHANDISE TENT WHERE YOU CAN PICK UP A HOODIE, POLO, QUARTER ZIP. THERE ARE 13 TEAMS, 54 PLAYERS AND DOZENS OF FUN AND FASHIONABLE ITEMS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. HOPE THEY’VE RESTOCKED THOSE RIPPER GC HATS FROM LAST WEEK. THEY WERE VERY POPULAR. JON RAHM HAS REACHED THE TEE AT 6. ONE BACK OF OUR LEAD IS KOEPKA AND TRINGALE. >> HOW CLEAR THAT WATER IS. FOR MAY THE INDUSTRIAL HARBOR IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. JON RAHM WAS BORN WITH A CLUB RIGHT FOOT. AND HIS RIGHT LEG IS SHORTER THAN HIS LEFT. IT AFFECTS HIS SWING MOBILITY. >> ABRAHAM ANSER WE SAW A FEW MOMENTS AGO GET TO ONE UNDER PAR. A VERY GOOD START FOR OUR HONG KONG CHAMPION. THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 7. TALOR GOOCH 17 UNDER PAR. LAST SEASON GOT INTO THAT PLAYO PLAYOPLAYOFF WITH SERGIO AND WON. THAT WAS FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 4. >> BROOKS JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE. TELL YOU WHAT, HE’S LOOKING REALLY SOLID. HE KEEPS PLAYING THIS WAY, I’M SURE HE’S GOING TO GAIN SOME CONFIDENCE GOING INTO THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. IT’S REALLY JUST, HE’S REALLY SWINGING IT GREAT. THE WAY HE’S PERFORMED SO FAR THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY AT THE MASTERS. DEAN IS GOING TO GO AHEAD FIRST. CAUGHT THE LEFT ROUGH. HE’S GOT 5-IRON. THAT BALL SITTING DECENTLY LOW. HE’S GOING TO TRY AND JUST CHASE ONE UP THE LEFT SIDE HERE. THAT’S A GOOD RESULT. BROOKS GOT A 3-WOOD. LITTLE DOWNHILL LIE. TRYING TO AIM THIS FOR THE CENTER OF THE GREEN. THIS IS HEADED TOWARD THE LEFT BUNKERS. IT’S TRYING TO FADE. >> THAT’S GOT PLENTY OF GREEN TO WORK WITH THERE, NOT TOO BAD. p >> TALOR GOOCH IS THE FIR TO PLAY HERE. >> HE CERTAINLY IS. >> HE’S ABOUT 20-25 YARDS BEHIND THE OTHER TWO. MEANING HE’S COMING IN TO THIS GREEN WITH A LITTLE EXTRA CLUB, ONLY 8, 9 YARDS OF PIN BEHIND HIM. JUST CARRY THE BUNKER IN FRONT OF HIM. THE ANGLE HE’S PLAYING AT BY ABOUT 7 OR 8 YARDS JUST KEEP IT UNDER THE PIN. DON’T WANT TO BE PAST THE PIN. >> THIS IS A MOMENT AGO, CAMCAMERON TRINGALE AT 14 FOR BIRDIE. >> HIS TEAMMATE OF COURSE IS BRENDAN STEELE. >> FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE FAIRWAY. THAT BUNKER, THE GIANT BUNKER IT’S GOT TO BE 80 YARDS LONG IS NOT IN HIS LINE. THE BALL PRETTY ON LINE THOUGH. >> DJ GIVES THE IMPRESSION WITH HIS BODY LANGUAGE THAT HE DOESN’T WORK THAT HARD ON HIS GAME. COULDN’T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. HE’S BEEN A RANGE RAT THE LAST TWO TOURNAMENTS. GETS IN THE RANGE 2 OR 3 HOURS BEFORE HIS ROUND AND HE’S ALWAYS ON IT AFTER HIS ROUND. HHE’S GOT A 9-IRON HERE. HE CAN FIRE THIS RIGHT AT THE PIN. >> THAT’S NOT BAD. >> BUBBA ON THE TEE AT 8. LOOKED LIKE THAT ONE STARTED LEFT OF WHERE HE WANTED IT. IMMEDIATELY LEANING RIGHT, NOT MUCH THOUGH. PERFECTLY HOLE HIGH, EXCELLENT SHOT. >> THIS TIME LAST YEAR IN SINGAPORE WHERE THE GOAT TRAIN BEING PASSED AROUND FOR FUN. THE POINTS HE GAINED HERE WENT TOWARDS IT’S HIS TOP 24 FINISH WHICH GUARANTEED HIM A SPOT THIS YEAR IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE FOR THE IRON HEADS. HE’S GETTING TO THE HALFWAY STAGE HERE AS WE APPROACH IT WHERE SCOTT NEEDS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO KICKSTART HIS CAMPAIGN. AT THE MOMENT HE’S DONE AT 50TH. >> WHICH IS THE AWFUL RELEGATION ZONE. >> ONE MAN WHO WON’T BE RELEGATED IS DEAN BURMESTER. >> TRIVIA QUESTION. FOR TODAY WHICH PLAYER HAS PLAYED ON THE MOST LIV GOLF TEAMS? IS IT IS TALOR GOOCH? IS IT HAROLD VARNER III? OR MATTHEW WOLFF? SCAN THE QR CODES ON YOUR SCREENS OR GO TO THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP. TAKE YOUR GUESS, WHO’S PLAYED ON THE MOST TEAMS? >> DEAN IN THE LEFT-HAND ROUGH. THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRICKY UP AND DOWN FROM HIS ANGLE. HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY FLIGHT THIS ONE AND JUDGE IT REALLY PRECISELY. NOT MUCH GREEN TO WORK WITH ON THE TOP OF THAT RIDGE. ABABOUT 5, 6 PACES AND EVERYTHING IS DOWNHILL RIGHT TO LEFT. >> WELL PLAYED. >> DEAN WILL HAVE HIS EYE ON A TOP THREE FINISH FOR THE SEASON. $18 MILLION TO THE PLAYER THAT WINS THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. HERE’S ADRIAN MARONK FOR A BIRDIE OF 1. HE’LL STAY AT TWO UNDER. >> BROOKS. THIS IS HIS THIRD TRYING TO CHASE ONE UP THERE. SETTLE. SETTLE. I THINK THAT CAME OUT HOTTER THAN HE WANTED IT. >> NOW A LONG ONE HERE FOR TALOR. >> ANOTHER LONG ONE. >> HIS DISTANCE CONTROL HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD SO FAR TODAY. BUT JUST PULLING AND PUSHING. >> THAT’S NOT GOING TO COME BACK THAT MUCH, IS IT. >> ON THE GREEN OF 8 SEEKING BACK TO BACK BIRDIES. HE IS FIFTH OVERALL IN THE STANDINGS. >> THIS FOR BIRDIE. I THINK IT’S A DOUBLE BREAKER HERE THAT’S GOING TO PUSH IT LEFT AND THEN RIGHT A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE END. UPHILL. JUST DIDN’T HIT IT. IT WAS THE RIGHT LINE. >> THERE’S KIERAN VINCENT PLAYING HIS THIRD AT 18. >> BROOKS BIRDIE PUTT ON THE 7th GREEN. THIS IS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PLAYOFF IN AUSTRALIA. I WAS TOLD THAT WHILE THE PLAYOFF WAS HAPPENING, BROOKS WAS IN THE GYM GETTING A WORKOUT IN AND HE DID A PRETTY INTENSE HOUR AT THE GYM BEFORE HOPPING ON A FLIGHT TO SINGAPORE. HE’S WORKING REALLY HARD, HAS CHANGED HIS WORKOUT ROUTINE COMPLETELY. AND THIS SHOULD MOVE A LITTLE TO HIS RIGHT. >> NICE LEAD BY BROOKS KOEPKA. CHASING BY HIS PERFORMANCE AT THE MASTERS RECENTLY. DEFENDS HIS PGA TITLE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME AND HE LEADS IN SINGAPORE. >> THIS IS THE 8th GREEN AND BUBBA FOR BIRDIE. >> STATS ARE UNUSUAL, DAVID. FARTHER HE IS FROM THE HOLE, THE BETTER HE IS STATISTICALLY. >> DON’T BE HITTING IT TOO CLOSE. IAN POULTER. THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE EARLIER ON 9. >> AN EXCELLENT START IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEK WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF 65, HE SLIPPED DOWN THE PILE ON THERE AFTER. HE’S ONE UNDER PAR HERE. THAT WAS HIS BIRDIE AT 11. HIS TEAMMATE THOMAS PIETERS FROM BELGIUM IS ONE UNDER PAR SO FAR FOR HIS ROUND. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. HE TEED OFF EARLIER AT 11. p>> LOUIS FOR BIRDIE AT 11. BEEN PLAYING NEARLY FLAWLESS GOLF SEEMS LIKE ALL SEASON. p>> KOKRAK ON THE SECOND TE. >> ALL FOUR SMASH PLAYERS IN THE EARLY STAGES ARE UNDER PAR. THEY LEAD BY ONE. >> GOOCH ON THE TEE AT 6. >> DRIVER. IS IS WET I THINK, GUYS. IT HIT THE ROCKS. >> THIS IS THE 8th GREEN. BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE SO FAR TODAY. MAY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON. >> OUR ON SITE METEOROLOGIST JAJACOB SWICK HAS SAID IT LOOKS OMINOUS ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE DAY. RIGHT NOW IT’S NOT FEELING TOO OMINOUS SO MAYBE JACOB’S HOPES CAME TRUE. REALLY HARD TO PREDICT WEATHER IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. >> IT IS. YOU SEE OUR LOCAL FORECAST. >> WE SHOULD JUST ASK YOU, SU-ANN, REALLY. >> IT’S CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EVERY SINGLE DAY HERE AND HOT. REALLY HOT. >> EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> 4-IRON. PLAYING 226, LITTLE INTO THE WIND. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE PIN. >> FOR BIRDIE AT 18. >> DEAN AND CAM HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING IN COMMON. BOTH TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THEIR SWING. DEAN TENDS TO GET A LITTLE NARROW ON THE WAY DOWN. GET A LITTLE STUCK. THIS IS A 5-IRON. >> CAMERON TRINGALE FOR BIRDIE AT 15. THIS IS TO TIE BROOKS KOEPKA FOR THE EARLY LEAD. >> DON’T LIKE LEAVING IT Dp DEAD ON LINE SHORT, FIVE FEET SHORT. YOU HATE IT. >> THIS IS A HUGE GREEN, 48 PACES LONG. THIS IS JUST OVERCOOKING A LITTLE TO THE LEFT. >> NOW THE SERAPONG GOLF COURSE SITS UNDER THE SHADOWS OF THE STUNNING MARINA BAY SANDS RESORT. >> WELCOME TO HANG TIME. THIS WEEK WE’RE HERE IN SINGAPORE ON THE BACK END OF AUSTRALIA. AND WHO BETTER TO HAVE THIS WEEK THAN THE CAPTAIN OF LAST WEEK’S TEAM CHAMPION FOR RIPPER GC IT’S CAM SMITH. LET’S GO. WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY, CAM. >> THANK YOU. p >> I p > APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE HEAT AND THE RAIN AND THE HUMIDITY. >> I DON’T MIND THE HEAT, THE HUMIDITY IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH. BUT I LOVE SINGAPORE, I LOVE THIS GOLF COURSE. I THINK IT’S DEFINITELY AT THE TOP OF WHAT WE’RE PLAYING THIS WE’RE. >> FIRST OF ALL CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR VERY FIRST TEAM WIN THIS YEAR. ESPECIALLY IN ADELAIDE. WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR YOU? >> IT WAS EPIC. I THINK THAT’S THE MOST NERVOUS I’VE EVER BEEN TO HAVE BASICALLY THE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA BEGGING TWO PLAYERS TO WIN. >> GREAT SHOT. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR TEAM? >> I THINK WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE TEAM WAS WE WERE ALL JUST SO TIGHT KNIT AND SO HAPPY FOR EACH OTHER. I’M SO PROUD OF THOSE GUYS. I MEAN REALLY WHAT WE DID AT THE START OF THE WEEK, ALL OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAD, IT WAS SO TIRING. IT’S CRAZY WHAT THAT WEEK DOES TO AUSTRALIAN GOLF FANS. WE ALREADY CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK NEXT YEAR. >> FOR A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE TIRED, THEY SURE KNEW HOW TO CELEBRATE AFTERWARDS. HOW GOOD SAYS RIPPER GC IN THE SCORE ON INSTAGRAM. CAMERON ON THE CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE. I JUST WONDER NOW THAT ADELAIDE IS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, WHETHER CAM CAN LOOK TO IMPROVE ON 12th IN THE SEASON LONG STANDINGS SO FAR. BUT MEANWHILE BROOKS KOEPKA WHO STARTED BEAUTIFULLY, FOUR BIRDIES IN HIS OPENING FIVE HOLES HAVING TEED OFF AT 3, HE’S OUR EARLY LEADER AT FOUR UNDER PAR. BACK TO 6. AND WHAT A BREAK FOR TALOR GOOCH. THAT WAS HEADED TO THE SINGAPORE STRAITS INTO THE WATER. HIT THE PALM TREE AND BOUNCED ABOUT 30 YEARS BACK INTO THE FAIRWAY. >> LET’S WATCH THE DISTANCE HE HITS IT. THAT ONE COMES UP A LITTLE SHORT. BUT IT’S SO PRECISE IN ALL CONDITIONS. >> WHILST WE WERE CHATTING TO CAM, SERGIO GARCIA CLIMBED THE PILE ON. NO STRANGER TO SUCCESS HERE IN SINGAPORE. HE’S THREE UNDER AFTER THAT BIRDIE AT 4. REMEMBER HE PLAYOFF LAST YEAR LOSING TO TALOR GOOCH AND THE FIREBALLS WHO CAME IN SECOND ARE TIED FOR SECOND AT FIVE UNDER. BACK WITH CAM AT 8. >> THAT WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING CAUGHT IN THAT ROUGH ON THE LEFT SIDE. SPEAKING OF CELEBRATING AFTER THE PLAYOFF, IN HENG TIME AFTER THAT CONVERSATION, RIPPER BOYS WENT TO THE CASINO IN ADELAIDE AND RECEIVED QUITE A WELCOME. AND CAM WAS REALLY SURPRISED AT THAT, HE GOES A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE WERE IN RIPPER HATS. THIS IS GOING TO GO LEFT TO RIGHT. >> ONE OF THE GREAT SUBPLOTS OF THAT, SU-ANN, AS WELL IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS AUSTRALIA AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. TWO NATIONS THAT HAVE DUKED IT OUT IN SPORTS SUCH AS CRICKET AND RUGBY FOR WELL OVER A CENTURY. >> YEAH, IT’S A HUGE RIVALRY. >> 4ACES AT THE MOMENT DOWN IN 13th IN LAST PLACE AT LEVEL PAR. >> WE ARE JUST NOT USED TO SEEING THEM IN THAT POSITION. >> BROOKS, THIS FOR A TWO SHOT LEAD HERE ON 8. WELL, THAT RIVALRY BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. BROOKS GETTING SOME CONFIRMATION FROM HIS CADDY. THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THOSE TWO. UPHILL, LOOKED LIKE A GOOD STROKE. >> SPEAKING OF 4ACES, HAROLD VARNER III IS A RELATIVELY NEW SIGNING THIS SEASON FOR DUSTIN JOHNSON’S TEAM. THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 13. CACA CACALEB SURRATT A TERRIFI SIGNING, A ROOKIE FOR THE EXPANSION TEAM LEGION 13. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 15 FOR JON RAHM’S TEAM WHO HAVE ALREADY WON TWO TEAM TITLES. >> HERE’S UNCLE PHIL OVER AT THE 4th. THIS WAS EARLIER. p >> p BURMESTER ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAM’S PUTT. HE’S BEEN WORKING WITH HIS PUTTING COACH ANDY TRYING TO GET MORE CONSISTENCY. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A FEW OF THOSE TODAY, MISREADS. THESE GREENS DON’T MOVE AS MUCH AS THEY LOOK. >> IN THE LEFT ROUGH. p >>> 7 p >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. JUST A SLIVER OF A FAIRWAY ALONG THE SINGAPORE STRAIT. p >> 162 IS GOING TO BE LIA 1030. >> JON RAHM IS NEXT. >> YEAH, IT’S NOT GOING TO ROLL ANYWHERE. p >> JON ONE OF THE PLAYER WHO HAD NO HORSE IN THE RACE IN THE PLAYOFF IN ADELAIDE, BUT WAS TRANSFIXED AT THE SIGHT OF THE 18th GREEN, JUST SOAKING UP THE ATMOSPHERE. KEEN SPECTATOR. HE WAS THRILLED BY WHAT HE WAS SEEING. LEGION XIII HAVE STARTED REASONABLY WE . JON RAHM TWO UNDER. BUT BROOKS KOEPKA HAS THE LEAD AT FOUR UNDER. MMARK MM LIESHMAN ONE OF THE RIPPER HEROES. A MOMENT AGO FOR BIRDIE AT 11. SAID HE’S NEVER CELEBRATED A BIRDIE PUTT THAT GOT HIM TO 14th IN A TOURNAMENT AS MUCH AS HE DID LAST WEEK IN ADELAIDE. AAND AA LIESH HAS STARTED WELL HERE, HE’S TWO UNDER. >> AS WE WATCH JOAQUIN, HE ALSO SAID THAT FIVE FOOTER HE HAD TO MAKE TO EXTEND THE PLAYOFF SAID HE EITHER BETTER MAKE IT OR RUN. >> THE GALLERIES WOULD HAVE CHARGED ONTO THE GREEN. LEISH COULD TAKE THE FIRST 5 OR 6 >> YES, NO QUESTION, HE’ NOT A SMALL GUY. >> BUT THERE WERE A FEW THOUSAND. >> AND THE VERY HISTORICAL PART OF THE GOLF COURSE HERE. JUST TO THE LEFT OF THIS GREEN IS AN OLD BRITISH FORT. A LOOKOUT POINT FOR THE INVADING TROOPS FROM WORLD WAR II. AND THEY HAD SOME BATTLES DOWN HERE. DJ, LAST WEEK SORT OF PICKED UP HIS PACE ON THE GREENS READING HIS PUTTS. BUT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE BACK TO HIS OLD ROUTINE. I HAD NOTICED THAT THESE PLAYERS ARE NOT WALKING VERY QUICKLY. TRYING TO CONSERVE ENERGY. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU THERE, YOUNG MAN? >> I’M OKAY. YOUNG MAN? JERRY, I’M YOUNGER THAN YOU, THAT’S ABOUT IT. >> THAT’S A CATCH PHRASE WHEN YOU GET TO THIS POINT IN MY LIFE. >> OKAY, DJ, HE’S HAD A FEW OPPORTUNITIES. MADE A DECENT PUTT FOR BIRDIE ON 4. HE’S BEEN BURNING THE EDGES. CERTAINLY AIMING JUST OUTSIDE THAT LEFT EDGE OF THE HOLE RE. >> LOOKS GOOD. OHH. >> DAVID, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAHM’S SWING, I WAS REMINDED BY OUR EDITOR WHO’S DOING REMOTE HELP WITH US THIS WEEK AND HE’S BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT IT. JON WAS BORN WITH A BIRTH DEFECT AND HAS ONE LEG SHORTER THAN THE OTHER AND VERY RESTRICTED ANKLE MOBILITY WHICH PROBABLY HAS A BIG PART TO DO WITH THE LACK OF TURN IN THE SWING. >> JON TEED OFF AT 2 AND HE BIR BIR BIRBIRDIED BIRBIR 4 AND 5. NEXT TO PLAY BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. >> NOT GOING TO BE BAD THERE. JUST A HOLE LOCATION THAT’S REALLY, REALLY TOUGH TO ATTACK EVENLY FOR THE BEST. BUBBA HAS THIS TO STAY AT THREE UNDER. OUT AT NUMBER 9. >> THIS IS JUST WHERE YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE SPEED. IF HE KEEPS THE SPEED UP,EMAKES A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THESE. >> GOT THERE AND WAS JUST A LITTLE PULL. >>> NIEMANN FINDS HIMSELF WELL BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GREEN. NOT A LOT OF GREEN TO WORK WITH HERE EITHER. >> PAUL CASEY. >> LOOK WHERE THIS HOLE IS CUT ALMOST ON THE NEXT TEE. >> THIS IS FOR PAR FOR CASEY TO KEEP IT TWO UNDER. THAT HURT. >> GRAHAM McDOWELL ON THE 14th TEE. SMASH GC, HIS FIRST SEASON WITH THEM. THEY ARE SIX UNDER PAR, THEY LEAD BY ONE. THEY HAD A VICTORY TO THEIR NAME IN LAS VEGAS, OUR SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE SESEASON AND G-MAC WAS THE MVP ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY WITH A 65. >> LIKE THE WAY THAT ONE FELT COMING OFF THE CLUB. BUT KNEW ABOUT HALFWAY THERE IT WAS TOO MUCH CLUB. >> A FEW MOMENTS AGO ON THE TTEE AT 9, OUR LEADER BROOKS KOEPKA WHO HAS BIRDIED FOUR OF HIS OPENING SIX. >> 4-IRON FOR BROOKS. REMEMBER LAST YEAR HE PLAYED REALLY WELL OUT HERE. HE MISSED THE PLAYOFF BY ONE. OH, WHAT A SHOT. >> GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS HOLE LOCATION. IT COMES IN SLIGHTLY HOT AND RIGHT OF THE HOLE. IT RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SLOPE INTO A REALLY TOUGH SPOT. >> YOUNG CALEB SURRATT AT 16. >> CAM SMITH, GOT A LITTLE UNLUCKY WITH HIS DRIVE. IT DIDN’T CONTINUE ROLLING DOWN THIS HILL. HE’S GOT A DOWNHILL LIE. 5-IRON. AS JERRY SAID, YOU HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL WITH THIS HOLE LOCATION. ANYTHING JUST A LITTLE LONG, IT’S GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE BACK RIGHT COLLECTION AREA. THAT IS WAY LEFT. >> WHEN YOUR BAD SHOTS ARE GOOD OR GOOD ENOUGH, YOU’RE DOING ALL RIGHT. >> THAT WAS BRYSON FOR BIRDIE AT 7. BEFORE THAT, JON RAHM PUTTED FOR HIS BIRDIE. >> DEAN >> BURMESTER, HIS SECOND ON 9. >> BIG ADVANTAGE BEING A LONGER HITTER ON THIS GOLF COURSE. TRYING TO CUT THIS ONE IN. >> THAT IS JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE AMOUNT OF SLOPE, BALLS MOVING FOR 15 SECONDS, IT ONLY MOVES ABOUT SIX FEET. >> THIS IS RAHM’S BIRDIE PUTT. >> HE’S GOT THE LINE IF HE HITS IT. JUST A HUGE MISJUDGMENT OF SPEED THERE. CARLOS ORTIZ. THIS IS FOR EAGLE OUT AT NUMBER 4. HE WOULD GO ON TO MAKE BIRDIE THERE AND MOVE IT TO TWO UNDER PAR. TIED FOR FOURTH, TWO SHOTS BACK OF KOEPKA. . >>> DOING WHAT BUBBA DOES. A BIG BANANA BALL AT THE CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY. >> JON RAHM FOR PAR AT 7. ALWAYS A LITTLE OUTSIDE. THAT’S GOING TO FRUSTRATE HIM ENDLESSLY A 3 PUTT. >> BIRDIE AT 2. >> ALL THREE PLAYERS OF THE GROUP FELL IN THE GREEN. AND A TRICKY BIRDIE PUTT AT THE 9. AND BROOKS IS LOOKING SO SOLID TODAY STRIKING HIS IRONS JUST SO WELL. >> THE STORY OF HIS CAREER AND YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN HE WILL PEAK. WE EXPECT THEM TO PLAY WELL AND SURPRISING WE DIDN’T EXPECT THEM TO PLAY WELL THIS WEEK. >> BUT HE IS ONE OF THE PLAYERS HE IS VERY MUCH PRESENT AND HE IS JUST A TOUGH MENTAL GAME HE HAS ONE OF THE BEST MENTAL GAMES. HE WORKS REALLY HARD. >> GOT SOCIAL MEDIA FROM RIPPER GC ON THE REST OF THE TEAM. GET ONE OF THOSE MULLET ONES ON YOU. >> CAM SMITH WAS WEARING A MULLET. A DOUBLE MULLET. >> WE NEED TO SEE ARLO IN THE MULLET. >> THEY’RE NOT THE TOP SELLERS. >> CAM IS READY TO GO. AND HE SAID THE TOP OF THE SHOW AND PUTTING IS IMPORTANT HERE AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST GREENS 51 PIECES LONG. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THIS IS DOWN HILL AND REALLY QUICK HERE AND TURN A LITTLE LEFT. SHOULD. >> TOO LATE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HERE IS OUR LOVELY SKITTLES GRAPH SCORES FROM THE POSITION OF THE TEE SHOTS PLAYED. AND TWO BIRDIES, THREE BOGEYS. THEY ARE NOT NEAR THE GREEN THE ONE THAT IS LIKE A FAIRWAY 40-YARDS BACK. >> JOACO TO PLAY. >> THAT’S THE GREEN AT 9 AND DEAN BURMESTER FOR BIRDIE. >> WORKING WITH THE PUTTING COACH. >> HE USED THE MEASURE OF THE ACCELERATION OF STROKE. THIS WILL HAVE TO SETTLE. >> AND BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU REACHED THE 8th TEE. >> AND A QUICK ONE FROM THERE. CUTTING WELL TODAY HE IS FEELING MORE CONFIDENT AS THE ROUND GOES BY. THE AIM IS TWO BALLS RIGHT. >> AND BROOKS KOEPKA TEED OFF AT 3. HE BIRDIED FIVE OF THE OPENING 7 HOLES. 5 UNDER AND LEADS BY 2. >> JON RAHM ON THE TEE AT 8. NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE OPENING ROUND. THAT’S NOT THE WORSE POSITION TO BE IN. WELL BELOW THE PLAN. >> FOR BIRDIE AT 14. >> OH, YES. >> THOMAS PIETERS AT 18, THE SECOND SHOT. THAT’S A PEACH, STICK WITH THE 3 WOOD. AND TRINGALE ON THE TEE AT 17. >> AND BRENDAN STEELE ON THE COURTNEY HIGHFIELD AND — ON HYFLYERS AND SIMILAR IN THE BALL STRIKING. LOUIS AT THE 10th. >> AND THE FLAG. >> AND A SHOT HERE AND A 7 IRON THE WIND HERE. STANDING ON THE FAIRWAY AND LOOK UP IN THE CLOUDS IT IS DOWN WIND. >> AND GETS INTO THREE AND A HALF FEET ON THE APPROACH. >> AND BUBBA WATSON THE SECOND SHOT AT 10. >> HIS TEAMMATE IS THOMAS PIETERS, THIS FOR EAGLE AT 18 TO GET TO 3 UNDER PAR. THE BELGIAN IS FLYING EARLY ON HERE IN SINGAPORE. RANGEGOATS A SHOT BEHIND SMASH. BROOKS ON THE TEE AT 10, GETTING TO THE END OF THE FAIRWAY AND CREEP INTO THE BUNKER. ANOTHER SOLID SWING. >> BUBBA FOR BIRDIE AT 10. , THAT’S STARTED AND PERFECT READ. >> TWO BACK OF THE RANGEGOATS IN THE EARLY STAGES ON LEVEL WITH SMASH GC AT 7 UNDER. >> AND REJOICES. >> JON RAHM OFF THE EDGE HERE AT 8. >> WE’RE BACK ON THE GREEN AT 10. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN, SECOND PLACE IN ADELAIDE. SECOND RUNNER UP FINISH ON THE SEASON SO FAR. TIED FOR SECOND IN JEDDAH AS YOU CAN SEE EARLIER IN THE YEAR. LOUIS GOING WELL IN THE INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS, 4th A PLACE BEHIND THE TEAMMATE DEAN BURMESTER. >> LOUIS IS AWARE TO WIN THE EVENT. >> HE IS 3 UNDER. >> LEFT TO RIGHT SLOPE IN FRONT OF DJ THE FIRST THIS. A SLOPE INTO UP THE HILL. >> A BIG TEE SHOT 320-YARDS AND A 7 WOOD CUT IT TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE GREEN. HE HAD A WEDGE OUT AND DECIDED WITH A PUTTER. >> NOT A GOOD ONE. >> AND THAT IS UP HILL INTO THE GREEN AND JUST SCRUBS ALL THE SPEED OFF IT. >> AND KIERAN VINCENT HAS IS A VALUABLE PART OF LEGION XIII AND NEEDS POINTS. HE WANTS TO STICK AROUND. THE TEE SHOT AT 2. AND IT IS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. BIRDIE THERE, HE IS ONE UNDER PAR. AND WHO NEEDS POINTS. HE IS A WILD CARD IN THE LIVE GULF LEAGUE AND ANTHONY KING, SEEKING THE FIRST POINTS OF THE SEASON. NICELY DONE. BRYSON FOR BIRDIE AT 8. , HE IS SUPPOSED TO GET HIM TO EVEN PAR JUST EARLIER. DAVID SAID VERY SLIPPERY PUTT. >> AND TRINGALE AT 17. AND THE RIGHT EDGE ON THE WAY BACK. >> LOOK AT THIS FOR BIRDIE. >> YOU DON’T USUALLY SEE A REACTION FROM DUSTIN IF HE MISSES THIS ONE, I THINK WE MAY SEE A NEGATIVE REACTION OF SOME SORT BUT LET’S HOPE HE POURS IT IN. HE HAS BEEN BURNING THE EDGES, A BIG LIP OUT ON THE LAST GREEN. >> WHEN HE GETS MAD HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULD TEAR A PIECE OF TOAST IN HALF, CRUSH A GRAPE. >> RIP A TISSUE. >> MATTHEW WOLFF. SECOND SHOT OF 5. A BEAUTY. OUT OF THAT ALWAYS THE ROUGH. SO HARD. >> THE BIG BLADES OF GRASS CAN WRECK HAVOC. >> TALOR GOOCH MADE THE BIRDIE AT 7. >> SECOND SHOT HERE. >> ALL THE WAY FRONT LEFT. THAT IS GOING TO TRICKLE ALL THE WAY DOWN. HE HAS A WEDGE. 3, 4 FEET OF THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT. >> BROOKS SAID WITH HIS FORM HE WASTED ALL THE PRACTICE TIME FROM DECEMBER UNTIL THE MASTER’S BUT ROUNDING INTO FORM HERE AND LEADS BY 2. >> GOT A LITTLE UNLUCKY, COULD NOT GET THAT RIGHT BOUNCE ON THE TEE SHOT OF THE ROUGH. NOT BAD, BE CAREFUL NOT TO CATCH A FLIER. >> ON HIS FEET AND IT WAS HIGH ON THE FACE. >> EXCELLENT SHOT BUT NOT THERE A VERY GOOD POSITION. >> WORKING HARD ON THE WEDGES AND WORKING WITH HIS COACH GRANT, TRYING TO GET MORE SHALLOW ON THE WAY DOWN, WANTS TO FEEL LIKE HE IS PLAYING A PUSH DRAW. SMOOTHER IN THE TRANSITION. >> THAT’S GOOD. >> THAT LOOKED LIKE IT MAY HAVE GONE INTO CUP AND OUT. >> OFF THE 9th TEE. VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THAT HAD SOME STOPS. >> A GREAT BIRDIE FOR MATTHEW WOLFF PLAYING SECOND FROM THE ROUGH. VERY GOOD. MINUS TWO AND THREE BACK. >> THE RANGEGOATS ARE TIDE WITH SMASH. >> OF COURSE THEY ARE. >> THAT STARTED SOLIDLY 2 UNDER PAR. THREE BACK OF BROOKS KOEPKA. , HE PULLED IT IN HIS HANDS YOU CANNOT FAKE IT, TOUGH FLUSH IT OUT LET THAT DRIFT BACK. YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THE ROUGH. UP AND DOWN. >> THAT IS GOING TO CATCH THE SLOPE. >> YOU DON’T SEE THAT FINISH OUT OF TALOR WITH AN IRON. >> 4ACES ARE OFF THE BASEMENT OF THE TEAM RACE IN THE EARLY STAGES. PATRICK REED FOR BIRDIE AT 11. PAT PÉREZ IS 47th AND 49th. BIRDIE AT 17. ONE OVER PAR, THE ACES IN A TIE FOR NINTH NOW AND CAPTAIN. , THAT’S A MINI WOOD. A 9 WOOD. I DON’T KNOW HOW HE KEEPS THESE DOWN. >> IT MAZE CATCH THAT THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. >> THE GREEN AT 10 AND ANOTHER LOOK AT BIRDIE. >> AND THE COACH. AND THE TEAM THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK ON HIS STROKE, HE TENDS TO GET ON THE WAY BACK AND A LITTLE BIT MORE STRAIGHTER BACK. AND ALL THIS STARTED AND THIS IS GOING TO MOVE A FAIR BIT TO THE RIGHT. >> IT WAS ENTHUSIASTIC. >> KNOCKING OFF THE GREEN. >> AND BRENDAN STEELE ON THE TEE AT 8 AND HELD THE NERVE WITH THE FINAL ROUND 68. AMIDST THE CHAOS AND THE FRENZY AT THE GRANGE IN ADELAIDE. AND BRENDAN STEELE WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE. HE OVERPOWERED THE WORLD CLASS FIELD FOR THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WIN. >> WHERE DID YOU FINISH IN VEGAS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> TIED FOR LAST MAYBE 53rd , SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> SAY IT ISN’T SO. >> NOT A GOOD WEEK. I SAID TO HIM, YOU KNOW, THE GAME IS GOOD, JUST LET IT GO. >> HE HAS BEEN QUIETLY WORKING HIS WAY UP THE LEADERBOARD. >> HE CAME OUT AND PLAYED FREELY I WAS TRYING TO DO LAST WEEK, THE WORD WAS FREEDOM. LET IT GO, HE PLAYS PERFECT. >> MAN OF STEELE, IN FIRST PLACE. >> YOU HAVE TO TRY TO NOT SLOW DOWN. THAT’S THE TENDENCY RIGHT NOW YOU GOT THERE AND HOLD ON. DON’T MESS UP. >> THAT’S NOT THE WAY THAT YOU WIN, YOU HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS AND GET THE GREAT SHOTS. >> STEELE IS PLAYING THE ROUND OF HIS LIFE AND I MISSED A SHORT ONE ON THE LEFT. >> AND LOOK AT THAT. YOU KNOW THIS IS JUST WHERE IT GETS REAL. >> INSTEAD OF GETTING THAT TO DRAG ME DOWN, I PUSHED FORWARD AND PLAY WITH FREEDOM AND CONFIDENCE. >> THERE IT IS. THAT’S THE WINNING SHOT. BRENDAN STEELE, I SAW THAT GO I THOUGHT I THINK WE HAVE THIS ONE. >> THERE ARE FEW GREAT MOMENTS LIKE THAT. WHEN YOU GET IT YOU HAVE TO ENJOY IT. >> BRENDAN STEELE, CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT A PERFORMANCE, WE HAD A WIN TO SEE THEM GET OUT THE FIRST WIN ON LIV. >> TO GET THAT WIN IS NICE FOR US. >> HE SAID ON 41, I’M GETTING BETTER AND PUTS IT DOWN TO HIS ASSOCIATION, FRIENDSHIP AND TUTORING FROM PHIL MICKELSON. BROOKS, YES, SAVES PAR AT 10. >> THAT’S A GREEN IN REGULATION AND 1 PUTT PAR. >> YOU DON’T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN. >> AND JON RAHM. THIS IS HIS SECOND. NICE. >> A MOMENT AGO CAM SMYTHE FOR BIRDIE AT 10. >> THE RATHER LARGE PUTTING SURFACE OUT AT 9. AND BRYSON THE FIRST TO PUTT FOR BIRDIE. >> AND THAT HAS KIND OF BEEN THE ONE THEME I HAVE SEEN IN BRYSON NORMALLY HE CALCULATES THE SPEED AS GOOD AS ANYBODY. HE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH IT THE LAST FEW WEEKS. >> THAT’S NOT JERRY FOLTZ’S ROOM THAT’S BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU’S ROOM HERE. >> MINE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WATER. >> OVER THE ETERNITY POOL. >> UH-HUH. >> BRIS — BRYSON ON THE NINTH. >> KEVIN NA FOR BIRDIE AT 14 TO GET HIM AT 4 UNDER. >> AND NOT THE MOST POWERFUL BUT SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST ON THE LONGER AND TOUGHER COURSES. >> DJ FOR BIRDIE DOING A LOT OF GARDENING AND CUT THE GREENS AT UNDER 3 MILLIMETERS IT IS EASY TO WALK HOME AND TURN UP A BIT OF TURF. HE IS AIMING FOR 10 FEET LEFT OF THE HOLE AND 25-FOOTER, 30-FOOTER. A PRETTY GOOD LOOKING LINE. >> NINTH GREEN AND JOACO FOR BIRDIE. [ LAUGHTER ] JOACO WALKING IT IN. JUST QUIETLY GOING ABOUT HIS BUSINESS AND SEASON LONG STANDINGS LEADER AND WHILST THAT WAS HAPPENING, MARC LEISHMAN FOR BIRDIE AT 13. AND MARC LEISHMAN IN GREAT FORM. 3 UNDER PAR, A MEMBER OF RIPPER GC. >> AND LOOKING TO BE ANOTHER FIRST TIME WINNER. >> AS IS JON RAHM. BIRDIE AT 9. >>> ONE OF THE BETTER APPROACHES. THIS IS A LITTLE SLIPPERY. >> BROOKS ON THE TEE AT 11. KEEP THIS ON THE LEFT CENTER. ANYTHING RIGHT OF THIS WILL BE BLOCKED OUT BY THAT PALM TREE AND THAT’S PERFECT. >>> A LITTLE UNLUCKY AND RAN INTO THE ROUGH AND HAD A ROUGH LIE AND A PRETTY GOOD CHIP. NO SPIN, JUST TUMBLED. THIS IS 11, 12 FEET HAD A GOOD READ FROM BRENDAN STEELE THE LINE HAD TO MOVE THE MARKER. >> AND YOU GIVE THEM A LOOK AT THE LINE. THEY WILL AT LEAST SCARE IT. >> ABE ANCER A MOMENT AGO TO GET IT TO 3 UNDER AT 11. YOU KNOW HE MAKES IT, THE SCORE IS POSTED LIVE. HE IS 2 BACK. >> WANDER WHAT OOSTHUIZEN IS DOING THERE. IT WOULD NOT COME TO REST AND TRYING TO REPLACE IT. AND THIS FOR BIRDIE TO GET IT TO 4 UNDER. THAT’S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. >> THE LIV GOLF PODCAST DROPS WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE. THIS WEEK THE HOST AND SU-ANN HENG CAUGHT UP WITH ADRIAN MERONK, WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS. >> A MAJOR UNDER MY BELT. >>> WHICH ONE. >> MY FAVORITE IS THE MASTERS BUT ANYONE AT THIS POINT. >> YOU WERE PLAYING WELL HEADING IN HERE. >> IT WAS NOT MY BEST. >> I SAID DO YOU THINK HE WANTED IT TOO BAD. HE SAID PROBABLY SO BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO JOINS THE LEAGUE HAS — >> THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. >> I DON’T THINK TO YOURSELF YOU DO. FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. >> IT WAS THAT AND I THINK THAT I WAS FATIGUED AS WELL. PREPARING TO THAT I THINK TOO MUCH. >> JUST TOO MUCH ENERGY ON THAT AND TUESDAY OF THE TOURNAMENT I SPENT LIKE TEN HOURS ON THE COURSE WHICH WAS LONG, YES. I LEARNED MY LESSON. I DIDN’T PLAY MY BEST BUT — >> A FEW WINS AND A MAJOR. >> WELL, YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN PODCAST. GO TO WHERE YOU LISTEN AND WATCH IT ON THE YouTUBE PAGE AT FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN POD. NOT IN THE P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP BUT IN THE U.S. OPEN AND IN THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SUMMER. >> AND A LEAP ONE OFF 10. , AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ THE SECOND SHOT INTO 16. >> NICE. >> AND JON RAHM AT 10. >> LOOKS LIKE HE IS GOING TO TRY TO HIT A DRAW THIS TIME. HE IS COMPLETELY SET AND WAGGLE FORWARD MORE OPEN. >> AND POWER FADE. JUST ON IN THE FIRST STEP CUT, NOT TOO BAD AT ALL HERE. >> SECOND SHOT HERE ON 11t. NEEDS TO GO FIRST AND EVEN THOUGH HE IS ON THE FAIRWAY THIS IS NOT IDEAL, HE IS BLOCKED OUT BY THAT PALM TREE TO THE RIGHT OF IT WITH THE HOLE LOCATION. THIS PORTION OF THE GREEN. SHOULD NOT HAVE MORE THAN A WEDGE OR A 9 IRON AND LOFT ONE UP. YES. THAT’S WHAT HE DID. >> PERFECT. >> CANADA GAP WEDGE. SEE THE PRACTICE SWING THAT HE TAKES. KEEPING THE BACK SWING. MAKING SURE THAT THE LEFT SHOULDER PRESSES DOWN TO THE GROUND. AND GOES TO THE RANGE EVERY DAY AFTER PLAY. AND LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. >> BROOKS. JUST A SAND WEDGE. PRETTY MUCH RIGHT AT THIS PIN. >>> AND MATT JONES ALMOST ACED THE PAR IN ADELAIDE. THE TEE SHOT HERE IN SINGAPORE, NOT TOO SHABBY. A BIRDIE FOR JONES. AND KALLE SAMOOJA FOR THE CLEEKS. THE MAN FROM FINLAND PROMOTED TO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE HAS TO EARN POINTS, THAT’S THE BIRDIE. HE IS LEVEL PAR. >> AND HENRIK STENSON AT THE 7th. VERY NICE. SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ A SECOND SHOT AT 16. THIS IS FOR BIRDIE. >> SAM HORSFIELD FOR EAGLE AT 4 AND BORN IN ENGLAND AND RESIDED IN FLORIDA FOR A LARGE PORTION OF HIS LIFE. 2 UNDER PAR. HE WILL TAP THAT IN FOR BIRDIE. AND THEY ARE 2 UNDER. THEY ARE 7 BACK. THEY ARE BACK OF SMASH GC. >> AND SERGIO AT NUMBER 7. AND PUNCH SAND WEDGE HERE. (COURSE CHATTER). >> BROOKS KOEPKA ON THE GREEN AT 11 FOR A TWO SHOT LEAD. >> THE SECOND PUTT FROM THE 10th. AND MORE CONFIDENCE WITH THE CLUB THIS WEEK. AND FOURTH IN PUTTING HERE. AND UP HILL. AND SARCASTIC CHORTEL THERE. THAT’S A SHORT WAY THERE. JON RAHM SECOND SHOT AT 10. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON JUST PLAYING INTO A BREEZE, RIGHT INTO THEM, THAT’S A GOOD LINE JUST RIGHT. >> WE SAW ONE CLOSER THAT WAS TALOR GOOCH, HOW HE DID IT. >> THAT WAS WITH A SIX IRON. >> CAMMING, ON THE GREEN AT 11. THIS IS FOR A BIRDIE. GOT THE FIRST ONE ON THE 1h HOLE. A GREAT PUTTING DRILL THAT THE RIPPER TEAM DO. THEY STARTED DOING IT LAST YEAR AND PART IS SUPERSTITION. THEY ARE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CAM IS STARTING TO ROLL THEM IN. HE IS IN RIPPER GC 5 BACK OF THE LEADER. HERE IS BROOKS THE CAPTAIN FOR HIS PAR. >> BROOKS IS BLEMISH FREE SO FAR. >> NICE TO SEE THE PEARLY WHITE TEETH AGAIN. >> THIS IS SERGIO GARCIA. FOR BIRDIE AT 7. HE WILL REMAIN AT 3. TWO BACK. >> AND BRYSON NEXT FOR BIRDIE. >> I LOVE COMPUTERS HOW RIGHT THEY ARE AND WRONG. THE ANALYTICS HAD SMASH AS THE FAVORITE AND STINGERS THE THIRD FAVORITE. THEY’RE IN FIRST AND THIRD AND CRUSHERS AS THE SECOND BY A MARGIN. THEY’RE IN LAST. >> ONLY TEAM NOT UNDER PAR, THE CRUSHERS. >> MARTIN KAYMER WITH THE SECOND SHOT AT 6. TIED 14 IN ADELAIDE THE BEST FINISH IN THE LAST 18 LIV EVENTS. 64 HELPED HIM TO THAT FINISH. >> CAM SMITH ON THE TEE AT 12. 1 UNDER PAR. >> PLAYED THE SECOND HARDEST. THAT’S THE HARDEST GREEN TO FIND ON THE COURSE SO HITTING A FAIRWAY WOULD PLAY A HUGE ADVANTAGE TO SOME QUESTION ON THE HOLE. NARROW LITTLE AND JUST LEFT OF THE RIGHT BUNKER. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 10. >> BROOKS NOW ON THE TEE AT 12. >> WALKING ON HIS ALIGNMENT SQUARING IT UP. HE GETS STUCK ON THE WAY DOWN. >> DJ FOR BIRDIE AT 9. >> THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD SECOND FROM DJ, JUST ON THIS COURSE YOU HAVE 55-YARDS LONG AND PUT THE PIN TOWARDS THE BACK, THAT IS HARD TO GET YOURSELF TO GET IT ALL THE WAY BACK. >> THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT. >> MOST IS CUT OUT OF THEM. >> IT IS MORE OF AN ISSUE AND STRAIGHT DOWN NOT SO MUCH CROSS GRAIN. >> HIGHER THAN AVERAGE FOR THIS DISTANCE A THIRD OF THE PUTTS. >> RIGHT AT THE END. DID ALL OF THAT. >> ABE ANCER FROM MILES AWAY. DOES IT DAVID. >> THAT’S A BONUS. >> , ABE IS ENJOYING HIMSELF IN ASIA, VICTORIOUS IN HONG KONG AND NOW TIED FOR SECOND. TALOR GOOCH FOR BIRDIE AT 9 TO GET TO 3 UNDER PAR. >> WELL WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE AND IT IS BROOKS KOEPKA’S BIRTHDAY AND HE IS IN THE LEAD WITH 9 TO PLAY ON DAY ONE IN SINGAPORE. . >>> WE ARE PLAYING ONE OF THE JEWELS OF ASIAN GOLF, IF NOT, WORLD GOLF. SENTOSA. STUNNING, A REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE PLAYERS AS WELL. SOME ARE THRIVING. ARLO WHITE, JERRY FOLTZ AND DAVID FEHERTY IN THE BOOTH. DOM BOULET AND SU-ANN HENG OUT IN THE SULTRY CONDITIONS OUTSIDE. IT IS A GORGEOUS DAY, SEARING HEAT AND HUMIDITY, 90 FAHRENHEIT, 32 CELSIUS, SUNNY, THE WEATHER IS HOLDING AND HOW ABOUT BROOKS KOEPKA. GREAT TO SEE, AHEAD OF THE DEFENSE OF THE P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP THAT HE WON. HE IS BIRDIED FIVE OF THE OPENING 9 HOLES AND ANNOYED AND IN THE MASTERS AND A LOW FINISH. SIGNS OF LIFE, THOUGH. IN THE FINAL TWO ROUNDS IN ADELAIDE AND LEADS ON 5 UNDER PAR. SU-ANN HENG ON COURSE ANALYST YOU ARE FOLLOWING HIS PROGRESS. WHAT HAVE YOU MADE OF IT? , LAST WEEK FOR SURE HE WAS TIED FOURTH IN PUTTING COMING IN HERE HE IS TIED IN 38th IN PUTTING AND VERY CANDID ABOUT THE STRUGGLES ON THE GREEN AND TRYING TO FIND THAT CONFIDENCE. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO MAKE MORE PUTTS WATCHING THEM. MAKING GREAT STROKES BUT TODAY HE IS LOOKING MORE CONFIDENT OVER THE PUTTER. HE IS PUTTING POSITIVE STROKES ON IT AND PAYING OFF. THE WORK HE IS PUTTING IN WITH THE COACH IS COMING TOGETHER NICELY TODAY. >>> TALOR GOOCH IS THE DEFENDING CHAMPION. HE HAS NOT MISSED A FAIRWAY. HE CAME BACK AND MISSED A GREEN HE IS FOUR, MAYBE FIVE PUTTS FROM FIVE TO 12 FEET. HE IS THE BEST PUTTER ON THE LEAGUE FROM A STROKES GAME PERSPECTIVE. THERE IS A STEELY DETERMINATION OF TALOR HE WANTS TO DEFEND THE TITLE. >> SOME OF THE BROOKS KOEPKA HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS AT NUMBER 3 THAT IS REFERENCING FOR BIRDIE. >> BEAUTIFUL. SECOND SHOT AT THE PAR 4 6h HOLE. AND RELAXED ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH. AND HE HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER THAN 4 UNDER AND THAT CHANGED. 5 UNDER IS THE RESULT AFTER 7. HERE AT 9. NEAR SIX OR SEVEN GETS THAT IN. >> SU-ANN, YOU TALKED ABOUT HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE LACK OF PERFORMANCE. DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE. OBVIOUSLY, THE PUTTING IS CONFIDENT ANYTHING IN THE BODY LANGUAGE? >> WE WATCHED HIM FOR A COUPLE OF SEASONs. THIS DEMEANOR DOES NOT CHANGE WHETHER HE IS PLAYING GREAT OR POORLY HE SAID SOMETHING INTERESTING IN AN INTERVIEW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE CONFIDENCE IS SOMETHING THAT TAKES HIM A LONG TIME TO BUILD AND AN INSTANT TO LOSE QUICKLY. THAT’S THE WAY HE HAS BEEN FEELING ABOUT THE PUTTER, YOU DO NOT SEE THEM DROPPING IN OVER AND OVER. IT EATS AWAY AT YOU AFTER A TIME AND HE SAID THAT IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE. TODAY HE IS SOLID AND LOOKING GOOD. SWINGING THE CLUB WELL AND PUTTING SO MUCH BETTER THIS WEEK. >> YOU HAVE GOT DEAN BURMESTER AND CAMERON SMITH THERE. THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE PLAYOFF. IS THE EXERTIONS THEY HAVE A BIT OF A HANGOVER. >> I SPOKE WITH CAM THIS WEEK. I THINK IT IS MORE THE HEAT THAT’S GETTING TO THEM. IT IS REALLY HOT AND HUMID HERE. I SPOKE WITH ONE OF MY BUDDIES HERE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I DON’T KNOW WHEN WERE YOU HOME LAST BUT THIS IS THE HOT NEST SINGAPORE, THE MOST HUMID. IT IS GETTING TO SOME OF THE PLAYERS. DEAN IS SWEATING THROUGH AND THREW HIS TOP AND SHORTS AND CAM. THE KEY HERE IS RESERVE ENERGY. >> THE DEFENDING CHAMPION HERE AND TALOR GOOCH. HE WOULD CLEAN THAT UP EASILY. AHEAD AT 9:00. A PRECARIOUS LOCATION TODAY, HE PLAYED THIS SECOND. >> AND DOM, YOU MENTIONED TALOR’S DETERMINATION THE GRIT THEY HAS. HOW IS IT THAT HE IS ABLE TO, IT IS THE WAY HE PLAYS. HE DOES NOT OVERPOWER THE COURSE. HE IS A GOOD 15, 20-YARDS BEHIND DUSTIN AND BRENDAN STEELE. GREG NORMAN SAID HE IS THE BEST IRON PLAYER IN 20, 25 YEARS, ON THE 9th. THAT’S THE BEST WE’LL SEE. HE STARTED OFF EARLY HE IS DIALED IN NOW. HOW IS DJ LOOKING OUT THERE. HE IS FRUSTRATED. >> HE IS LOOKING FINE, DAVID. ONE OF THE MANAGERS CAME UP TO ME. WHAT IS UP WITH THE ROUND. HE IS JUST NOT MAKING PUTTS, HE IS GIVING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE MAKEABLE RANGE AND 25 FEET BUT BURNING THE EDGES HE COULD DROP ON THE BACK 9. >> THIS WAS BROOKS THE APPROACH AT 12. >> LOOK AT THE ALMOST 500-YARDS OF THE PAR 4. DRIVING AND CAN GET IT JUST PAST THE SECOND BUNKER ON THE RIGHT. ON THE LEFT. NOT SO MUCH IN PLAY. AND LITTLE DOWN HILL AND VERY LONG GREEN. BROOKS WILL BE THE FIRST TO GO HERE. >> AND ANYTHING PAST THE PIN. TRICKLES ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE A FAIRLY SLOW PUTT UP THE HILL. AS I SAID WATCHING HIM THE FIRST NINE HOLES HE IS PUTTING SOME VERY POSITIVE STROKES PUT THIS PUTTER IN MIME. , IT WAS IN HIS BAD 10-12 YEARS, HE DOESN’T REMEMBER NOT USING IT. >> HE HAS NOT TAKEN IT OUT SINCE MIAMI. , HE HAS NOT PUTTED HIS BEST, YOU THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED AND SNEAK THAT IN THERE. AND. >> AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT HOTTER OFF THE FACE. >> AND TRINGALE OVER AT THE FIRST GREEN. AND 3 UNDER. AND JUST A WEDGE. AND THERE IS THAT CONSISTENT IRON PLAY WE’RE WE USED TO SEEING OUT OF GOOCH. >> DJ DRYING OFF. >> THOMAS PIETERS MORE THAN MILES AWAY AT THE THIRD. NOW DJ. >> ABE ANCER A FINE TIME IN THE SUNSHINE AND RUNNING HOT. HE IS 4 UNDER PAR AND FOR THE ROUND. AT 11. AND ON THE FRONT HE WAS IN HONG KONG. AND TAKING A FIVE STROKE LEAD INTO FINAL ROUND. >> ONE BACK OF BROOKS KOEPKA. >> AND KIERAN VINCENT TOPPLES IN. >> THE WORK REMAINING HERE FOR PAR. >> AND STABILIZEsS FACE. 5 UNDER PAR. HE LEADS AND SMASH GC SEEKING A SECOND VICTORY THEY LEAD BY 2. >> JON RAHM AT 11. >> AND COULD NOT SEE THEM GET IT TWO TO THE HOLE FROM THAT SPOT. >> AND GREEN. AND FEELS LIKE 102 DEGREES WITH THE HEAT INDEX. AND EVERYTHING IS DAMP. INCLUDING MY SHORTS. >>> BRENDAN STEELE WITH A STRANGE EFFORT THERE. AND THE 13th TEE. AND, GET HERE, PERFECT. PERFECT. >> GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE TEE SHOT AND ANYTHING RIGHT CENTER. AND TRICKLE DOWN INTO HAZARD. MIND YOU WE HAD SOME RAIN THIS MORNING SO IT MIGHT JUST HELP WITH THE FORGIVENESS OF THAT SIDE. HERE IN SENTOSA GRAIN DOWN TO THE HAZARD. THIS IS LEFT. THE BUNKER. >> BIRDIE AT 10. THAT WAS ACROSS THE HOLE AT THE LAST MOMENT. >> BACK TO BROOKS ON 13. >> 3 IRON FOR BROOKS. , ADJUSTING THE ALIGNMENT. >> 450-YARDS LONG. >> CAMERON TRINGALE TO TIE THE LEAD. AND AT 5 UNDER PAR. HE ROLLS IN THE BIRDIE PUTT AT THE SECOND. AND JASON KOKRAK GETS IT TO 4 UNDER, TO THREE SHOTS. JASON KOKRAK A BETTER TOURNAMENT OF LAST YEAR ONE BACK OF THE CAPTAIN AND COLEADER, BROOKS KOEPKA. >> BACK TO 10 AND DUSTIN JOHNSON FOR BIRDIE. >> NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. >> FANTASTIC STUFF, KEEPS YOU DRY. >> WHAT DID YOU GET PAID TO MENTION THAT. >> NO, NO, I PAID FOR THEM. , A FREEBIE. >> AND FOR THE WEATHER. >> AND JON RAHM ON THE TEE AT 12. >> ONE WAY OF KEEPING COOL. , AND A BIG ONE FOR BIRDIE. , AND WIZARDRY HERE IN SINGAPORE FOR ANCER. >> THAT’S LEE WESTWOOD. >> WELL PLAYED. >> NEXT TO THE NINTH AND SERGIO GARCIA WITH THE SECOND SHOT. >> AND SO WENT DOWN FROM 4h AND SIXTH IN THE STANDINGS FOR THE SEASON. TOP 3 AND PRETTY GOOD PAYCHECKS AT THE END OF THE SEASON, THE 13th REGULAR SEASON EVENT IN CHICAGO BEFORE THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP. THE GREEN WHY THEY PAY A LOT OF RESPECT TO THE HOLE IN THE TEE SHOT. IT IS FAIRLY LIGHT AT THIS FAIRWAY. AND PUT THAT ON THE RIGHT AND PLAY AND THEY WOULD BE HITTING IT TO THE NARROWEST PART. IT IS A TOUGH HOLE. TUCKED BEHIND THE LARGE BUNKER. >> GOOD TO SEE HIM PLAYING WELL. HIS WIFE AND SON IN SINGAPORE WITH HIM. AND HOW MUCH JENNA LOVES SINGAPORE. SHE IS STAYING IN THE A/C, THOUGH. GOOD TO SEE HIM PLAYING WELL ESPECIALLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP. >> THIS IS SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ TO GET TO 4 UNDER PAR AND HELP TORQUE IN A TIE FOR NINE OF THEM. ROLLS OUT SUCCESSFULLY. NOW HE IS READY. >> AND FOR BROOKS. >> 25 FEET LEFT OF THE LOCATION. >> A LITTLE BABY FADE. GETTING THROUGH THAT SO WELL. , TWO AMERICANS HERE AT THE TOP OF THE PYLON. BROOKS KOEPKA AND CAMERON TRINGALE, BOTH AT 5 UNDER. >> 14 BUBBA AND S SOLID 40-YARDS. >> JASON KOKRAK MAY BE WALKING IN THE HEAT BUT PLAYING SUPERBLY OUT THERE. HE LOVES THE COURSE IN SENTOSA. BIRDIE AT 4:00 FOR SMASH GC. AND IMMEDIATELY BIRDIE AT 5 AND THEN FOLLOWED THAT UP AND THE PAR 4 6. THIS IS THE SECOND SHOT AND CONVERT THAT INTO A THIRD BIRDIE. JASON KOKRAK IS 4 UNDER FOR THE COMPETITION. ONE BACK OF THE LEADERS. >> ABE ANCER. AND A MOMENT AGO. >> EVERYONE MAKING SURE THEY GET OVER THAT BUNKER AT THE FRONT. >> AND KEVIN NA 7 AT 16. >> SLIGHTLY ABOVE. >> LET’S GO TO THE GREEN AND CHARL SCHWARTZEL. THIS IS THE PAR PUTT. SOLID START FOR STINGER THE ALL SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. THEY WENT 24 UNDER COLLECTIVELY ON SUNDAY A LIV GOLF RECORD TO FORCE THE PLAYOFF WITH RIPPER GC AND FINISHED 53 UNDER. THEY SMASHED THE OVERALL TEAM RECORD BY FOUR SHOTS. >> 24 UNDER PAR. >> AND THE BELGIAN OVER AT THE FOURTH. >> SERGIO FOR 9 AT BIRDIE. UP THE SLOPE. , AND A GLIDE ACROSS THE WATER TOWARDS 13 OVER THE ENORMOUS INFERENCE OF THE GREEN. >> QUITE THE JOB RAKE JOB RAKING THAT, THEY USE BRUSHES HERE AS OPPOSED TO THE RAKES. PLENTY OF GREEN AND THAT WILL BE DOWN HILL. I WAS BEING VERY PRECIOUS WITH THAT. >> AND THE MOST FAN FRIENDLY GOLF PRODUCT ON THE PLANET BY LETTING YOU, THE FAN, CHOOSE ONE OF THE GROUPS TO TEE IT UP FRIDAY AT LIV GOLF HOUSTON. GO TO LIV GOLF.COM FIND REWARDS IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AND SIGN UP AND TAKE AROUND 30 SECONDS SEE TOGETHER ON THE 7th. AND WITH THE DETAILS IT IS PART OF OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM LIVX. >> THE SATS ARE ASTRONOMICAL. AND CONTINUED THAT AND CAN HE DO THAT AGAIN FROM LONG RANGE? >> DIALED IN ON THE GREENS. >> BEFORE YOU GET OUT THERE AND MAKE IT. AND A RARE THING TO HAVE HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND THEN. >> AND ONCE AGAIN. >> PRETTY GOOD. >> AND OVER ON THE 3rd. CAMERON TRINGALE. >> A FRIEND AND THE INDIVIDUAL AND THOUGHT AND OFFENSIVE. AND THE HYFLYERS SLIPPED AND LOOK AT CAMERON TRINGALE THE THREE SCORES COUNT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CAMERON IS THE ONLY MAN UNDER PAR FOR THE HYFLYERS. CAM FOR PAR. LEAVING IT SHORT. AND NOT GAUGING THE FIRST BOUT AS WELL. >> 16. KEVIN NA FOR BIRDIE. >> SLIDING THIS PAST THE PALM TREE. DUSTIN JOHNSON. AND THE TREE. >> LEFT TO RIGHT AND BELOW THE FEET. SHOULD BE AND. >> WHAT A BREAK. >> IT IS ONE THAT CAN ROB YOUR CONFIDENCE. AND HE IS THE ONE GO IN. THAT WAS A CONFIDENT STROKE. >> TO THE GREEN AT 12. JON RAHM THE THIRD SHOT. , TEED OFF IN THE SECOND. FOUR AND FIVE AND THEN THE BO BOGEY SIXTH AT THE 7th. >> A GORGEOUS CHIP SHOT. >> THOMAS PIETERS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD FOR EAGLE AT 4. >> TOMMY BOY, WHAT WAS THAT? >> NEXT TO THE PAR 3 14th. >> BEAUTIFUL PAR 3 HERE. PLAYING 1 190 TODAY. AND TUCKED BEHIND THE BUNKER. THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN. >> JUST HURTING A LITTLE. >>> WHILST WE WAIT THE HE MADE THE BIRDIE. HE IS 5 UNDER A THREE-WAY TIE NOW ON 5 UNDER PAR FOR THE LEAD. >> TALOR GOOCH AT THE 11th. CHOP AND RELEASE OUT OF THE ROUGH. STICKY GRASS. HE WOULD GO ON TO MAKE PAR. >> NOW BROOKS. >> IN STEREO. >> 7 IRON. HE IS GOING TO DRAW THIS IN WHICH THE WAY HE IS SET UP. >> FOUR STRAIGHT PARS FOR BROOKS. AND CLUB 54 IS THE LIV GOLF POST ROUND SHOW WITH CHRISTIAN CROSBY AND RACHEL DRUMMOND. GET YOUR SWINGS IN AT LIV GOLF AND WE’LL GET THE EXPERTS TO LOOK AT THEM. , DC HERE AT 11. AND THAT BOUNCED THROUGH THE ROUGH. CAN HE TAKE IT AND TODAY. GOOD SHOT HERE. BIRDIE FOR TWO PAR 50s — BIRD BOARD FOR 2 PAR 5s. >> THERE YOU GO. MORE LIKE IT FOR THE BIG FELLOW. >> AND BRENDAN STEELE HAD THIS ONE. A THANK YOU. >> ELSEWHERE KALLE SAMOOJA FOR BIRDIE AT 4. THE THIRD OF THE DAY. HE IS LEVEL PAR FOR HIS OPENING ROUND. HOW CAN A MAN FROM FINLAND COPE WITH THIS. >> AND TYRRELL HATTON THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. NO NEED TO SWEAR THERE. HERE IS ANTHONY KIM HERE. AT NUMBER 6. WHAT A BEAUTY. HE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE BUT GETTING OFF. HE GOT OFF IN A MISERABLE START. HE WILL HAVE THAT TO GET TO MINUS 2. >> CALEB SURRATT AT NUMBER 3. THIS FOR BIRDIE TO GET IT UNDER PAR. >> THE YOUNGEST PLAYER IN LIV GOLF HE IS 20 YEARS OF AGE. BACK TO BACK IN THE PAST COUPLE OF TOURNAMENTS. >> SERGIO’S APPROACH HE IS 2 UNDER. FIREBALLS TIED FOR SECOND. THREE BACK OF SMASH. , WE SAW CAMERON TRINGALE COME UP SHORT OF THE THIRD GREEN OUT OF A POOR LINE IN THE ROUGH AND CAME UP SHORT WITH THE THIRD. THIS IS FOR FAR. , HE WILL DROP TO 4 UNDER A SHOT BACK. >> BRYSON ON THE TEE. >> THE FAIRWAY IS HALF AND HALF. LANDED IN THE PART MOWED TO THE TEE. DOESN’T GET ANY ROLL. , AND FROM OOSTHUIZEN THERE. >> 13th TEE. >> RIGHTS ON THE MOWER LINE. >> AND TEASE SHOT HERE LOOKING RIGHT OVER THE BUNKER. AND PLAYS DOWN. >> LOOKS GOOD. REACH THE NEXT BUNKER. >> THE TEAMMATE HAD A RUN OF THREE STRAIGHT BIRDIES. THE 6 AND THE PAR 5 THERE. >> AND COULD NOT GET ANY SPIN ON THAT FROM THE ROUGH. >> ON 14. BROOKS WILL BE NEXT. >> FOREVER BIRDIE. TOUGH TO GET CLOSE WITH THE HOLE LOCATION IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE GREEN. A BIT OF A SPINE. GOING TO BREAK RIGHT TO LEFT. >> LIKE AND SO GOOD TODAY SO FAR. >> AND RIGHT ON CUE HE HIT AS BEAUTY, LOOKS GOOD FOR A L LONG TIME TO BROOKS. >> THAT IS GOING ON SERGIO HAD THIS GOING ON OVER AT 10 FOR BIRDIE. >> AND A LITTLE ENTHUSIASTIC AGAIN. MY GOODNESS. NOW HE HAS THIS FOREPAR. >> SERGIO PLAYED SOME GOOD GOLF, THREE PLAYOFFS. >> AND LAST YEAR. AND THIS SEASON. >> STILL BELIEVES SHES — HAS A LOT OF GREAT GOLF LEFT AHEAD OF HIM. >> THAT’S WELL DONE. >> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE 3 PUTT. >> AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ OFF THE SECOND TEE. >> AND GET 5 UNDER. >> BRYSON OUT AT 13. (COURSE CHATTER). >> THAT’S A LONG WAY RIGHT. >> THOMAS PIETERS THE SECOND SHOT AT 5 AND JOINT LEADER WITH BROOKS KOEPKA. , COULD HAVE KICKED LEFT FOR HIM. >> AND TALOR GOOCH. >> LET’S SEE HOW MANY CONTROL HE HAS. HE CAN PLAY HAVE IT DOWN AND GET THE RIGHT DISTANCE. >> THE CURRENT STREAK OF PAR 4 GREENS IS PHIL MICKELSON AND THE ALL TIME IS TALOR GOOCH AT 30. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? >> I READ. >> HE HAS THE ALL-TIME STRIKE IN REGULATION. AND 41 STRAIGHT GREENS IN REGULATION. >> HE MAKES THAT UP, DAVID. >> AND DEAN DRIVING IRON HERE ON THE 15th. >> WE’RE GOING BACK TO 12 AND DUSTIN JOHNSON. >> IN THE SEMI ROUGH BUT BEAUTIFUL. AND BEAUTIFUL ANGLE. >> AND RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF PLAYING. >> AND GOES LONG AND BE BACK. >> JUST INSIDE. >> AND WORKING IN TAN DUMB. THAT IS NOT BAD. HE HAS AN 8. >> BOY, THIS IS GOOD. >> AND A THIRD SHOT AT 15. >> AND A BEAR OF 65s OVER THE WEEKEND HELPING THEM TO THE PLAYOFF AND THE TITLE AND AT 2. AND 3 UNDER FOR THE OPENING HOLES. >> JON RAHM. >> AND WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYWHERE NEAR THE BEST HE CAN PLAY. >> AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN. >> COMES UP A COUPLE OF SHY THERE. , AND FORM AND 9th IN MIAMI AND 14th. AND DEARLY LIKE TO CLIMB IN THE TOP 24. HE STARTED WELL HERE IN SINGAPORE. WE HAVE WORK TO DO TO STAY IN A TIE FOR THE LEAD. LIVE NOW FOR PAR. , THE WORLD NUMBER 34. FROM BELGIUM. AND STAYED LEVEL WITH BROOKS. >> AND WHEN HE HIT A BALL OFF PAR 3 OFF THE PAR 4 CAME TO REST ON A SPECTATOR’S BUCKET HAT. THE SPECTATOR WAS HIS DAD. THE ODDS OF THAT. >> ROWIS AT 15. TALKING ABOUT PLAYERS IN EXCELLENT FORM. FOR HIS BIRDIE. AND THE MAN WHO FINISHED SECOND IN ADELAIDE. BACK A SHOT FROM BRENDAN STEELE. SPEAKING OF MAN OF STEELE, HERE HE IS. >> PLAYED LIKE SUPERMAN LAST WEEK. >> THERE IS DUSTIN JOHNSON WITH THIS PIN POSITION IS NOT BAD AT ALL, IT IS PRETTY GOOD. HE WILL BE READING THIS CHIP. , HERE IS JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE AT 13. >> NEARLY TWO FEET FROM THE INITIAL STARTING POINT. >> THE BREAK COMING LATE. LATE. , BACK TO 12 AND STEELE. >>> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ HAS TIDE FOR THE LEAD. THIS IS FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 2. GREAT NEWS FOR TORQUE. AND TORQUE AND FINISHED IN THE TOP 5 OF ALL COMPETITIONS THEY ARE YET TO WIN ONE. >> ONE BACK OF THE LEAD AND FINDS THE FAIRWAY. NOT ALL THAT THRILLED WITH IT. >> THE SECOND YEAR AND THIS IS A 9 IRON BACK RIGHT AND DRAWING THAT IN HERE. TRYING. >> AS FAR AS STREAKS GO, DAVID. DEAN CAN FINISH 2 UNDER BETTER TODAY. A RECORD OF IN THE 60s. THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. >> FROM THE RIGHT SIDE BUNKER HERE, PITCHING WEDGE. SOUNDED LIKE A CLEAN CONTACT. >> BACK TO 13 AND BRYSON FOR PAR. >> A SLIGHT BREAK NOT MUCH TO THE NAKED EYE. >> DOES LOOK LIKE A LOT. >> AND IT IS KIDDIC LOSE HOW THEY LOOK OUT HERE. , IT’S NOT AN EASY READ. >> THE SHORTEST PASSING SWING IN PUTTING. TAKES IT BACK A HALF INCH AND FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH. >> EXCELLENT. >> LOOK AT THE 14th HOLE. TWO BOGEYS, FOUR BIRDIES. AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF THAT THIS WEEK. THIS IS A LOCATION THAT AS DAVID SAID THE GREENS KEEPER MISSED THE GREEN WHEN YOU’RE ON THE TEE. >> THAT SHOULD MAKE SENSE AND IN THE SAME DIRECTION. >> FINISHING JUST RIGHT OF IT. >> 180. >> EXACTLY. 180 OR JUST UNDER. >> IT IS CUTTING. >> EXACTLY. >> GIVING HIMSELF OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE OUT A TITLE IN MAYAKOBA. TIED FOR THE LEAD AFTER 52. BOGEYED 17 AND 18. IN VEGAS IN THE SECOND EVENT, TWO SHOTS OFF THE LEAD AND COUNTED A 71 THE ONLY OVER PAR ROUND OF THE SEASON SO FAR. >> BROOKS FOR BIRDIE ON THE 15th. AND MAN, HE NEEDED A COUPLE MORE YARDS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT SHOT. AND DOWN HILL LEFT TO RIGHT. >> THE GERMAN FOR NINE. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIM TO FOUR UNDER. >> JON RAHM. >> PLEASE. >> AND. >> THE SECOND SHOT OF THE PAR 416th. TEED OFF AT 4. AND UNDER THE HOLE. A NICE LOOK THERE TO GET INTO A FOR THE LATE. >> S FOURTH TO GET IT BACK TO 5 UNDER AND ONCE AGAIN HAVE A SHARE OF THE LEAD. >> THE BOGEY AND PAR 4 THIRD. THIS IS A FINE WAY TO BOUNCE BACK MODALLY. >> STILL PIETERS, SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ AND KOEPKA. THEY ARE THE LEADERS. >> AND WITH THE THIRD AT 18 A MOMENT AGO AT THE PAR 5. AND THAT’S HAIR TOO MUCH OF A GORGEOUS SHOT. >> BROOKS DOES NOT MAKE HIS PAR. >> (COURSE CHATTER). >> PERHAPS A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT WITH WHAT CLUB TO HIT. ANTHONY KIM IS ABOUT GOT TO BE 100 FEET AWAY FOR EAGLE, THOUGH, AT 7. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL. >> GO ON TO MAKE THAT FOR BIRD BIR. HE IS AT 2 UNDER. AK WAS HE FLEW OFF ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY TO LET IT SLIP AWAY. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT UNDER PAR HERE IN SINGAPORE. >> IT TRICKLED BACK. THIS WAS QUICK. >> BROOKS WITH HIS THREE IRON. 279 TO REACH THAT RIGHT BUNKER. >>> (COURSE CHATTER). >>> NOW THE GREEN AT 18. MARC LEISHMAN OF RIPPER GC. THIS FOR BIRDIE. >> ONE OR TWO US ASYS IN THE GALLERY. AND HERE IS THOMAS PIETERS THE SECOND SHOT AT 6. >> CONTROLLED THING THERE FROM THE CUT. >> AND FOR EAGLE AT 7. , AND UNDER PAR AND FOR BIRDIE. FIREBALLS IN SECOND PLACE. >> ONE BEHIND SMASH GC. >> HOT SO FAR CAN TIE THE LEAD HERE. >> THE BIRDIE AT 16. >> AND THE ON THE HIGH SIDE. , WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE TEE SHOT. , BETTER SPEED OUT OF BRYSON BUT FROM THAT, THAT’S NOT BAD AT LL. NOT MAKING HIM HAPPY. THIS IS THE 13th FAIRWAY AND TALOR GOOCH. >> AND MORE CONTROL YOUR DISTANCES TO JAM AND IT TAKES OVER. >> MICKELSON HAS DONE A LOT OF TESTING WITH THAT. UP TO FIVE OR SIX BECAUSE OF THAT. >> SO MUCH EASIER NOW. , SHOULD SKIP TOO FAR. AND BE — THAT’S OKAY. AND THE NATION THE SHOULDER. AND THE TEAM DELIVERED. LET’S LOOK AT THE INCREDIBLE WEEKEND. >> WHAT A SCENE WE HAVE HERE IN ADELAIDE. , WE WERE PLAYING FOR THE AUSTRALIA AS WE WERE FOR THE TEAM. >> IT WAS AWESOME ADD ON 12 THERE. AND ONE AIN THE FIRST ROUND. THAT’S COOL. >> DELIVERING EARLY HERE TO THE DELIGHT OF THE GALLERY. EVERYONE WANTED RIPPER GC TO WIN. >> I’M NOT SURE HOW THAT MISSED. >> THAT IS CRAZY. CONTROL OF US. AND PART OF THE TEAM AND TURNED OUT IN FORCE. AND TRUE AUSSIE GRIT. >> THOMAS PIETERS AND IN LIV GOLF WE HAD A FEW. LEADING THE WAY IN TERMS OF FAN EXPERIENCE AND DRAMA AND BETTER PREPARED. THEY CAME AND FELT THEY DID ONE OF TWO THINGS TOO MANY OFF THE COURSE. THEY GOT IN EARLY AND MANY PRACTICE IN. AND 20 UNDER PAR. AND HELD THE NERVE ABOUT. >> SO MUCH FUN. >> JON RAHM FOR BIRDIE. THIS AT 14. ON THE TEE SHOT. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL. >> AND ON LIV GOLF. >> LOUIS WAS IN THAT PLAYOFF. THEY WANTED HIM TO WIN. >> AND THE BIRTH OF A RIFE ALKY, SOUTH AFRICAN VERSUS AUSTRALIA, IF WE GET THERE THE FANS WILL CHEER AS THE AUSSIES DID. AND PAUL CASEY HAD THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 16. TO GET TO 1 UNDER PAR. AND 1 OVER PAR. AND TAP IN FOR BIRDIE. 1 UNDER. THEY ARE 5 UNDER. >> 17th HOLE. ABE ANCER. >> JON RAHM IS LOOKING TO DO AND BIRDIEING THE 18th FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL WEEK. JON RAHM ON THE TEE. GOT THE LEFT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT RIGHT. AND THE FAN VILLAGE. AND SOME WERE LAST YEAR PLAYING IN THAT DIRECTION. AND. >> , HE DIDN’T SEEM WORRIED ABOUT IT, THOUGH. >> , AND SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FROM THE LONG RANGE AT THE THIRD. >> GREAT TRY. >> CAM SMITH. THAT WAS A BIGAMIES HIT FROM WHERE HE WAS, HE HAD A GAP WEDGE. HE WOULD HAVE PUTTED FROM SOMETHING LIKE THIS CANNOT DO IT THIS WEEK. VERY GRAINY FROM DOWN THERE STRAIGHT IN. TRYING TO CLIP THIS ONE. WELL PLAYED. >> TALOR GOOCH THE 13. , LANDED THAT AND DIDN’T THINK SHORT OF THE HOLE. >> YES. >> BACK TO 16 THEN FOR BROOKS KOEPKA, HE PLAYS GREAT IN JEDDAH AND PLAYING WELL AGAIN TODAY. MUST BE SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEAT THEY LIKES. >> HE LIVES IN SOUTH FLORIDA THIS IS JUST A SUMMER DAY, THAT’S WHAT HE TOLD ME WALKING IN THE FOURTH EARLIER, HE SAID I DON’T MIND IT. >> YOU NEED TO BE A LIST ARD TO ENJOY THE WEATHER. SORRY. >> SNOW MAN TO ENJOY THE BOOTH. >> IT IS CHILLY IN HERE. >> ARE YOU COMPLAINING, RIGHT. >> JUST ONE OF US. [ LAUGHTER ] >> RIGHT TO LEFT FOR BROOKS. >> FOR DUSTIN JOHNSON FROM THE DRONE LIV LINE AND IT IS GOING MILES RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. >> A STEADY TO THE HOLE. , WHOA. >> AND SPEED WAS WAY OFF. >> DEAN AND HERE ON 16th FOR A BIRDIE. OH. >> THE EDGES OF THE HOLE IS SO SHARP. BEAUTIFUL CONDITION AND CUT THEM. WITH A RAZOR TO LIP OUT. >> PERFECT AND 34. SEEN IT THEY WERE DEAD SPEED AT THE HOLE. TO THE FAIRWAY. >> OH. >> I HAVE GOT. >> 34 YEARS OF AGE. A GREAT OPENING DAY AND MISSED ONE. THAT’S TO SAVE PAR AT 16. THE FIRST BLEMISH HERE. , MARTY KAYMER FOR BIRDIE AT 10. THAT GETS HIM TO 4. >> SEVEN PLAYERS ON 4 UNDER. A SHOT BACK OF THE LEADERS. HERE IS ONE OF THOSE, MARC LEISHMAN. >> SHOT AT THE FIRST. HE IS ON THE GREENS. >> OVER AT 5, CAMERON TRINGALE, WHAT THE TAXI DRIVER REFER TO HIM LAST YEAR. HE SAID THAT HE GAVE A RIDE TO CAMEROON TRIANGLE. SOUNDS LIKE A PLACE YOU SEND YOUR AIRPLANE. >> AND, IT HE’S BEEN THE GREATEST SEASON. >> CONCERN FOR THE SHOT TRACER. >> NEXT TO THE YARDAGE MARKER. 100 MOST ARE 100-YARDS TO THE CENTER OF THE GREEN. >> MY GOODNESS. MISSED A FEW TIMES. A BIG MISTAKE. AND 15, 20-YARDS PAST THE HOLE. >> PAR 3 17th. >> THE WIND IS TUCKED BEHIND US. GREEN SIDE BUNKERS. >> , DEAN HAS EXCELLED ON THE PAR 3s SO FAR. >> EXEXCELLED IN EVERYTHING. A. >> TOTAL OF 2.53 AGAINST THE FIELD. >> PRETTY HIGH UP THERE IN SPORTSMANSHIP. >> 100%. ONE OF THE BEST, IF NOT THE BEST. HE IS HOLDING IT. >> THE SHOT WE SHOWED BY MARC LEISHMAN WAS THE SECOND. THIS IS A BIRDIE PUTT AT 1. AND MARC LEISHMAN IS 5 UNDER AND IN A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. >> FINISHED TIDE FOR FOURTH IN MIAMI. >> DJ. >> AND TO THE RIGHT. HE LIKES TO HIT IT START THIS RIGHT OUR WITH A 6 IRON. RIGHT AT IT. GOOD SWING. PICKED THE RIGHT CLUB. >> GOOCH WITH A 6. >> THE FIRST SIGN OF THE NOT SO CONFIDENT PUTTING STROKE ON THE 16th. AND CARELESS THREE PUTT THERE FOR BROOKS. SEE HOW HE BOUNCES BACK. 7 IRON. A LITTLE BACK TO FRONT. SO YOU HAVE SOME ROOM TO PLAY THERE. THIS IS HEADED RIGHT . >> FIRST SIGNS. >> AND NO HE WAS NOT QUITE SURE THAT WAS GOING IN. HE STAYED ONE BACK. >> AND THE RUN OF FUNKY ATTIRE. , THAT’S BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED. HAD TO FLY IT ALL THE WAY TO THE GREEN. MAKE SURE HE CLIPPED IT PERFECTLY. >> IAN POUT SER PLAYING THE 18th. THIS IS HIS THIRD SHOT. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HIS PERFORMANCE IN ADELAIDE AND MAJESTICKS’ PERFORMANCE. HE IS 1 UNDER BUT THE ONLY MAJESTICKS IN RED FIGURES. THEY ARE DONE IN 12th PLACE. LEVEL PAR ON THE DAY SO FAR. >> IAN LIVES IN FLORIDA AS WELL. HITTING BALLS AND RUNNING DOWN. >> IS THAT SALT? >> THAT IS A DISTURBING ANGLE. HATE TO THINK WHERE THE CAMERA WAS. , AND. >> THE SECOND SHOT AT 4 FOR SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ. >> A GOOD SHOT THERE. THAT’S FOR EAGLE. >> BREAKING THE BRYSON SUPPORT SIGNS OUT HERE IN SINGAPORE. NEEDS TO MAKE EVERYTHING TO FEEL DECENT ABOUT THE ROUND COMING HOME. >> NOT HIMSELF TODAY. >> BROOKS SHORT SIGHTED OVER AT 17. GOT THAT. JUST BARELY ON THE EDGE. >> THE SECOND HOLE, MARC LEISHMAN. >> TEED OFF AT 6 AND END THE 5 AND ANOTHER FIVE TO PLAY. THE FOURTH HOLE AND RIPPER GC ARE BACKING UP THE VICTORY IN ADELAIDE. 9 UNDER A THREE WAY TIE. THAT’S A SHOT BACK OF SMASH. >> TALOR GOOCH OUT AT 14. >> 9 TO ME IS NOT AS IMPORTANT. IT IS THE SPEED, DECEPTIVELY QUICK IT IS DOWN HILL AND THE WIND IS FROM HIS BACK. >> FOR A LONG PUTT DID NOT HIT IT VERY LONG. >> NEEDED TO HIT IT A TOUCH HARDER. >> AND LET’S LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF THE OPENING ROUND HERE. >> 252 IS THE HOLE. AND 40, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEIZE THAT. THAT IS ON TOP OF IT. JUST A LITTLE. A COUPLE. DOESN’T IT. TWO SO 33. 34. AND WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING OUT OF THE LEFT. I MEAN VERY TOP NOT EVEN MOVING. >> AND MALCOLM BAKER IS FULL OF ADVICE. >> AND THE TAP. >> AND THAT’S THE PREMIER AFTER DARK SHOW. >> AND FELL OFF THE SWEAR JAR. >> FOR PAR. >> A 4 UNDER. AND DEAN BURMESTER FOR BIRDIE. >> BRILLIANT FOR BURMESTER. AS EVER HE EARNED POINTS IN 15 OF THE 18 LIV GOLF LEAGUE EVENTS. HE IS IN THIRD OVERALL IN THE STANDINGS THIS SEASON AND ANOTHER GOOD START FOR HIM HERE IN SINGAPORE. HE IS 3 UNDER PAR. >> DJ A DECENT SHOT HERE. >> HE IS NOT CLOSER SAW THE PITCH MARK. A NICE SAVE ON THE PREVIOUS GREEN. MORE IMPORTANTLY STARTING THAT HE SEES. OVER THE LAST FIVE, SIX HOLES HE JUST SAUS BRENDAN STEELE ON A SIMILAR LINE. >> WE JUST SAW YOU GRABBING SOME SHADE. >> EVERY OPPORTUNITY, JERRY. I’M STARTING TO FEEL IT. I GET TIRED I PLAY GOLF AFTER 12 I’M NOT HITTING SHOTS HERE AND STARTING TO GET TO ME. >> AND TIRED IN THE CONVENTIONAL SENSE WHEN YOU PLAY? >> THERE IS A LITTLE HELP WITH THAT. I’M NOT DOING THAT HERE. >> DJ. >> DUSTIN JOHNSON MAKING MOVES. HE IS 4 UNDER. 1 BACK OF OUR TRIO OF LEADERS. THIS IS SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FOR EAGLE AT 4 HE SHOULD GET IT AND THE SOLO LEAD. >> JON RAHM WITH FAIRWAY WOOD. THAT’S PERFECT. >> NOW THOMAS PIETERS HAS THIS TO SAVE PAR AT 7. WELL DONE. VERY THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS DROP A SHOT ON PAR 5. >> HERE IS THE PRETTIEST SWING IN GOLF. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN. >> A LITTLE LEFT. >> NOT BAD. >> 16 AND BRYSON. >> THAT’S SHORT. >> MAKE A BIRDIE TODAY, BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU. LEE WESTWOOD FOR BIRDIE AT 10. AND THE PAR 4, BACK TO ONE OVER PAR. TYRRELL HATTON THE SECOND AT THE PAR 4 1st HOLE. THE ENGLISHMAN IS 2 UNDER PAR FOR HIS OPENING ROUND SO FAR. BRILLIANT BY TYRRELL HATTON, LEGION XIII IN 7th PLACE AT 6 UNDER. MARC LEISHMAN TO TIE THE LEAD. >> HE LEFT HIMSELF TOO MUCH THERE. NEXT TO 18 AND DEAN BURMESTER. AND EVERYONE IS TICKING SHADE UNDER THE UMBRELLA TRYING TO COOL OFF. AND OFF TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 300 TO THE BUNKERS ON THE RIGHT. AND WITH THE CUT THE CORNER A BIT. >> KEVIN NA IS ONE OFF THE LEAD. THE IRON HEADS CAPTAIN FOR HIS BIRDIE AT 2. >> 16 FAIRWAY IS JON RAHM. >> GOOD SHOT. >> TO SAVE PAR AT 2. >> NOTHING MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A MUPPET THAN A MAKEABLE BIRDIE PUTT AND WALKING AWAY WITH BOGEY. >> THE TEE SHOT ON 17th WAS THE NOT SO SOLID SWING. NOW, HE WILL TRY TO START THIS JUST LEFT AND FADE IT. >> BROOKS KOEPKA IS TWO OFF THE LEAD. AND. >>> APPEARSER THIRD AT 18. WE HAVE THE RALLY CAP HERE FOR TYRRELL HATTON. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. NOT SURE WHY YOU HAVE IT ON BACKWARDS I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE SUN OFF MY FACE. >> ADRIAN MERONK. >> HE WAS A GOOD SPORT SUBJECTING HIMSELF TO PAINFUL QUESTIONING FROM SU-ANN AND I. >> THE POLISH INQUISITION. >> BIG TOM. 5 IRON OFF THE 8th. LOVELY SWING. >> THIS IS THE 18th GREEN. NOT BUBBA’S FINAL HOLE. HE TEED OFF AT 4 AND MADE EAGLE AND SWITCHED WITH THREE HOLES TO PLAY. THIS IS HIS THIRD SHOT AT THE PAR 5. THE GOATS IN A TIE FOR SECOND PLACE. THEY ARE 9 UNDER. >> SLIPPED THE SAND WEDGE ON THAT ONE. NOT ALL THAT HAPPY WITH IT. >> HAPPENING AND BRYSON PLAYED THIS. SOMETHING DROPS. HE IS THRILLED. >> AND CHEERED HIM. >> FIRST BIRDIE FOR BRYSON. HE IS 2 OVER. >> HASN’T HAD THE MENTAL HICCUP, NOTHING REALLY GOING. >> NO. >> THAT’S STALLING OUT AT 1 UNDER AND LOSING GROUND. >> BACK TO 18 AND LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN FOR EAGLE. >> SEE IF HE GETS THAT BETTER. >> HE DID. OH! ,SY IN FABULOUS FORM. 2 BACK AND STINGER CHALLENGING ONCE AGAIN IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. A QUICK TWEAK RIGHT THERE. >> LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP AND GRAEME McDOWELL. 3 UNDER PAR FOR THE LEADERS. THE SECOND SHOT. MAKE AN EAGLE THERE. LEE WESTWOOD FORBIDDER BIRD AT 11. STRAIGHT BIRDIES FOR WESTIE FROM LONG DISTANCE AND FALLS INTO THE HOLE. >> THIS IS ABE ANCER PAR 5 AND MOST WILL HAVE ON THE HOLE. AND THE DEFENDING CLAMPON. THAT IS NOT COUNTING. >> AND THE SCORING LOWER THAN YOU IMAGINED OR ABOUT RIGHT? >>> YOU KNOW IT IS A PERFECT DAY NOT A LOT OF BREEZE THE COURSE IS RESEPTIVE. IT IS A VERY INTIMIDATING AND IT’S NOT AND MAYBE TO THE EYE THAN IT PLAYS. THAT MANY GREAT SCORES. >> BRYSON OFF THE CHIP IN AND THE 17th TEE. >> MUCH BETTER SWING, TOO. A BETTER SHOT. THOMAS PIETERS ON THE 8th. THIS TIES THE LEAD. THE SECOND SHOT. STARTED IN THE BACKGROUND. WE HEARD A ROAR. THIS IS JON RAHM. >> AND SO FAR. >> A BIRDIE FOR JON RAHM AND HE GOES TO 2 UNDER PAR. A 64 ON SUNDAY. >> THIS AND HOW DO YOU SAY. >> AND YES. FORCED TO LAY UP. >> TRYING TO SHALL LOY THE PLAIN AND GOT TO GO. AND THE THIRD SHOT AT 15. >> IT IS WELL SHORT ON IT. >> NEXT TO THE 11th FOR JASON KOKRAK. THE SECOND SHOT HE IS THREE UNDER SO FAR. >> ANOTHER ONE OF THE PLAYERS CAPABLE OF WINNING IN A GIVEN WEEK IN SEARCH OF HIS FIRST. >> JON RAHM MADE IT AFTER COMING SO CLOSE AND THE 7th ACE. 2 UNDER PAR. >> AND LOOK AT BROOKS AND SITTING DOWN A LITTLE. GOING TO BE QUITE DIFFICULT TO GAUGE. PLENTY TO WORK WITH FROM THIS ANGLE. GET A NICE CLEAN CONTACT. >> IT IS OFF LINE FROM WHERE IT WAS. BACK TO BACK BIRDIES AFTER THAT TEE SHOT. STILL NO SMILE BUT BACK TO BACK OF BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU TO GET BACK TO 1 OVER. >> LUCAS HERBERT. WEEKEND STAR FOR RIPPER GC AS MENTIONED. THAT HIS SECOND AT 6. ANOTHER BEAUTY. >> A MANAGED TO GET IT AND HOW IT WAS SO PURE FROM THE QUICK FROM THE ANGLE. THAT IS HARD TOWARD. >> SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ FOR A TWO-SHOT LEAD. FOR A BIRDIE AT 5. >> WHAT A GOOD TRY. >> DJ TO SAVE PAR AT 15. THAT LOOKS GOOD. LOOKED GOOD. >> BROOKS FOR BIRDIE ON 18. SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT MAYBE THE GRASS JUST GRABBED THAT WEDGE WITH THAT. AND AS YOU — AS YOU SAID, DAVID, OFF LINE FOR BROOKS. THIS IS AN UP HILL RIGHT TO LEFT PUTT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WELL, THE CLOSING STAGES OF AN ENTERTAINING OPENING HERE AT SENTOSA. FINGERS CROSSED THE WEATHER HOLDS TRUE AND THE SUN IS SHINING WE’LL TAKE IT. WE’LL GET TO BROOKS IN A SECOND HE IS PLAYING WELL. THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE FIRST-TIME WINNER INDIVIDUALLY IN THE LEAGUE. ABE ANCER AND JOAQUIN NIEMANN AND DEAN BURMESTER AND BRENDAN STEELE. SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ AND MARC LEISHMAN AND NA, THEY ARE COMING GOOD AND THE HUNGER, SERIOUSLY, MUST BE MOTIVATING THEM. >> JASON KOKRAK THERE AS WELL. I HAVE MY EYE ON ABE ANCER. YOU HAVE GREENS THIS GOOD AND SEEING IT THE WAY HE IS, IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF HE GETS REALLY SHARP OUT THERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. >> GOING FOR THE ASIAN SLAM BUT THE GUYS AT THE TOP HAVE WON PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND IN PREVIOUS TO JOINING SO THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT. THEY ARE WORLD CLASS. YES. AND JON RAHM AND DUSTIN JOHNSON, THEY TAKE THE HEADLINES EVERY WEEK. AND THEY CAN PLAY, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IT QUITE WELL. >> HOW DO YOU ASSESS BROOKS’ OPENING? >> I THINK HE WILL LIKE IT. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED NOT TO BIRDIE THE PAR 5. BUT I THINK THAT’S A NICE BIRTHDAY FOR HIM. >> AND BIRTHDAY FOR BROOKS KOEPKA. HE WILL DEFEND HIS TITLE. AND DEAN BURMESTER. HE IS 4 UNDER PAR, TWO BACK OF THE LEADER SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ. >> AND STEELE ON THE 16th TEE. AN OPPORTUNITY AND FIND THE FAIRWAY OFF THE TEE SHOT WITH THE PIN POSITION. >> I IMAGINE PLAYING A LITTLE BIT SLOWER TODAY THAN WE EXPECT THE — BUT THAT’S UNDERSTANDABLE IN THE CONDITIONS. >> GUYS DRYING OFF BEFORE EVERY SHOT, CHANGING GLOVES. >> YOU CANNOT RUN TO THE NEXT YOU WANT TO EASE YOUR WAY AND THAT’S THE WAY TO GO, BEING A TURTLE. CONSERVE YOUR ENERGY. NOT SURPRISINGLY. BOY, THAT PAR PUTT LOOKED GOOD FOR DJ. NOBODY IS GOING TO CATCH IT WITH THE SPIN ON IT. AND THAT IS OFF. SHORTEST MEMORY IN GOLF, THAT’S WHAT WE SAY. HE IS JUST LACED ONE DOWN THE MIDDLE. >> I LOOK AT THE FIRST AROUND THE CORNER TO THE RIGHT, A LITTLE BIT UPHILL, THE PLAYERS SHORT OF THE BUNKER ON THE RIGHT AND UP TO. ONE OF THE SMALLER GREENS ON THE COURSE. , THE TEE DOWN THE FAIRWAY. SLOPE FROM THE RIGHT. I THINK THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY ARE MOW. THERE IS HALF THE FAIRWAY. THEY ARE TINY. DO YOU THINK SOMEBODY IN THE CATEGORY OF ANCER, DO YOU THINK THAT KIND OF FREES HIM UP A BIT. NOT IF IT IS MORE CONFIDENCE OR PUT LESS PRESSURE ON HIMSELF? >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW YOU GET THE FIRST WIN UNDER THE BELT YOU HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT. >> HE HELD UP WHEN HE NEEDED TO. TRIPPING TRICK AND GIVING AWAY THE LAST LEAD. >> TERRIFIC SHOT INTO THE FINAL HOLE THERE IN HONG KONG. , GIVING UP A FIVE-STROKE LEAD. HOW DO YOU BIRDIE 18 ALL WEEK AND HAVE 15 IN THE OPENING TWO ROUNDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AND ONE IN THE FINAL ROUND THAT LEAD WAS EATEN AWAY, HE MADE A FABULOUS BIRDIE ON THE FIRST OF THE 18. >> AND NOT GOOD. >> GOT TO LET THAT TREASURE COASTLE DOWN. >> ANTHONY KIM AND DELICATE. VERY NICE, THEY ARE COMING BACK TO HIM. THE LAST THING THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU HAD A LONG LAYOFF ARE THE FINE MOTOR SKILLS. >> LAYOFF AND AT 2 OR 3 MONTHS. HIS WAS 12 YEARS. >> AND ON THE TEE AT 1 WITH A 3 WOOD. EVERYTHING IS SLOPING RIGHT TO LEFT ON THE FAIRWAY. YOU WANT TO JUST TRY TO GET THE LEFT CORNER WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A DRAW, THEY WANT THE GUYS DEFINITELY LOOK EXHAUSTED IT IS HOT OUT HERE AND SO STILL. AND THIS IS TOWARD THE BUNKER ON THE RIGHT. >> THE SPACE IS SHORT AND MAY BE WORSE. >> NOW BROOKS WITH THE 3 IRON. ROBBINGKY ELLIOTT MAKING SURE THAT HE HAS A COOL TOWEL ON HIS NECK BETWEEN SHOTS. >> THIS IS SIMILAR TO CAM’S LINE. >> LET’S GET YOU CAUGHT UP WITH BRANDEN GRACE, THE SECOND SHOT AT THE 10th HOLE, THE PAR 4. HE WOULD MAKE BIRDIE HERE. HE IS 1 UNDER PAR FOR THE ROUND. ANOTHER GREAT START FOR A MAN WHO PERFORMED WELL BUT COUNTING TODAY FOR STINGER AND RICHARD BLAND. AND DICKY B IS 1 UNDER PAR FOR HIS ROUND. >> AND MARC LEISHMAN, WE HAVE SEEN SOME CLUTCH PAR PUTTS. >> WE HAVE. >> JON RAHM HAVING A GO AT THE 18th GREEN. >> AND ABOVE THE FEET. A DIFFICULT SHOT. , HE FLEW THAT A LONG WAY. >> A GOOD SWING. >> AND HELP YOU, COULD BE A LITTLE TRICKY AND DOWN HILL. BACK TO DJ. >> IT IS TEMPTING TO PUT IT IN TIGHT BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SHORT HERE. AND SPIN BACK 7, 8-YARDS. >> SEEN A COUPLE OF PLAYER DOES THAT. >> AND BEHIND THE PIN THAT’S WHAT THE STATS TELL TO YOU DO. THAT’S WHAT HE HAS >> YEAH, A GOOD SHOT, RIGHT ON CUE, YEAH. THOMAS PIETERS, ONE OFF THE LEAD AND SECOND SHOT AT 9. AND LED THE OPENING ROUND. >> REALLY SWINGING THE CLUB WE WELL. >> ABE ANCER FOR BIRDIE AT 1 TO TIE THE LEAD HIS OPENING ROUND OR ON THE THIRD. HE’S BEEN SUPERB ON THE GREEN SO FAR. THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. NOW LIVE WITH LOUIE. COMING OFF AN EAGLE AT 18. NOW, THE LIV GOLF PLUS APP IS FILLED WITH GREAT CONTENT INCLUDING A MASTER CLASS TUTORIAL SERIES WITH DRIVING LESSONS FROM BRYSON, PUTTING FROM CAM AND SCRAMBLING FROM BUBBA. >> HEY, GUYS, THIS IS CAM SMITH. >> THIS IS BUBBA WATSON, WELCOME TO THE LESSON. >> WHEN YOU MISS FAIRWAYS, THIS IS WHEN THE CREATIVITY COMES OUT. >> THAT’S WHAT I’M FOCUSED ON. PAY THE MAN. FOR ME, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. >> AND FOR SURE, IT’S ONE THING YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. >> CAM SMITH, HE HAS TAKEN COMPLETE CONTROL HERE. >> I LIKE TO AIM THE PUTTER AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT’S PERFECT. THEN I TAKE MY STANCE, GIVE IT ONE GOOD LOOK AT THE HOLE AND HIT A GOOD PUTT. >> HOUDINI WITH THE FLAT STICK. >> HERE, GOLF BALL, HERE WE GO. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU ELECTRIFIES THE CROWD. >> SO, GUYS, THERE’S A LOT OF MYSTERIES HITTING IT FAR. >> THAT’S WHERE PSYCHO COMES IN. TRY TO GET A LITTLE PSYCHO WITH IT. >> THAT WAS PEPPERED. >> LET YOUR BODY FREE UP. DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU’RE RESTRICTED. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY TO BETTER GOLF. >> WELL, YOU CAN’T ASK FOR MORE THAN FREE LESSONS FROM THESE WORLDCLASS PLAYERS. JUST DOWNLOAD THE LIV GOLF PLUS AP APP. >> DEAN FIRST TO GO HERE ON THE 1ST FAIRWAY. AND JUST CAUGHT AT THAT BIG SLOPE AND TRICKLING ALL THE WAY ABOVE HIS FEET. THIS IS OVERHOOKING LEFT. SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT THOUGH. BROOKS NEXT. HIS BALL IS HEADING WAY DOWN, LIKE YOU SAID, JERRY, THESE GUYS WOULD HAVE HOPED AND THE BUNKER, TO MUSCLE THROUGH THAT ROUGH. >> YEAH, WAY DOWN ON THE CLUB THERE, THE GRIP, AND THE FLAG, THAT’S AN AWKWARD SHOT. A TOUGH TWO-PUTT FROM THERE. >> ABOUT THE LONGEST PUTT YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE TODAY. AND EVEN OUT OF POSITION AFTER TEE, WASN’T ABLE TO GO FOR 18 AND 2, THIS NOW HIS THIRD. [APPLAUSE] >> THOMAS PIETERS AT 9 FOR A SHARE OF THE LEAD. >> LET’S SEE IF JON RAHM CAN MAKE EASY WORK OF THIS KIND OF TOUCHY LITTLE THIRD SHOT HOLE HIGH, LEFT, DOWNHILL SLOPE, DOWNHILL TO THE HOLE. THE GRASS FOR THE FRINGE AND SLICK BERMUDA ON THE GREEN. >> THE FLAG FLUTTERING IN THE BR BREEZE, THE CHAMPIONS. >> YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY IN AN AWKWARD SHOT. HE COULDN’T REALLY CHIP IT. >> THAT’S ALWAYS JUST SUCH A HEARTY GRASS, STRENGTH TO IT, IT’S DIFFICULT TO PUTT THROUGH. >> JUST BARELY OUTSIDE RIGHT. >> TALOR GOOCH HAS USED THE RULES TO HIS FULL ADVANTAGE. HIS BALL WAS ABOUT A CLUB LENGTH OFF THE GREEN AND MOVED IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE EDGE OF THE GREEN. IT’S SMOOTHER FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF INCHES. >> LOUIE ON THE SECOND TEE. QUIETLY JUST LURKING THERE, DAVID, TWO BACK OF WHERE HE’S BEEN ALL YEAR LONG NEAR THE TOP. >> THAT’S NOT AS BAD. ABE ANCER NEXT. >> AGGRESSIVE NOW? >> YEAH, COMING DOWN. >> YEAH, A GOOD SHOT. >> THE GREEN AT 18 AND JON RAHM, THIS FOR BIRDIE. STILL HAS THE FIRST HOLE TO PLAY TO COMPLETE HIS OPENING ROUND. >> A DIFFICULT LEFT TO RIGHTER HE HERE. >> OH! >> MUNOZ, HIS THIRD AT 6. >> DJ AT 16 FOR BIRDIE. . WELL, FOUGHT BRILLIANTLY FOR THIS SECOND SHOT. CAN HE TAKE FULL– NO, UP EARLY. >> BROOKS JUST STUFFED THE GREEN HERE ON THE 1ST. THIS IS A LONG, LONG PUTT, ONE THAT’S JUST SO DIFFICULT TO JUDGE, DAVID. >> YEAH. >> IT WAS UP THIS HILL AND DOWN THE HILL. HE GETS THIS TO ABOUT FOUR FEET, THIS WOULD BE GREAT RESULTS. >> IT’S A SLIPPERY ONE. >> MUNOZ MADE HIS PAR AT 6 AND DJ LIKEWISE AT 16. >> THAT’S CAMERON TRINGALE AT 8, PAR 3. HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAN AT THAT UP FOR PAR. BACK AT THE FIRST. >> DEAN WALKING UP THE FIRST TEE, HE JUST SAID TO ME, TWO HOLES LEFT. WE’VE GOT TWO HOLES LEFT. AT LEAST NOW WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BREEZE COMING THROUGH THE 1ST. NOT SURE IF IT’S MAKING MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. SO DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR FOCUS IN THESE CONDITIONS. SET SETTLE. >> NIEMANN, THIS WILL BE 18. SLIPS THAT ONE IN FOR BIRDIE. [APPLAUSE] >> FOUR TEAMS LEVEL FOR SECOND PLACE AT 10 UNDER. QUITE STATIC IN THE TEAM COMPETITION. AND MARTIN KAYMER FROM THE BUNKER SIDE FOR BIRDIE, HE’S 4 UNDER. SMASH LEAD THE WAY 11 UNDER PAR. MITO PEREIRA GOT HIS FIRST POINTS OF THE SEASON IN ADELAIDE. IT’S BEEN A ROUGH START FOR HIM. HE’S 3 OVER PAR HERE. THAT’S THE BIRDIE AT 6. AND FOR TORQUE, ONE OF THE FOUR TEAMS IN SECOND PLACE. PHIL MICKELSON IS ONE OVER PAR FOR HIS OPENING ROUND SO FAR AND THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO 1 15. >> BROOKS, NOW THIS IS A TEST FOR– PARDON ME, WOW. BROOKS, THIS IS A TEST FOR PAR. MOMENTS AGO HE CALLED IN HIS CADDY, RICKY ELLIOTT, TO COME IN AND HELP READ THIS PUTT. PROBABLY ONE OF THE TRICKIEST GREENS ON THE GOLF COURSE TO RE READ. >> OH, WHAT A GOOD STROKE. >> BRENDAN STEELE IS ON THE TEE AT 17. >> AND THE WIND IS HELPING HIM. THE PIN IS SO FAR TO THE RIGHT OF THIS SCREEN AND IT’S SORT OF HIDDEN BEHIND A COUPLE OF PALM TREES. ALMOST FEELS LIKE A DOGLEG EVEN THOUGH IT’S JUST A PAR 3. WELL, HE’S CUTTING IT BEAUTIFULLY, MAYBE JUST A TOUCH LEFT. >> YEAH, A GOOD SWING. >> IT’S REALLY HARD TO SEE HOW THAT LEFT-HAND GRIP AND THAT FLAT SWING PRODUCES A FADE CONSISTENTLY, AND IT DOES. >> SO WE’RE ON THE GREEN AT 2. IT’S THE PAR 3. AND ABRAHAM ANCER FOR A SHARE OF THE LEAD. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS GOLF COURSE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT GRASSES, THE DEFINITION IS SO SHARP. NOW, THIS IS A LITTLE RIGHT OF THE PIN. IS IT GOING TO CATCH A PIECE OF THE GREEN? >> YEAH, IT DOES. A FINE SHOT. >> ONCE AGAIN, HOLE HIGH OUT OF TALOR GOOCH AND DJ NEXT. >> THAT TOWEL IS GETTING A WORKOUT. PROBABLY AS WET AS HIS HANDS AND HIS GRIP BY NOW. A 7 IRON FOR THE BIG MAN. WELL, IT’S RIGHT TOWARD STEVIE’S BA BALL. >> THIS IS EUGENIO CHACARRA FOR BIRDIE AT 11. OH, YEAH. >> BIRDIE FOR EUGENIO WHICH HAS THE FIREBALLS IN. >> A SHOT AT THE PAR 5, A LOT OF GREEN WITH WHICH TO WORK HERE. HE GOT A LITTLE HEAVY. >> YEAH. >> THAT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN THE BEST LIE FOR HIM BECAUSE THAT’S WELL ABOVE HIS STANDARDS. >> LUCAS HERBERT ON THE 7TH GREEN. AND ALL THE AUSSIES SAY, BOY, THIS GUY CAN PUTT. HE’S NOT BAD AT THE REST OF THE GAME EITHER. >> COME ON. >> THE ONE OVER PAR LAST WEEK AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MIX INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL. >> YEAH. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THE — AT TWO, A COUPLE OF SLOPPY THREE PUTTS THERE, THREE OF THEM, ALSO, AND BOGIES, 2.86 NUMBER 2 TODAY. >> PLAYING 176, WINDS PICKED UP, IT’S DOWN AND OFF THE LEFT, GOING SIGNIFICANTLY DOWNHILL THOUGH. >> 75 AND THEN FOR– >>. >> GOT TO HIT IN THE RIGHT SECTIONS OF THE SCREEN. OF ALL THE GREENS HERE AT SENTOSA GOLF CLUB, LEFT IN THREE PUTT ZONES. WEDGE FOR DEAN. LOOKING GOOD. O OH. >> WELL, A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR FANS OF THE RANGEGOATS, THEY’RE IN A TIE FOR THIRD PLACE, 10 UNDER ONLY A SHOT BACK OF THE JOINT LEADERS, PETER UIHLEIN, AND THAT WAS SOLID FOR HIM, BIRDIE AT 4. 2 UNDER PAR FOR HIS ROUND SO FAR AND COUNTING AND BUBBA WATSON FOR BIRDIE IN 2. UP AND DOWN FOR BUBBA, BUT A GOOD OPENING DAY FOR THE RANGEGOATS WHO WON HERE LAST YEAR. >> 9 IRON FOR BROOKS, IT’S HEADED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. SET SETTLE. >> SEMI PRO IN THE BACK TO BACK PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BROOKS. >> DUSTIN HERE LOOKING AT HIS 25-FOOTER. THERE’S AN OLD HOLE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY. I THINK HE NEEDS TO BE JUST INSIDE OF IT AS IT ROLLS PAST. >> OH. >> WELL, OUR TRIVIA QUESTION EARLIER ON, WHICH PLAYER HAS BEEN ON THE MOST TEAMS SO FAR IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE? IS IT GOOCH, UIHLEIN, HAROLD VARNER III OR WOLFF AND TALOR GOOCH. >> WE’VE GOT THAT LINE– >> IT WAS PETER UIHLEIN. HE’S PLAYED ON FIVE TEAMS, INCLUDING AT THE INAUGURAL EVENT, HE CAPTAINED A TEAM WHEN WE HAD OUR ONE AND ONLY DRAFT. WAS A CRUSHER IN THE OPENING EVENT? >> HE WAS– >> I THOUGHT IT WAS– FORTUNATELY CHANGED NAMES. >> I THOUGHT HE WAS A SMASH WITH THE BAD LOGO. [LAUGHTER] >> I GOT IT WRONG. MARC LEISHMAN IN A TIE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD. AND KEVIN NA BEFORE THAT. KEVIN IS 5 UNDER PAR. >> BRANDON STEELE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PUTT AS DUSTIN HAD AND YOU GIVE THESE GUYS A LOOK AT THE LINE AND THEY’LL SCARE IT. TALOR GOOCH SLIPS ONE IN AT THE FIR FIRST. >> UNCONFIRMED REPORT, WE’LL CHECK, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE GOT THE ANSWER TO OUR OWN QUIZ WRONG. >> WE DID. >> [LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS GOOCH. >> GOOCH, SMASH, 4ACES, RANGEGOATS AND BEGAN THE FIRST YEAR AS TORQUES, AND THEN THEIR CAPTAIN. >> YOU’RE NOT HAVING IT? >> NO, NOT HAVING IT. >> I THINK ON FIVE. YEAH, UIHLEIN PLAYED FOR THE CRUSHERS, NEBLIK, SMASH, 4ACES. >> SEE, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU’RE GOING WITH THAT, BUT THE NIBLIKS ARE TECHNICALLY THE RANGEGOATS, AREN’T THEY? >> IT’S A TECHNICALITY. I REST MY CASE. >> THAT’S MUNOZ 2ND AT THE PAR 5 HIS LAST HOLE. >> OH, THAT WILL BE A PUT AND A HALF FROM THERE. >> BE AN UNLIKELY CHANCE AT A 63. >> YEAH. >> NOW ALL THREE PLAYERS JUST INVESTIGATING THEIR PUTTS. I TELL YOU WHAT, JUST OBSERVING EVERYBODY THAT’S WALKING IN THIS GROUP. EVERYONE HAS A SLIGHT LOOK OF DEFEAT WITH THE HEAT. I’M SURE THEY’RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING INTO THE CLUBHOUSE TO REALLY HYDRATE AND GET SOME REST. >> IN THIS SITUATION, SU-ANN, WOULD THEY STILL GO TO THE DRIVE AND SPEND PLENTY OF TIME? OR COOL OFF FIRST? >> I DON’T KNOW ABOUT PLENTY OF TIME. I THINK THEY’LL PROBABLY GO IN, GET SOME REST, GET SOMETHING TO EAT, MAYBE REGROUP, MAYBE CHANGE THEIR SHIRTS AND YOU KNOW, SOMEONE LIKE CAM MIGHT GO OUT AND HIT MAYBE 20 GOLF BALLS JUST TO GET SOMETHING IN. AND HE DID THAT LAST WEEK, ADELAIDE. MIND YOU, DIFFERENT PLAYING CONDITIONS, BUT SOME PLAYERS MAY WANT TO RELAX AND RESERVE SOME ENERGY. >> I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE GOOD INTENTION TO GO BACK OUT AND PRACTICE ONCE THEY COOL OUT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THEY HEAD TO THE RANGE AND STEP OUTSIDE, SAY, NO, WHERE IS THE CAR? >> THE MARINA BAY BECKONS. >> YEAH, THAT INFINITY POOL, I’M SURE, SOUNDS AMAZING RIGHT NOW. >> WHEN DOES CAM EVER HIT A PUTT WITH THAT FORCE SPEED. >> JON RAHM, SECOND SHOT FROM THE FAIRWAY BUNKER AT 1. NOT THE WORST SPOT TO BE IN. >> HE KNEW WHEN HE HIT IT, HE DID WHAT HE WANTED TO DO, AN EXCELLENT SHOT. >> THOMAS PIETERS, HIS FINAL HOLE IS THE 10TH. THAT WAS TO TIE THE LEAD, BUT HE’S GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. >> WE’VE SEEN– EVERYBODY ON THAT SIDE OF THE HOLE AT 10 HAS JUST BLUDGEONED IT PAST. >> THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 10, IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY QUICK. WOW, THAT JUST KEPT GOING. >> NOW PIETERS FOR PAR AT 10. OH, WELL, DONE. >> AN OPENING ROUND 66 FOR THOMAS PIETERS. MARTIN KAYMER, THE CAPTAIN OF THE CLEEKS. HIS SHOT AT 14. OH, YEAH. >> JUST HELD A BUNKER SHOT IN THE LAST. MARTY KAYMER IS 5 UNDER PAR. BURMESTER AT 2 FOR BIRDIE. LIKE AN OPENING ROUND 67 FOR DEAN BURMESTER. CAN RAHM FINISH HIS DAY OFF WITH A GOOD PUTT? IT WAS A GOOD PUTT, BUT ONCE AGAIN, BURNS THE EDGE. >> BACK TO 2 AND CAM FOR PAR, SU-ANN. >> AS JERRY POINTED OUT, I DON’T EVER REALLY SEE CAM PUTT IT PAST THE HOLE VERY OFTEN, THIS FAR. IT DOES GET PRETTY QUICK ONCE IT GETS PAST THE HOLE AND THAT WAS VERY UNCHARACTERISTIC. >> HEY. >> THAT’S WELL DONE. >> A SAVE BY ONE OF OUR TITANS OUT THERE. CAM SMITH OPENS HIS ACCOUNT IN SINGAPORE WITH A LEVEL PAR 71. >> BROOKS. WANT TO MAKE THIS ONE JUST FOR THE PSYCHE AND OF COURSE, YOUR SCORE. REALLY WELL WITH THIS CLUB TODAY. YE YEAH. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL, A BIRTHDAY ROUND OF 66 FOR BROOKS KOEPKA. 5 UNDER PAR. ONE BACK OF OUR LEADERS AFTER HIS FIRST ROUND. >> FOUR HOURS, 39 MINUTES. THEY’RE NOT PLAYING QUICKLY OUT THERE, THEY’RE PLAYING WAY FASTER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT THOUGH. THAT’S REALLY NICE FOR THIS KIND OF WEATHER. >> PHIL ON THE TEE AT 17 C. AND A GOOD SHOT. >> SU-ANN. >> BROOKS 5 UNDER PAR, COMING INTO THIS WEEK YOU WERE VERY OPEN ABOUT YOUR CONFIDENCE LEVEL. WALKING WITH YOU TODAY, YOU SEEMED TO FEEL YOUR STRIDE. DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENCE COMING BACK? >> YEAH, BALL STRIKING, WORKING HARD THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I WASN’T PLEASED WITH AUGUSTA AND JUST STARTED TO START OVER AND GO BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTALS AND THE BASICS OF THE GAME AND GO FROM THERE. SO, WORKED REALLY HARD LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK AS WELL SO I’M STARTING TO SEE SOME RESULTS. >> WHAT ABOUT THIS GOLF COURSE PLAYS TO YOUR STRENGTHS. LAST YEAR YOU CAME IN THIRD. >> AND SEE THE GUYS LAST YEAR, SERGIO, MYSELF, ALL GOOD BALL STRIKERS AND FAVORS THAT, AND WE’LL SEE HOW IT HOLDS UP THIS WEEK AND HOPEFULLY NO RAIN. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOUR FAMILY IS WITH YOU, BOTH JENNA AND CREW. THEY PLANS TONIGHT? >> WE’LL GO HAVE DINNER, A FEW OF US HAVE DINNER. WORK OUT FIRST AND TRY TO GET OUT OF THIS HEAT. >> I’M ANXIOUS TO GET INSIDE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS, WELL-PLAYED TODAY. >> WELL-PLAYED, BROOKS KOEPKA, HE’S AN ANIMAL, GOING TO THE GYM AFTER THAT. >> 5 UNDER PAR, 66 FOR THE PGA CHAMPION. >> THANK YOU. >> EUGENIO CHACARRA. OOH, HE’S GOT IT 4 UNDER. OOH, TALOR GOOCH PUNCHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TREE AT 18. THAT’S ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH, A LOT OF GRASS BEHIND THE BALL AND DJ TRYING TO GET IT ON THE FAIHE FAIRWAY. OH, IT’S GOING LEFT. >> YOU DON’T WANT TO GO LEFT. THERE’S WATER THERE. OH, HE’S OKAY. OKAY OUT THERE ON THE PENINSULA. ANDY OGLETREE. >> SHOWED US LAST WEEK, A LITTLE OF WHAT GOT HIM TO LIV GOLF, WINNING THE NATIONAL SERIES ORDER OF MERIT, A HUGE BELIEF OUT OF PHIL MICKELSON IN THIS YOUNG GUY. TODAY, QUITE THE OPPOSITE STORY IN TERMS OF HIS PERFORMANCE. >> UP AT THE 9TH GREEN, CAMERON TRINGALE FOR BIRDIE. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ OF TORQUE GC WILL LEAD THE ROUND ON PAR 5 7TH, THIS FOR BIRDIE AND THE OUTRIGHT OVER ALL LEAD. MARC LEISHMAN STILL HAS TO FINISH HIS ROUND. HE HAS ONE HOLE REMAINING. WELL, THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE IS CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE ON SITE FAN EXPERIENCE WHICH IS UNLIKE ANYTHING FOR GOLF. TO SEE IT YOURSELF IN 2024, JUST SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN FOR TICKETS TO FUTURE EVENTS. WE’RE BACK IN THE USA NEXT WITH A STOP AT THE HOUSTON GOLF CLUB AND THEN IT’S NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE’S TURN AND WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. >> WELL, THIS IS THE FIFTH HOLE AND THIS IS THE THIRD SHOT FOR MARC LEISHMAN. >> GOING TO CHANGE WEAPONS. SO KIND OF AN UNTIDY FINISH WE’VE GOT GOING HERE. ALMOST LOOKED LIKE HE PLAYED THAT DELIBERATELY. >> IT DID. >> IT LOOKED LIKE HE PLAYED WITH A LOT MORE CLUB THAN TRADITIONAL BUNKER SHOT. AND THEY ALWAYS SPIN RIGHT, BUT THAT DIDN’T WORK OUT. NOW DJ, BOY. >> 10 PLAYS UP ONE. >> THAT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE WATER, JUST A LITTLE SLOPE THERE FOUR FEET TO HIS LEFT. >> I THINK IT’S KIND OF STRAIGHT IN, YEAH. >> HE THOUGHT IT WAS IN. >> YEAH. >> HE CAUGHT A FLYER. HE DIDN’T THINK HE COULD CLEAR THAT BUNKER. CAME OUT HARD NOW, GOT TO FLY THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE PIN, OTHERWISE IT’S GOING TO SPIN AWAY FROM IT. JUST LIKE THAT. >> YEAH, BEAUTIFULLY DONE. [CHEERS AN . [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT’S BECAUSE THERE’S STILL SLOPE THERE. >> YEAH. >> I DON’T HAVE THAT, I DON’T THINK, FROM THIS DISTANCE THAT THAT’S GOING TO BE SPINNING THAT MUCH. I MEAN, WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING ANYTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET. >> YEAH, GOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS. >> ALL RIGHT. I DON’T WANT TO TALK YOU INTO A SHOT THAT YOU’RE NOT SEEING. I’M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ONE. >> AND BAKER REASSURING THAT IT’S NOT GOING TO SPIN AS MUCH AS MAYBE TALOR THINKS. >> DOES THAT MEAN HE’S GOING TO FLY IT OR SKIP IT? NO, HE’S GOING TO FLY IT ALL THE WAY. LOOKS GOOD. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL DONE, MALCOLM. >> ONE OF THE BEST. ABSOLUTELY, ONE OF THE BEST ON THE BAG RIGHT THERE. >> TO THE GREEN AT 12, AND ANTHONY KIM FOR PAR AND AN OPENING ROUND OF 69. >> OH, WELL DONE. >> ANTHONY KIM’S SECOND SUB70 ROUND SINCE HIS RETURN. 65 IN THE FINAL ROUND IN HONG KONG, BACK TO ASIA, TO SINGAPORE, AN OPENING ROUND OF 69. 2 UNDER PAR FOR. A AK. >> NOW, EUGENIO CHACARRA FOR BIRDIE. JUST A TOUCH SOFTER, MAYBE. A LITTLE LESS BREAK. STILL VERY RESPECTABLE OPENING RO ROUND. >> SERGIO. >> SERGIO STEREO. 17 BIRDIE ON THE PAR 3. HE DOES SO AND AN OPENING ROUND 69, 2 UNDER PAR FOR SERGIO. THE FIREBALLS TIED FOR THE LEAD WITH SMASH AT 11 UNDER. >> WELL, THERE’S A LONG ONE FOR PAR FOR MARC LEISHMAN OVER AT 5. >> ENDING YOUR DAY ON A BOGEY IS DREADFUL. ENDING ON A DOUBLE IS– DJ ON THE OTHER HAND HAS THIS TO BIRDIE AT FOUR UNDER. >> THREE QUALITY SHOTS THERE FROM THE PLAYERS. JUST TO ENTERTAIN THE CROWD SURROUNDING THIS 18TH GREEN. YOU SEE THEY PLAYED IT IN DIFFERENT STYLES. DJ TOOK THE SPIN OFF THE BALL, KIND OF JUST REALLY SHADOWED HIS ANGLE OF APPROACH AND GOOCH ALWAYS TAKES A DIVOT, QUITE A SIZABLE DIVOT, AND SPUN IT BACK BELOW THE PIN. AND BRENDAN STEELE, HE’S REALLY GOOD WITH HIS WEDGES. I NOTICED THAT LAST WEEK. HE CAN SHALLOW IS OUT, TOO. >> WHILE WE WAIT FOR DJ, KEVIN NA FOR A TIE AT THE LEAD. A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO FOR KEV KEVIN. [APPLAUSE] >> DUSTIN JOHNSON ROLLS IN HIS BIRDIE PUTT. HE’S WELL-POSITIONED, DJ, GOING INTO SUPER SATURDAY AFTER THAT OPENING ROUND 67, FOUR UNDER PAR. THAT WAS ABE ANCER TO TIE THE LEAD AT THREE. >> FOR BOGEY. >> OH, THAT’S A HORRIBLE FINISH. >> THANK YOU. [APP [APPLAUSE]. >> NOW GOOCH. >> REALLY, REALLY– >> RIGHT. >> I FEEL LIKE– >> ONE INCH RIGHT OF THE CUP. JUST LIKE DJ, THAT STARTED LEFT. [APP [APPLAUSE]. >> HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. >> WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING, MARTIN KAYMER AT 16 TO END HIS ROUND AS JOINT LEADER, BUT I’M SURE HE’LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH AN OPENING ROUND OF 66, FIVE UNDER PAR, ONE BACK OF SEBASTIAN MUNOZ. >> COME ON, DJ! >> NA MADE HIS PAR AT 5, SO A 66 FOR KEVIN. >> SIX PLAYERS ON FIVE UNDER. SEVEN PLAYERS ON FIVE UNDER, ONE BACK, SEBASTIAN MUNOZ. DOM, DOWN TO YOU. >> DJ, YOU BURNED A LOT WITH YOUR PUTTER. >> I WAS PLEASED WITH HOW I PLAYED, A LOT OF QUALITY IRON SHOTS AND GOLF COURSE IS TOUGH AND FLAGS HARD TO GET IT CLOSE TO. A LOT OF GOOD SHOTS AND PUTTS. THE GREENS ARE TRICKY AND THEY’VE GOT SOME PINS IN REALLY GOOD SPOTS AND I THOUGHT THE COURSE PLAYED REALLY NICE TODAY THOUGH. >> HOW HARD TO KEEP YOUR HANDS AND GRIP DRY, BECAUSE YOU WENT THROUGH A FEW TOWELS AND A FEW GLOVES, DIDN’T YOU? >> I SWEAT A LOT ESPECIALLY OUT HERE, BUT, YEAH, IT’S TOUGH. THAT’S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, BUT OBVIOUSLY, WE CARRY A FEW EXTRA TOWELS TO KEEP YOUR HANDS DRY AND THAT’S A CHALLENGE. YEAH, GOLF COURSE PLAYED FANTASTIC, IT’S IN AWESOME CONDITION AND I’M PLEASED WITH HOW I PLAYED. >> YOU’VE BEEN WORKING HARD AND A LOT OF TIME ON THE RANGE. HOW CLOSE IS YOUR GAME? >> IT’S GETTING THERE. I FEEL COMFORTABLE OVER THE BALL AND FEEL LIKE I PUT IN A LOT OF WORK THE LAST SIX WEEKS OR, YOU KNOW, TWO MONTHS AND BEEN PLAYING A LOT BETTER THAN MY SCORES, JUST HAVEN’T REALLY BEEN GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF MY ROUNDS, BUT I FEEL LIKE I’M SWINGING REALLY WELL. OBVIOUSLY, TODAY WAS A NICE DAY. >> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. GO JUMP IN AN ICE BATH. >> THANK YOU. >> COME ON, DJ! >> SO DUSTIN JOHNSON IS UP THERE WITH THE LEADERS WHERE HE’S USED TO BEING WITH IN THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. 67, FOUR UNDER PAR TODAY, THIRD SHOT AT THE 4TH FOR DJ. THIS IS THE BIRDIE AT 7. AND THE BIRDIE AT 11. >> DJ WAS YEAR ONE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AND HE’S ALREADY WON AGAIN THIS YEAR. >> SECOND SHOT INTO THE PAR 4 12TH. THIS WAS– AS GOOD OF A SHOT AS HE HIT ALL DAY THERE. >> AND THEN FOR BIRDIE AT 14. >> JUST A COUPLE EARLY CAME OUT OF THE FEW PUTTS. WHEN HE GOT THEM ONLINE, THEY DROPPED. THE GREENS WERE NOT REALLY FOOLING HIM. >> AND HE ENDED WITH BIRDIE AT 18. SO, DUSTIN JOHNSON WITH AN EXCELLENT OPENING DAY. NOT GOOD NIGHT AS GOOD AS SEBASTIAN MUNOZ THOUGH WITH HIS OPENING ROUND 65. HE LEADS BY ONE OVER A GROUP OF PLAYERS ON FIVE UNDER PAR, INCLUDING HONG KONG CHAMPION, ABRAHAM ANCER. THOMAS PIETERS WAS EXCELLENT. AND TRINGALE LOOKING TO EMULATE HIS TEAMMATE STEELE WHO WON LAST WEEK. AND HERBERT CONTINUES THE GOOD FORTUNE AND OUR LEADER FOR THE SEASON IS FOUR AND TALOR GOOCH THREE UNDER AND BRENDAN STEELE, FURTHER DOWN JON RAHM, TWO UNDER PAR AND ANTHONY KIM AFTER AN EXCELLENT 69. BROOKS KOEPKA, A GOOD DAY FOR HIM. HELD THE LEAD FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE THE MUNOZ SURGE,’S ONLY ONE BACK. BROOKS, THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO THE 3RD. UNHAPPY WITH HIS RECENT PERFORMANCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE MASTERS WHERE HE TIED FOR 45TH, THERE WERE SIGNS OF A RETURN TO FORM A PAIR OF 66’S IN ADELAIDE LAST WEEKEND AND HE’S CARRIED THAT FORM INTO SINGAPORE. THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT INTO 6TH AND HIS 34TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, THE WHOLE FAMILY ARE HERE TO HELP HIM CELEBRATE. THAT WAS BIRDIE AT 7. NOW FOR BIRDIE AT 9. AND GOOD NEWS FOR SMASH AS WELL, WHO ARE TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD AND BROOKS ENDED HIS DAY WITH A BIRDIE AT 18. SO, AN OPENING ROUND 66. SO, THAT’S THE TEAM LEADER BOARD. AND WOW, IT’S CLOSE! WHAT BRIGHTER SECOND TEAM PLAYOFF IN A ROW, HAVING FIRST EVER ONE LAST WEEKEND IN ADELAIDE. SMASH AND FIREBALLS, 11 UNDER PAR. STINGER WHO LOST THE PLAYOFF. ONE OF FOUR TEAMS, 10 UNDER. TORQUE ARE THERE, AND RIPPER EIGHT UNDER PAR, ONLY THREE BACK EVER THE LEADERS. DOUBLE BOGEY FOR MARC LEISHMAN TOWARD THE END. HIS CORPS DID COUNT. JONES IS OVER PAR. AND ONLY LEVEL PAR TODAY, ALREADY 11 SHOTS OFF THE LEAD. AND THAT HASN’T WORRIED THEM IN THE PAST, HOWEVER. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES IS AN ESTABLISHED PATHWAY INTO THE LIV GOLF LEAGUE. IF YOU WIN IT, YOU’RE GUARANTEED A SPOT FOR NEXT SEASON. CARLOS ORTIZ, TWO EVENTS PLAYED AND HE WON IN OMAN RECENTLY. JOHN CANTLEY IS HAVING A GOOD RUN ON THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES AND THE MAIN ASIAN TOUR. DAVID PUIG IS DOING WELL. AND LOUIS HAZEN, TOO. JULY FOURTH WEEKEND IN MORACCO IS THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL SERIES EVENT AND A NUMBER OF OUR PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WEEK BEFORE HEADING TO MOROCCO FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES EVENT. WELL, IT’S BEEN A SUPERB OPENING DAY HERE IN SINGAPORE, WE EXPECTED A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN. PERHAPS THE ODD DELAY. IT DIDN’T HAPPEN THANKFULLY, SUNSHINE ALL DAY, STIFLING HEAT. THE PLAYERS KEPT THEIR COOL THOUGH AND PRODUCED SOME TERRIFIC GOLF AT THIS MAGNIFICENT GOLF COURSE, THE SERAPONG COURSE. AND TORQUE SEEKING A FIRST TEAM VICTORY OF THE SEASON, BUT SEBASTIAN DID EXCELLENTLY TODAY? CAN HE KEEP IT GOING? ABE ANCER ALREADY WITH A VICTORY IN ASIAN, IN HONG KONG THIS YEAR AND MARC LEISHMAN DOUBLE BOGEYED HIS OPENING HOLE, FOUR OVER OVERNIGHT AND DUSTIN JOHNSON AND BURMESTER ALREADY WINNERS THIS SEASON NICELY PLACED AT FOUR UNDER PAR. FOR THOSE AROUND THE WORLD LEAVING US NOW, THERE’S TIME TO SWITCH OVER TO CLUB 54, THE LIV GOLF POST ROUND SHOW. CHRISTIAN CROSBY, RACHEL DRUMMOND AND THE TEAM ATTEMPTING TO STAY COOL OUT BY THE CLUBHOUSE. THAT CAN BE FOUND GLOBALLY ON LIV GOLF PLUS, OR THE LIV GOLF YOUTUBE CHANNEL. FROM US ALL HERE IN SINGAPORE, GOODBYE FOR NOW. JOIN US FOR SUPER SATURDAY. ♪ >> DAY ONE WAS COME TO AN END HERE AT SENTOSA GOLF CLUB RIGHT ON SENTOSA ISLAND. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL, BUT HUMID DAY HERE IN SINGAPORE AND WHAT AN EXCITING DAY ONE WE JUST HAD SEBASTIAN MUNOZ AT THE TOP OF THE INDIVIDUAL LEADER BOARD AND SMASH GC AND FIREBALL GC IS LEADING THE WAY ON THE TEAM LEADER BOARD. WE ARE GOING TO CHAT ABOUT THAT AND MORE RIGHT HERE AT CLUB 54 PRE-ROUND SHOW. WELCOME, I’M YOUR HOST CHRISTIAN CROSBY AND JOINING ME IS SU-ANN HENG AND ABE ANCER, IT’S A LITTLE WHO HOT OUT HERE. >> YOU THINK? >> A LITTLE BIT. TAKE US THROUGH YOUR DAY TODAY, MAN. >> IT WAS PRETTY SOLID AND NICE TO START WITH A GOOD BIRDIE ON HOLE 4 FOLLOWED BY A BOGEY. DIDN’T HIT A GOOD SHOT ON THE SECOND ONE, BUT AFTER THAT REALLY GOOD OFF THE TEE WHICH YOU HAVE TO DO HERE, A VERY DEMANDING GOLF COURSE OFF THE TEE, BUT IF YOU’RE IN THE FAIRWAY, YOU CAN DEFINITELY HAVE LOOKS FOR BIRDIES. IT FELT GOOD OVERALL. >> YOU SEEM TO BE FINDING SOME REALLY GOOD MOMENTUM THIS YEAR. YOU TIED 9TH LAST WEEK, THAT WIN IN HONG KONG. >> I’M PLAYING WITH MORE CONFIDENCE AND FREER. AND I THINK LAST YEAR, THE BEGINNING. YEAR, I WASN’T DOING THAT. MY MIND IS IN A BETTER SPOT AND MY GAME FEELS MORE SOLID AND PLAYING SOME GOLF AND TRYING TO ENJOY IT AND FOCUS AND CONTROL WHAT I CAN CONTROL AND PERFORM. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THE HEAT BEFORE YOU GOT ON AIR. HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH IT OUT THERE? BECAUSE I MEAN FOR ME AS A LOCAL, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY HOT. SO– >> IT IS HOT, BUT I’M USED TO IT. I LIKE THE HEAT. NOT THAT IT’S SUPER ENJOYABLE, BUT RATHER HAVE HEAT THAN COLD FOR SURE. SO, YEAH, JUST STAYING AHEAD OF THE HYDRATION, A LOT OF SOLIDS, A LOT OF ELECTROLYTES AND STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. >> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF YOUR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY. WE’D LOVE TO HEAR YOU TALK THROUGH THEM. FANS, HERE IS ABE ANCER’S DAY. >> WHAT HOLE IS THAT? >> THE FOURTH. >> THAT WAS NICE BECAUSE I HIT A BUNKER SHOT AND PROBABLY HIT A PERFECT AND THE PIN AND ALL THE WAY BACK. >> THAT’S 7, A GOOD PUTT. >> YOU’RE ONE OF THE BEST PUTTERS OUT HERE I HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE YOU ROLL THE ROUGH SO BEAUTIFULLY. >> STARTED TO FEEL BETTER. LAST YEAR I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE I WAS. MAN, I’M USUALLY– THIS WAS REALLY COOL. THIS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE PUTT YOU’RE TRYING TO LAG SOMEWHERE, I DON’T KNOW, SOMEWHERE INSIDE OF FIVE FEET. AND ENDED UP THE PERFECT SPEED AND PERFECT LINE. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE GREENS OUT HERE? THEY’RE HUGE. >> THEY’RE HUGE, BUT PROBABLY SOME OF THE BEST GREENS I’VE EVER SEEN, THEY ROLL EXTREMELY PURE AND YOU HIT IT ON YOUR LINE AND IT’S NOT GOING TO HIT ANYTHING. >> I’M SURE THAT GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE, SHOWING IF I PICK THIS LINE. >> YOU’VE GOT TO USE THE SLOPES AND I LIKE THAT GOLF AND YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE THE BIG LINES AND BIG BREAKS. >> YOU’RE ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE GOLFERS OUT HERE FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN HONG KONG. WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT ABOUT YOU. WHAT EXPERIENCE THAT WAS. THAT WAS A ROLLERCOASTER, AND START TODAY PLAY GOOD GOLF. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GOLF COURSE. THAT WAS SPECIAL, THE MOMENTS WHEN YOU’RE A LITTLE KID AND DREAM ABOUT HITTING THE RIGHT SHOT AT THE RIGHT TIME IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE AT THAT DAY WAS TOUGH. I DIDN’T PLAY REALLY GOOD, BUT ENOUGH TO CELEBRATE WITH MY TEAM LIKE THAT, IT WAS FUN. >> ONE THING YOU SAID IN THE PODCAST TO US, HOW PROUD YOU ARE OF YOURSELF, REALLY GRINDING THROUGH THAT DAY. YOU DIDN’T HAVE YOUR BEST DAY AND O HOW MUCH OF THAT COMES FRM YOUR UPBRINGING AND HOW YOU PLAYED GOLF? >> LIKE I SAID, PRETTY PROUD TO STAY IN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH EMOTIONS AND MAD ABOUT THE SHOTS I WAS HITTING AND COULD HAVE BEEN MAD AND FINISHED 10TH OR 15TH, YOU KNOW, BUT HAPPY THE WAY I HANDLED MYSELF AND STAYED IN IT AND JUST GRINDED IT OUT, AND I FEEL LIKE I’VE BEEN DEFINITELY AN UNDERDOG THROUGH MY CORE AND — THROUGH MY CAREER AND I LOVE SOME OF MESSAGES, HEY, I’M 5-6, TOO, AND YOU’RE BEATING THESE GUYS. AND I LOVE EMBRACING THAT ROLE. >> AND WE DO THIS THING EVERY SHOW, FORM CHECK. FANS SUBMIT THEIR SWING AND YOU CHECK THEIR FORM. ALL YOU ASK BE BRUTALLY HONEST, IT MAKES FOR GOOD TV. >> FEEL FREE TO ROAST. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE NICE. >> OUR FIRST ONE. >> THERE’S NO WONDER HE’S ON THE LEFT TREES. THIS GUY HITS A HOOK EVERY SINGLE TIME. >> OH, BOY. >> HE SAYS HE’S A BIG FAN OF LIV GOLF? >> IT DOES HELP. I’M TRYING TO HELP HIM OUT. MAYBE NOT COME SO FROM THE INSIDE AND FLIP IT. >> WHERE IS HE HITTING OUT OF THOUGH? >> IT IS TOUGH TO SEE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT MORE LIKE DOWN THE LINE, TOO. >> LOOKS LIKE A WASTE BUNKER OF SOME SORT. A LEFTY HERE. >> THE NEXT ONE HERE, LEFTY. >> AT BAD AT ALL. A LONG SWING WHICH YOU CAN RELATE. I MEAN, VERY– NO, I WOULDN’T SAY PHIL MICKELSON-LIKE, BUT IT’S DEFINITELY A LONG, LONG SWING. I DON’T SEE A LOT OF IT WRONG THERE TO BE HONEST. >> HE’S WALKING AFTER IT. >> HE LIKES IT. >> OUR THIRD SWING. TRIMMERS. >> TRIMMERS. >> THE ANTICIPATION. >> OKAY. AND HERE IT IS, BAM. >> OH, OKAY. >> TOOK HIM MAYBE A LITTLE TOO FAR OUTSIDE, MAYBE THE ANGLE HELPED WITH THAT. I JUST MAYBE WOULD TAKE NOT AS FAR OUTSIDE AT THE BEGINNING AND OTHER THAN THAT, IT STILL NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. >> ONE MORE FOR YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> THANKS FOR THE HONESTY, THAT’S WHAT WE LOVE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE. OKAY, HERE IS ONE MORE. >> INTERESTING ANGLE. >> THE BACK VIEW. >> HE SAYS HE DOESN’T GET ANY HEIGHT OUT OF HIS CLUBS, LET’S SEE WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT. >> I THINK HE JUST SMOTHERS IT. MAYBE HE CAN AFFORD TO MOVE IT A LITTLE FARTHER UP IN HIS STANCE AND MAYBE NOT COME OVER THE TOP AND SMOTHER THE GOLF BALL, WITH THE DRIVER SWING UP A LITTLE BIT. DOESN’T LOOK TOO BAD. >> OH, MAYBE MORE SPINE ANGLE SETUP. >> I NEVER HAD A COACH SO I DON’T KNOW, AND– >> YOU DON’T NEED ONE FOR SURE. >> ARE YOU NOT TELLING ME? I DON’T KNOW, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN REAL SOON. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR INDIVIDUAL LEADER BOARD HERE. ABE, YOU’RE FREE TO GO. SU-ANN AS WE LOOK AT THE LEADER BOARD. YOU WERE OUT THERE, TALK ME THROUGH IT, IT WAS HOT, BUT FUN. >> OH, YEAH, IT WAS FUN. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THE BROADCAST. AND THIS YEAR WE HAD A BUNCH OF FIRST TIME WINNERS. IF WE LOOK AT THE LEADER BOARD, MUNOZ, YET TO WIN. TRINGALE, OBVIOUSLY, BROOKS, A NAME WE’RE COMFORTABLE SEEING ON THE LEADER BOARD, BUT A TON OF FIRST-TIME LEADERS AND FIRST-TIME WINNERS PERHAPS. >> ♪ >> I GUESS WE HAVE TO– >> ALL RIGHT, THE LIV GOLF PODCAST, FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN DROPS EACH WEEK FEATURING IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PLAYERS IN LIV GOLF LEAGUE. THIS WEEK THE HOSTS JERRY FOLTZ AND SU-ANN HENG CAUGHT UP WITH ADRIAN. >> WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE MAJOR UNDER MY BELT. >> WHICH ONE? >> MY FAVORITE ONE IS MASTERS, BUT ANY ONE WOULD DO AT THIS POINT. >> YOU WOULD PLAYING WELL HEADED IN THERE THIS YEAR. >> THIS YEAR WASN’T MY BEST. I TALKED TO YOUR CADDY. DO YOU THINK HE WANTED IT TOO BAD? HE GOES, PROBABLY SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WHO JOINS THIS LEAGUE HAS– SOMETHING TO PROVE. >> THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. YOURSELF YOU DON’T, AND MAYBE FOR THE WRONG REASONS. HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING TO THAT. >> THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AND I THINK I WAS FATIGUED AS WELL. JUST I WAS PREPARING TO THAT, I THINK, TOO MUCH. I WOULD SPEND JUST TOO MUCH ENERGY ON THAT AND EVEN ON TUESDAY OF THE TOURNAMENT, I SPENT LIKE 10 HOURS ON THE COURSE WHICH WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA. SO, YEAH, I LEARNED MY LESSON, I DIDN’T PLAY MY BEST, BUT– >> TWO WINS IN LIV AND A MAJOR. >> HE DIDN’T LIMIT IT TO TWO. >> OKAY. ♪ >> MAKE SURE YOU GUYS, I HOPE YOU SCANNED THAT QR CODE TO WATCH FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, BEST GOLF PODCAST OUT THERE, STARRING OUR ONE AND ONLY SU-ANN HENG. CAN YOU CHOOSE A FAVORITE THAT YOU CHATTED WITH? >> NO, DON’T MAKE ME DO THAT. THAT’S MEAN. >> IT’S FUN, IT’S FUN. >> NO, NO. I THINK THAT JERRY AND I LAUGHED THE MOST DURING LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN. >> MORE TO COME HERE ON CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. ♪ . >>. >> JOINING SU-ANN AND I IS DOM BOULET. >> AND YOU SAID STARRING SU-ANN HENG AND YOU FORGET ABOUT JERRY FOLTZMENTS I WANT TO GIVE SU-ANN SOME LOVE, SHE’S STANDING RIGHT HERE. >> JERRY IS STANDING RIGHT THERE. >> OH, JERRY IS OVER THERE. OOPS, SORRY. LET’S TALK A LITTLE THROUGH BOTH OF YOUR DAYS. DOM, START WITH YOU. YOU FOLLOWED TALOR GOOCH INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION LAST YEAR AND LOOKS LIKE POTENTIALLY HE COULD DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WAS IMPRESSIVE ONLY MISSED TWO FAIRWAYS, MISSED SIX GREENS, BUT FOUR WERE ON THE EDGE WHERE HE WAS PUTTING. SO IT’S PRETTY SOLID. HE DID SAY TO ME ON ONE OF THE HOLES. HE SAID I CAN’T WAIT FOR GOLF TO BE EASY AGAIN. BUT WHEN HE DOES A SEMI PULL SHOT, HE’S GETTING IN A REALLY BAD SPOT. IT’S A TOUGH UP AND DOWN. TEE TO GREEN, THAT’S AN IMPRESSIVE ROUND AND HE PUTTED BEAUTIFULLY EXCEPT THE LAST HOLE MISSED A SHORT ONE FOR BIRDIE. THIS IS PERHAPS ON THE 9TH, WHAT A SHOT THIS WAS. YEAH, IT WAS ON THE 9TH. >> LOOK AT THAT. >> MAGNIFICENT. THAT WAS A WITH A 6 IRON, THAT PIN, NOT EASY TO GET THAT CLOSE. HE SAID IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE, YOU’VE GOT TO REMIND YOURSELF YOU’VE DONE IT BEFORE. DID IT LOOK LIKE HE WAS RELAXED AND CALM AND STAYING THE COURSE? >> ON THE HALFTIME SHOW I SAID HE’S PLAYING WITH A STEELY CONFIDENCE AND HE’S ALWAYS VERY FOCUSED. TALOR DOESN’T GIVE AWAY VERY MUCH, DOES HE? HE’S VERY MUCH TO HIMSELF. NO EMOTIONS, BUT HE IS LOOKING FOCUSED. HE WANTS TO DEFEND. HE DIDN’T DEFEND LAST WEEK, HE WANTS TO DEFEND THIS WEEK. HE’S GOT ANOTHER CHANCE IN VALDERRAMA, OF COURSE, LATER IN THE YEAR, BUT HIS GAME, IT’S TRENDING IN THE RIGHT SPOT. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE DUSTIN JOHNSON IS ANOTHER GENTLEMAN THAT YOU FOLLOWED AS WELL, CORRECT? >> YEAH, I DID. >> WHAT DID YOU SEE THERE? >> WELL, DUSTIN SHOT 4 UNDER IN THE END AND SAID TO HIM IN MY INTERVIEW. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER, HE WAS BURNING THE EDGES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT NINE. >> THERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM HIS DAY. DOM, TAKE US THROUGH THIS. >> BOGEYED THE 3RD, AND THE OTHER PAR FIVE, 7 WOOD FOR THE 2ND ON THE EDGE OF THE GREEN AND THIS IS 11. BACK NINE, HE EXPECTS TO MAKE PUTTS LIKE THAT, THIS IS THE SECOND HARDEST HOLE ON THE GOLF COURSE AND IT WAS LAST YEAR, TO THE TOUGHEST PIN ON THAT HOLE, A MAGNIFICENT SHOT. DUSTIN HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD AND HE’S BEEN SPENDING HOURS ON THE RANGE. AND IT IS STARTING TO PAY OFF. >> HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SAY, AND SU-ANN, YOU CAN CHIME IN, TOO, HOW MUCH DID THE WEATHER COME INTO EFFECT WITH THESE GUYS TODAY? DO YOU THINK IT HELPS, DO YOU THINK IT HURTS? >> I THINK THAT MOST PLAYERS ENJOY PLAYING IN THE HEAT. I MEAN, I SPOKE TO 10 AND THEY SAID I’D RATHER PLAY IN THIS THAN COLD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE VERY CAREFUL WITH HOW YOU EXPEND YOUR ENERGY AND IT’S DIFFICULT TO KEEP FOCUS IN THE HEAT. NOT ONLY ARE YOU TRYING TO HIT A GOLF SHOT. TRYING TO STAY HYDRATED AND ENERGY. >> IT’S A DRAINING HEAT AND I THINK THEY PREFER A DRY HEAT. THIS IS HUMID, OPPRESSIVE IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN SOME POCKETS ON THE GOLF COURSE, THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP FEELS LIKE FIVE, SIX DEGREES. AND TROUBLE KEEPING THEIR GRIPS DRY. AND SWEAT POURING DOWN. AND DUSTIN BEFORE EVERY SHOT HAD A SMALL TOWEL WIPING HIS GRIP. >> ME, TOO. >> AND USING BABY POWDER. >> WHO LOVES THE HEAT, BIRTHDAY BOY BROOKS KOEPKA YOU HAD A CHANCE TO FOLLOW AROUND, SU-ANN. >> I DID. >> LOOKS LIKE HE HAD A PRETTY GOOD GAME. >> I THINK IT’S FANTASTIC THAT HIS GAME IS TRENDING AND HE’S FOUND HIS STRIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND SHOT ON THE THIRD. HIS OPENING HOLE AND HE WAS JUST PIN SEEKING ALL DAY. HIS BALL STRIKING IS PRISTINE. YOU KNOW, HE WAS VERY OPEN ABOUT HIS CONFIDENCE COMING INTO THIS WEEK, HE SAID HE HONESTLY, I DON’T FEEL THAT CONFIDENT AT ALL. WE’RE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WHERE HE’S GOING TO TRY AND DEFEND HIS TITLE, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, WATCHING HIM TODAY I SEE GLIMPSES OF CONFIDENCE COMING BACK. HE SWITCHED TO THIS PUTTER ABOUT MIAMI, JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING, FIND THAT CONFIDENCE WITH THE FLAT STICK. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, HE FOUND THAT TODAY. THAT WAS A BIRDIE ON 9. AND THIS TO FINISH, WELL, HE DIDN’T FINISH ON THE 18TH, DID HE? LEFT TO RIGHT PUTT. >> YEAH. >> THE HEAT IS GETTING TO ME, GUYS. >> SEEMS LIKE ALL OF SMASH GC SHOWED UP TODAY AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR PRE-SHOW HOW THAT ENTIRE TEAM SUITS WELL WITH THIS COURSE. I’D LOVE TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU ABOUT THIS COURSE AND WHY THE TEAM FITS THIS COURSE SO WELL. >> I THINK LAST YEAR WE ALL HAD GREAT RESULTS LAST YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, TALOR LIKES THIS GOLF COURSE. I SPOKE TO BROOKS OFF CAMERA ABOUT THE HEAT AND I SAID, DUDE, YOU PLAY SO GOOD IN THE HEAT, WHAT ABOUT IT? HE SAID, I DON’T KNOW. HE LIVES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO A SOUTH FLORIDA SUMMER AND SO HE’S VERY USED TO IT, BUT ALSO, HE’S VERY ATHLETIC AND’S BEEN SPENDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIME IN THE GYM AND I THINK HE’S INSPIRING THE REST OF HIS TEAM TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING. I THINK THIS GOLF COURSE SUITS THEIR GAME AND THEY’RE ALL VERY GOOD IRON PLAYERS AND PUTTERS AS WELL AND NO SURPRISE THAT THEY’RE UP THERE AGAIN. >> AND I HEARD IN YOUR INTERVIEW WITH HIM, HE’S GOING TO THE GYM LATER. >> HE’S GOING TO THE GYM FOR AN HOUR. >> CRAZY. ONE GUY YOU FOLLOWED AROUND DEAN BURMESTER, SEEMS TO BE PLAYING HIS BEST GOLF NOW. TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF HIS HIGHLIGHTS. SU-ANN, TAKE US THROUGH IT. >> HE’S LEADING IN STROKES GAIN IN EVERY METRIC. THIS IS THE 4TH ON THE SECOND– I’M SORRY, SECOND ON THE 4TH. >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. IT IS HOT OUT HERE. [LAUGHTER] >> NOW, THIS IS HIS BIRDIE ON THE 6TH. THIS IS A PART OF HIS GAME THAT HE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT. HE HASN’T PUTTED AS WELL AS HE LIKED TO. HE’S BEEN WORKING HARD ON IT. THIS BIRD ON THE 7TH PAR 5, PERFECTLY GAUGED. EVERYTHING WAS DOWNHILL, DOWN SLOPE, MANAGED TO FIND A LITTLE SPIN. NOW, THIS IS HIS BIRDIE ON 17TH, BIG PUTT. THIS IS THE LONGEST PUTT HE MADE ALL DAY LONG. GOT TO FEEL GOOD. >> WALKS AWAY LIKE IT’S NOTHING, I LOVE IT. >> I LOVE DEAN. HE’S GOT SUCH A GREAT DEMEANOR ABOUT HIM. HE DOESN’T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY AND ONE OF THE BEST SPORTSMEN IN THE GAME. >> SU-ANN, I HEARD YOU IN THE MAIN SHOW, YOU SAID THAT DEAN BURMESTER IS GETTING BETTER AT EVERYTHING. >> HE IS. >> WHAT’S THE CAUSE? WHAT’S YOUR TAKE? >> SUCH A COMPETITOR AND SO DRIVEN. ‘S BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON HIS GAME AND HE WANTS TO WIN OUT HERE AND HE HAS TO GAME TO WIN OUT HERE AND I THINK MAYBE IT’S PART OF IT TO PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT HE DOES DESERVE TO BE IN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. CERTAINLY, I THINK HE DESERVES TO BE IN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HIS WIN IN MIAMI PUT A STAMP ON THAT. >> AND HITS CONFIDENCE LEVEL HERE AND HIS FATHER WAS A NATIONAL CRICKETER AND MOM A GOOD GOLFER, TOO. AND TALKED TO HIS DAD AND WITH THE WEDGES. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AS WELL AS DEAN DOES, THE WEDGES. LIKE DUSTIN DID A FEW YEARS AGO. >> WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON SOCIAL. SU-ANN, A QUESTION FOR YOU SINCE YOU’RE FROM HERE. IS IT ALWAYS THIS HOT? >> NO. >> NO? >> IT IS, BUT IT’S NOT FREAKISHLY THIS HOT. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS HOT. I SPOKE TO A FRIEND WHO LIVES HERE, I CAUGHT HIM ON THE 9TH HOLE AND HE SAYS THIS IS AS HOT AS IT’S BEEN TWO WEEKS. >> CAN’T KEEP GRINDING OUT THE LIV TOURNAMENTS. I’M SLEEP DEPRIVED. >> I’M ASSUMING FROM THE U.S. DO WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO DO. >> CAFFEINE. >> NOT A BAD LOOKING GOLF COURSE. >> THAT PICTURE THERE MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A SINGAPORION BECAUSE THAT’S A GORGEOUS GOLF COURSE AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYBODY HERE. IT’S AMAZING AND A PRIVILEGE. >> YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT. I’LL LET YOU GET AC. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THE CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. MORE TO COME. >> SERAPONG GOLF COURSE, AND CAUGHT UP WITH SU-ANN AFTER AN EPIC WEEK IN ADELAIDE. >> WE’RE ON THE BACK END OF AUSTRALIA, WHO BETTER TO HAVE THIS WEEK HAS THE CAPTAIN OF LAST WEEK’S TEAM CHAMPION RIPPER GC, IT’S CAM SMITH. LET’S GO. WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY, CAM. >> THANK YOU. >> I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE HEAT AND THE RAIN, AND THE HUMIDITY. >> I DON’T MIND THE HEAT. THE HUMIDITY IS A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT MUCH. BUT I LOVE SINGAPORE, I LOVE THIS GOLF COURSE. I THINK IT’S DEFINITELY UP TO WHAT WE’RE PLAYING THIS YEAR. WELL, CAM, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR VERY FIRST TEAM WIN THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN ADELAIDE. WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR YOU? >> MAN, IT WAS EPIC. I THINK THAT’S THE MOST NERVOUS I’VE EVER BEEN TO HAVE BASICALLY THE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA BEGGING, YOU KNOW, TWO PLAYERS TO WIN. [CHEERS] >> KEEP GOING. OH, GREAT SHOT. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF? WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR TEAM? >> I THINK WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE TEAM WAS WE WERE ALL JUST TIGHT KNIT AND JUST SO HAPPY FOR EACH OTHER. I’M SO PROUD OF THOSE GUYS. I MEAN, REALLY, WHAT WE DID AT THE START OF THE WEEK, NOW, ALL THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAD, IT WAS SO TIRING. IT’S CRAZY WHAT THAT WEEK DOES AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK. >> ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HEARING FROM CAM SMITH AND RIPPER GC AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT THAT WAS IN ADELAIDE, SEEING THE HOME TEAM TAKE IT ALL IN OUR FIRST EVER TEAM PLAYOFF. CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW, MORE TO COME. ♪ ALL RIGHT AND JOINING ME IS MY GOOD FRIEND JERRY FOLTZ. >> SECOND SHIRT OF THE DAY, GOING ON THE THIRD ONE. >> STOP BY THE BOOTH, I SWEAR, THE HUMAN SNOWBALL, I HAD TO STEP OUTSIDE TO WARM UP. IT WAS NICE AND CHILLY THERE. >> I WISH I WERE YOU. LET’S TALK ABOUT TODAY. WHAT’S YOUR TAKE ON DAY ONE, JERRY? >> WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS AT THE TOP. A RECURRING THEME FOR LIV GOLF. BECAUSE OF THE ROSTERS WE’LL HAVE A BIT OF THAT. BUT A LOT OF GUYS WHOSE GAMES REVOLVE AROUND PRECISION AROUND THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD AND YOU HEARD BROOKS KOEPKA IN THE INTERVIEW WITH SU-ANN. THAT’S WHY THE GUYS IN THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD BECAUSE THEY’RE IN CONTROL OF THEIR GOLF BALL. >> DID ANYBODY CATCH YOU BY SURPRISE, RAISE YOUR EYEBROW YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING DAY ONE? >> I ALWAYS EXPECT THE BEST OF THE PLAYERS. NONE OF THE PLAYERS PLAYING AT THE TOP SURPRISED ME, BUT REALLY SURPRISED ME WAS BRYSON DECHAMBEAU STRUGGLING A LITTLE. BUT BROUGHT IT BACK TO BE RESPECTABLE, BUT WAY DOWN THE BOTTOM. >> AND ANDY OGLETREE, A. AND THE TEAM LEADER BOARD, THAT’S A SURPRISE TO ME. >> WE’LL TALK MORE, FOR NOW RACHEL DRUMMOND HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP TO TYRELL HATTON. >> AT LIV GOLF, WE HAVE THE GOLFERS, TECHNICALLY FOCUSED CHARLES HOWELL III OR LIKE YOU. >> HOW DID YOU GET READY TOURNAMENT-WISE? >> I’M THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SCALE IN TERMS OF BEING TECHNICAL. SO, YEAH, I GENERALLY START MY WARM-UP 40 MINUTES BEFORE MY TEE TIME. START WITH A LITTLE WEDGE AND WORK MY WAY THROUGH THE BAG. >> LET’S SEE YOU HIT A COUPLE. YOU’RE VERY MUCH A FIELD PLAYER. WHAT SORT OF BALL FLIGHT DO YOU LIKE TO SEE? >> GENERALLY BALL FLIGHT-WISE, VERY NEUTRAL. I DON’T EVER THINK ABOUT SHAPING IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. LIKE WITH LONGER CLUBS, IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A FADE AND I TRY TO DRIVE IT AND LEFT OF TARGET, I’M NOT ACTUALLY TRYING TO HIT A FADE JUST MY NATURAL SORT OF– YEAH, JUST TRY AND PLAY WITH IT. >> HOW DOWN WHEN IT’S NOT SLIGHTLY RIGHT. DOES IT GO FROM THE BALL FLIGHT, VERY NEUTRAL? >> IT STAYS PRETTY NEUTRAL, BUT IT JUST GOES SIDE WAYS QUICKLY, AND I WORKED WITH MY DAD AND WE CHECK CERTAIN POINTS IN MY SWING AND IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING IN THE SETUP. LIKE SEVERAL THINGS, THE POSITION AND LINE, AND THAT’S WHY I GOLF SO WELL BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE FEELING LIKE SOME DAYS I NEED TO PUT THE BALL FORWARD AND GOES TOO FAR FORWARD AND THEN THE OPPOSITE WAY AND BACK. SO IT’S ALWAYS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE, YES. YOU SAY YOU WORK WITH YOUR DAD. HOW MUCH DOES HE HELP NEW TOURNAMENTS OR ARE YOU INDEPENDENT IN KNOWING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO? >> SO, I’M QUITE DEPENDENT IN THAT SENSE, YEAH, WE TRY AND GET MOST OF OUR WORK DONE IN THE OFF WEEKS TO TRY AND SET OURSELVES UP FOR A GOOD RUN. >> AND WILL YOU LOOK AT DATA WHEN YOU’RE AWAY FROM THE TOURNAMENT? >> I JUST HIT THE SHOTS. AS LONG AS IT’S GOING THE DISTANCE IT NEEDS TO, LIKE THAT’S ENOUGH DATA FOR ME. AS YOU CAN TELL. >> YOU’RE VERY SMART, YOU KNOW WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. >> LET’S SEE YOU STRIKE THE 6 IRON, I WANT A NEUTRAL BALL FLIGHT. >> AND CHECK THE ALIGNMENT. IS HE GOOD, COACH? >> NO. [LAUGHTER] >> I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT QUICKLY. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE SEEING THE BEST GOLFERS DOING, THE BASICS RIGHT. YOU PUT THE STICK DOWN? >> YEAH, ALWAYS WHEN I’M HITTING BALLS, CERTAINLY FROM WEDGE UPWARDS, LIKE WITH WEDGE AND STUFF, I’LL JUST TRY AND FEEL LIKE I’M STANDING OPEN TARGET. AS SOON AS I HAVE THE PITCHING WEDGE, ANYTHING LONGER, TRY TO SQUARE UP WITH THE ROD. I’VE STRUGGLED WITH MY ALIGNMENT ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE LAST FEW DRIVERS WE HIT, WE SET A TARGET AND I’D LINE UP TO THAT AND HUGO WOULD TELL ME IF MANY’ LINING UP GOOD. >> GOOD OLD SCHOOL CADDY. YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN THE TOURNAMENT. >> NO, DEFINITELY NOT. >> AND BALL POSITION, OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE 6 IRON SLIGHTLY FORWARD? >> I THINK SO. >> IT LOOKS IT FOR ME. YOU’RE GOOD. >> OKAY. MONEY. NOW. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FASCINATES ME IS HOW GOOD YOUR MINDSET IS. I SPOKE WITH A CADDY EARLIER, WHEN YOU CAME OUT ON TOUR, YOU KEPT THE SAME CLUBS, EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURERS WERE ALL OVER YOU. AND SAME WITH COACHES. AND WITH YOUR DAD. SOME OF THEM OUT HERE HAVE A SWING COACH, A MENTAL COACH, FOR ME, IT’S TOO MUCH NOISE, LIKE, YEAH, I’M HAPPY WITH MY DAD. IF I AM STRUGGLING, LIKE I’VE GOT DANNY TO HELP ME OUT ON THE ROAD, TOO. >> THERE YOU GO. >> NOUP, LET’S SPEND A MINUTE WITH MENTALITY. WHEN YOU’RE ON THE GOLF COURSE, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM HUGO TO HIT. >> I FEEL LIKE I’M A QUICK PLAYER, TO HAVE THE NUMBER READY WHATEVER THE COVER IS, A PIN OVER THE BUNKER, THE COVER THERE. >> AND YOU JUST GOT A PIN THAT’S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WATCHING YOUR GAME. >> GENERALLY. SO WE CAN END UP IN SOME PRETTY INTERESTING SPOTS. [LAUGHTER] >> A GIGGLE. >> REALLY GOOD. GO ON, LET’S SEE ONE MORE. WHAT CLUB HAVE WE GOT HERE? >> THIS IS THE 7 WOOD. >> PERFECT. WHAT SORT OF CARRY DO YOU NORMALLY SEE WITH IN? >> NORMALLY WHEN WE’RE IN THE TEMPERATURES, ABOUT 235 CARRY. AND BEING OUT HERE, PROBABLY GET CLOSE TO 250 WITH THE HEAT. >> AND AGAIN, VERY NEUTRAL BALL FLIGHT? >> IT SHOULD BE. IT’S JUST GOING TO STAY IN THE AIR FOREVER. THAT’S GOING TO LOOK GOOD ON THE TRACER. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR NUMBERS OR NOT REALLY? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR CARRY. >> I’LL GUESS THAT ONE. >> YOU WILL. >> BECAUSE I CALL IT A TOUCH– I’LL STILL SAY IT WAS LIKE 246. >> 240.6. [LAUGHTER] >> THERE WAS A SIX IN THERE. >> AND SPIN, DO YOU KNOW WHAT SORT OF SPIN ROUGHLY. >> 4-8, 5. >> YEAH, PRETTY MUCH THERE. YOU’RE GOOD AT THIS. HE’S VERY SIMPLE, BUT HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERYONE AT HOME, GOLF IS TECHNICAL AND YOU’RE MORE EXTERNAL. GIVE THESE TIPS THAT TYRRELL HAS GIVEN YOU. THE HEAT AND KEEP IT SIMPLE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WELL, I’M BACK ON THE RANGE AND I’M ACTUALLY HITTING THIS TIME, BUT IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. WE’RE BOTH FROM HIGH WICKHAM IN ENGLAND AND I SAID PLEASE DO NOT SWEAR. AND I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF, TOO. IT MUST BE SOMETHING ABOUT THE WICKHAM FOLKS. AND TYRRELL, HE MAY BE SIMPLE, BUT WITH HIS SETUP. AND I WANT TO TEACH YOU. THIS MAY BE MY BEST TIP. THERE’S SOMETHING CALLED THE GRID IN GOLF AND THE WAY YOU SET UP WILL HELP THE SHAPE THAT YOU WANT TO HIT. AND YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO HIT THIS. I’M LEFT-HANDED. FIRST THE DRAW. OKAY SO I’VE MOVED, I’VE GOT THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FEET AND THEN THE CLUB DOWN AND EXACTLY FROM TYRRELL AND THE PLAYERS WHEN YOU LINE UP. I’VE LINED UP MY FEET AND ARC IN FRONT OF ME. THAT DICTATES THE SHAPE OF THE GOLF SWING. IT WILL GO SLIGHTLY IN TO SQUARE AGAIN, TO SLIGHTLY IN, OKAY? THAT’S THE WAY THE SWING MOVES. SO WHAT I’VE DONE HERE, THIS IS MY MIDDLE AND I’VE MOVED IT SLIGHTLY BACK IN THE ARC. SO, THIS IS GOING TO HELP MY START LINE GO OUT TO THE RIGHT. SO, MIDDLE OF FEET, FEET ON THE LINE LIKE TYRRELL DOES. THEN MY SHOULDERS AND HIPS EVERYTHING AIMING SLIGHTLY RIGHT AND HOPEFULLY I’M SET UP FOR A DRAW. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RIGHT START LINE AND IT’S MOVING BACK SO THAT’S THE DRAW. NOW, TYRRELL WHAT HE MENTIONED, HE LIKED TO AIM THE STRAIGHT SHOT. WHICH IS THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE SHOT IN GOLF. MIDDLE OF STANCE, I’VE GOT A 9 IRON. MIDDLE OF MY FEET AND THEN EVERYTHING, I’M JUST GOING TO SWING IN TO SQUARE TO IN. LET’S GIVE IT A GO. OKAY, THAT’S MY STRAIGHT SHOT. NOW, BEFORE I GO ONTO THE FADE, WE’RE GOING TO LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF B-ROLL FROM THE BIRTHDAY BOY TODAY. BROOKS KOEPKA AND HE’S ONE OF THE BEST FADERS IN THE WORLD. LET’S HAVE A LITTLE LOOK AT SOME OF THE SHOTS HE HIT TODAY AND SEE HOW GOOD THAT FADE WAS WORKING FOR HIM. OKAY. SO HERE WE ARE. SECOND SHOT INTO THE THIRD HOLE. AS WE CAN SEE FROM HIS SETUP, HE’S AIMING SLIGHTLY LEFT WITH THE FEET. [APPLAUSE] >> AND HITTING THAT STOCK FADE, WHICH WAS USEFUL. NOW HE’S GOT THE SECOND SHOT AT THE 6TH HOLE. AND AGAIN, PATH GOING SLIGHTLY LEFT, HOLDING IT AND HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S GOT EVERY TIME, WHICH IS CRUCIAL. SECOND SHOT ON THE 9TH HERE. HERE WE GO AGAIN, SWINGING LEFT, HOLDING THE FACE. AND WHAT WE SEE WITH THAT WITH A LOT OF THE GREAT PLAYERS OUT HERE, THEY STICK TO ONE SHOT SHAPE AND THEY DON’T TRY TO OVERTO IT AND DO TOO MANY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE SLOW-MO. POETRY IN MOTION. HERE IS HIS SETUP. PAY ATTENTION TO THE LEFT FEET LINE, SHOULDERS SLIGHTLY LEFT AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE TIP THAT I’VE DONE, THE CLUB AT THE TOP, CALF MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT AND IT’S STAYING STABLE THROUGHOUT IMPACT. I GUESS I’VE GOT TO TRY A FADE. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I’VE MOVED FORWARD IN MY STANCE AND THIS IS AS WE SAW IN THE PIECE TYRRELL LIKED HITTING. I MOVED THE BALL WAY UP IN MY STANCE AND I’M GOING TO OPEN MY FEET SLIGHTLY AND ALLOW MY SHOULDERS AND HIPS TO GO THAT WAY. THE WIND IS OFF TO THE RIGHT SO BE KIND TO ME. RIGHT. I’M GOING TO EXAGGERATE THAT LEFT PASS AND HOLD THE FACE. AND IT’S MOVING WHICH I’M HAPPY ABOUT. THERE IT WAS, STARTING LEFT AND MOVING RIGHT. AND I’VE GOT ONE MORE TIP TO HELP YOU WITH THE FADE. LET’S DO THAT NOW. AND THE REASON I’M USING A TEE IS BECAUSE I WANT TO ALWAYS KEEP THIS STATIC. WHEN YOU’RE ON THE RANGE, YOU CAN SET THIS UP. AND BALL FORWARD, STANCE SLIGHTLY OPEN AND PAST LEFT. THIS IS THE DRILL FOR YOU. NOW, YOU SEE THERE’S A BALL OVER HERE, IN MY PRACTICE SWING I’VE GOT TO FEEL LIKE I’M HITTING THAT BALL THERE. THAT WILL HELP EXAGGERATE THAT PATH. THE SAME AGAIN, IMAGINE YOU’VE GOT TO GO FORWARD ON INSIDE. SWING LEFT AND THEN HOLD THE FACE. THAT STARTED RIGHT AND WENT RIGHT. I DIDN’T SWING FAR ENOUGH LEFT, BUT THAT’S A GREAT TIP FOR YOU TO TRY AT HOME. SETUP IS KEY. GET YOUR BASICS RIGHT AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO FADE OR DRAW AND PICK YOUR FAVORITE ONE LIKE BROOKS AND TYRRELL HATTON. >> BIG HANKS TO RACHEL DRUMMOND BREAKING IT DOWN AND A GREAT JOB WITH TYRELL HATTON AS WELL. AND A NEW MASTER CLASS TUTORIAL SERIES WITH DRIVING LESSONS FROM BRYSON. PUTTING FROM CAM AND SCRAMBLING FROM BUBBA. HEY, GUYS, THIS IS CAM SMITH. >> HI, I’M BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. >> AND I’M BUBBA WATSON. WELCOME TO THIS LESSON. THIS IS WHERE THE CREATIVITY COMES OUT. FOCUS ON THE TARGET. >> THAT’S WHAT I’M FOCUSED ON. PAY THE MAN! FOR ME, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. >> TEMPO FOR SURE IS ONE THING YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. >> CAM SMITH, HE HAS TAKEN COMPLETE CONTROL HERE. >> I LIKE TO AIM THE PUTTER, MAKE SURE THAT’S PERFECT AND THEN I TAKE MY STANCE AND GIVE IT ONE GOOD LOOK AT THE HOLE AND HIT A GOOD PUTT. >> HOUDINI WITH A FLAT STICK. >> THE GOLF BALL, HERE WE GO. >> BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, ELECTRIFIES THE CROWD. SO, THERE’S MYSTERY TO HITTING IT HARD. PSYCHO MODE COMES IN. TRY TO GET PSYCHO WITH IT. >> THERE IT IS, THAT WAS PEPPERED. >> LET YOUR BODY FREE UP. DON’T FEEL RESTRICTED YOU’RE ON THE WAY TO BETTER GOLF. >> ♪ > >> YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LIV LESSONS AND DOWNLOAD IT. THIS IS CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. MORE TO COME. ALL RIGHT, WE’RE BACK WITH JERRY FOLTZ. JERRY, I NEVER ASKED YOU WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT RACHEL DRUMMOND PIECE? SHE’S ALWAYS SO GREAT. >> FANTASTIC AND TELL HOW THE PLAYERS HAVE WARMED UP TO HER BECAUSE SHE KNOWS HER STUFF. SHE’S AN ACCOMPLISHED COACH AND ALSO, A TV PRESENTER AS THEY SAY IN THE U.K., AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, BUT GREAT ADVICE FROM TYRELL THERE, I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE’S OLD SCHOOL AND ALL OF THESE GUYS HAVE SWING COACHES AND MENTAL COACHES AND SHORT GAME COACHES AND THAT’S TOO MUCH, AND HE’S OLD SCHOOL. RACHEL, WHAT SHE TAUGHT THE WAY TO CONTROL THE PATH OF THE CLUB AND FLIGHT OF THE BALL. ANYBODY CAN LEARN FROM IT, IT’S FANTASTIC. >> I LOVE WATCHED RACHEL THERE. AS WE’RE CLOSING OUT. CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SHOW, GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE THINKING AS WE GO INTO DAY TWO. DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS ON DAY ONE? >> YOU KNOW, THE COMPUTER WAS RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE TEAM. BECAUSE IT HAD, IT HAD SMASH FIRST FAVORITE AND STINGER THIRD FAVORITE AND THEY’RE RIGHT THERE RIGHT NOW FIRST AND THIRD, I BELIEVE. AND ALSO CRUSHERS SECOND FAVORITE. ALL THE WAY NEAR THE BOTTOM ACTUALLY AT THE BOTTOM. ONE THING I’LL KEEP AN EYE ON, THE ENIGMA OF KEVIN NA. HE’S ONE OF THE SHORTER HITTERS IN LIV GOLF AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BALLPARK ON LIV GOLF. AND HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE BIGGER GAMES AND TOUGHER FOR WHAT FITS HIS STYLE OF GAME AND HE’S ONE BACK. AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COVER SEBASTIAN MUNOZ, THAT GUY IS NOT AFRAID TO WIN. >> AND HOW ADELAIDE WAS, 94,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR ADELAIDE TO MAKE AN UNFORGETTABLE LIV GOLF EVENT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK HOW SPECIAL THIS IS. >> THIS EXTRAORDINARY SPORTING DRAMA IN ADELAIDE. WE’VE WAITED 28 EVENTS FOR A TEAM PLAYOFF. WE KNEW IT COULD BE LIKE THIS. MORE THAN 100,000 FANS WILL PACK THE FAREWAYS OF THE GRANGE GOLF CLUB THIS WEEKEND AND PROMISES TO BE EVEN MORE RAUCOUSLY ENTERTAINING THAN LAST YEAR. >> THE PEOPLE. LOOK AT THE PEOPLE, BRO. >> OH! >> MY GOODNESS. WHAT A SCENE WE HAVE HERE IN ADELAIDE. >> LIKE CLOCK WORK. [LAUGHTER] >> MATT JONES OFF THE TEE AT 14. OH! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GET ANY CLOSER THAN THAT. >> FOR RIPPER GC. >> THE DAY SO FAR FOR STEELE IS PLAYING THE ROUND OF HIS LIV GOLF LIFE. >> THERE IT IS. >> THAT MIGHT BE THE WINNING SHOT. BRENDAN STEELE, CONGRATULATIONS. >> IT MEANS EVERYTHING, I HAVEN’T WON A TOURNAMENT IN A WHILE AND AT MY AGE TO BE FEELING I’M PLAYING THE BEST I’VE EVER PLAYED IS REALLY SOMETHING. >> MEANWHILE, IT’S STINGER JUST PERFORMED IN THE LATE STAGES. >> YEAH, THEY CAME ON STRONG. >> HOW MASSIVE WAS THIS? THE FIRST TEAM PLAYOFF IN LIV GOLF LEAGUE HISTORY. WE ARE NOT DONE YET. IT WILL BE SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST AUSTRALIA. >> TWO CAPTAINS OF THE TEAMS, THEY WILL SELECT TWO PLAYERS, ADDED CUMULATIVE STROKE PLAY ON 18. >> WHO IS IT? >> ALL RIGHT, BOYS. TEAM PLAYOFF. READY FOR THIS? >> HISTORY, RIGHT? IN THE PLAYOFF, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT GOES. >> YOU HAVE THE HOME TEAM ON THE PLAYOFF MAKES IT SO MUCH BETTER. >> TWO NATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN BUTTING HEADS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT FOR WELL OVER 100 YEARS. HERE WE GO. >> THAT WAS A SHOT FROM CAM SMITH AND HE’S NOT HAPPY. >> THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD TO DO. AND COULDN’T GET ENOUGH ON IT. WOW! HUGE ADVANTAGE TO THE SOUTH AFRICANS NOW. >> GO. >> EITHER LOUIS OR DEAN AT HOLE WALL WALLABIES, AND THEY CAN DO IT. DOWN TO LOUIS, THEY CAN DO IT AND STINGER WOULD BE VICTORIOUS. WHOSE DAY IS IT? GOLLY. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THIS? >> I THINK THE GIMMES HERE. >> NO, NO. >> RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER. NOW, THREE AND A HALF, FOUR FOOTER THAT FELT QUITE LIKE THIS ON ONE. [CHEERS] >> WE GO AGAIN. >> THERE’S A FEEL OF DESTINY TO THIS. I MEAN, THE STINGERS, THEY MUST BE — THEY’RE NOT GOING TO GET BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. >> THE PRESSURE FOR RIPPER HERE IS LIKE, IT’S INCREDIBLE. >> AND DO YOU THINK THEY’LL GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT? >> OF COURSE THEY WON’T. >> THAT’S GOT TO SET. THAT’S– EASY, EASY, NOW IT’S GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THAT BUNKER. >> GOT TO SET, TOO. CATCHES THE SLOPE. HE JUST FLEW IT A YARD TOO FAR AND HITS THE DOWN SLOPE. WOW! YOU CAN’T WRITE THIS. >> THE PEOPLE WATCHING ME. >> MILLIONS, BROTHER. >> OH. WHAT A SHOT. >> AND THE AUSSIES ARE STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THEIR DAY. AND TWO PUTTS TO WIN. RIPPER, ONE HAND ON THE TROPHY. AFTER THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY DAY OF TEAM GOLF HERE — WHAT A SHOW. THE TALENT, THE POISE, TRUE AUSSIE GRIT. >> OH. [CHEERS] >> SQUARELY ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND RIPPER GC HAVE PERFORMED MAGNIFICENTLY FOR AUSTRALIA. >> YEAH, IT WASN’T GOOD TO BE HONEST. >> IT WASN’T? >> AND TIME FOR A SHOOIE FELLAS. >> THAT’S AS GOOD OF EXPERIENCE ON A GOLF COURSE I’VE HAD IN MY LIFE. HONESTLY, I’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. >> AN UNFORGETTABLE THREE DAYS, ONCE AGAIN, IN ADELAIDE. WE CANNOT WAIT TO GET BACK. >> A STORE BOOK ENDING WITH THE HOME TEAM RIPPER GC, YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE THIS FROM RIPPER. MULLET GC. WOULD I PAY TO SEE THEM PLAY WITH THOSE MULLETS. >> THOSE ARE NOT MULLETS, THOSE OF ’70S, WIGS FROM DAYTIME TV. >> JERRY, YOU KNOW THE SAYING, YOU HAD TO BE THERE. YOU CAN SEE HOW SPECIAL THAT WAS AT ADELAIDE. >> I HAD FRIENDS BACK IN THE UNITED STATES BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL TO WATCH IT THEY WERE SO ENTHRALLED AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE COURSE AND SEEING IT ON TV DURING THOSE HOURS IN THE U.S. AWESOME. IT’S THE BAROMETER BY WHICH FUTURE LIV EVENTS WILL MEASURE AND TRY AND IT’S INCUMBENT TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE PLACES THAT WE VISIT AND TR THAT WAS A HUGE HIT. >> AND BACK TO THE SINGLE LEADER BOARD, SEBASTIAN MUNOZ DID HIS THING AND HERE ARE HIS HIGHLIGHTS, TAKE US THROUGH IT, JERRY, HE DID HIS THING TODAY IN SINGAPORE. >> HE DID IT ALL AROUND. WITH SOME GREAT BALL STRIKING AND MID RANGE PUTTS. THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU DON’T EVER MAKE. YOU MAKE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THEM AND IT’S A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE ROUND. IF HE PUTTED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AT THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD. HE MADE A COUPLE OF LONG ONES YOU DON’T EXPECT, BUT SOME PRECISE BALL STRIKING AND THIS IS A SHORT IRON IN HAND AND HE WAS DIALED IN, HE WASN’T FOOLED BY THE LIGHT WINDS OUT THERE, THE HEAVY AIR THAT’S PRESENT HERE IN THE 104 DEGREE HEAT INDEX FAHRENHEIT AND THE VERY, VERY HUMID WEATHER AND THAT WAS HIS THIRD SHOT AT THE PAR 5 13TH AND THEN ON THE TEE ON NUMBER TWO, WAS HE’S WINDING DOWN HIS DAY. >> THERE IT IS. >> RIGHT THERE. SIX FEET AWAY FOR JUST ANOTHER EASY BIRDIE FOR SOMEONE OF THAT CALIBER. >> JERRY, YOU KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO SAY NEXT. >> WHAT’S THAT? >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAD A GREAT DAY. >> I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW MANY SHIRTS YOU’LL WEAR TOMORROW. >> SWEAT MORE. >> AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR DAY TWO. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS, CLUB 54, POST ROUND SHOW, I’M YOUR HOST CHRISTIAN CROSBY LOOKING FORWARD TO DAY TWO TO SEE YOU THERE AT THE BEAUTIFUL SENTOSA GOLF CLUB. AND UNTIL THEN WE’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. THIS IS THE CLUB 54 POST ROUND SHOW. PEACE! ♪ ♪