The LIV Golf Bedminster was a professional golf tournament that was held in Bedminster, New Jersey, outside of New York City. The tournament was held in July 2022, at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and was the third event for LIV Golf, a new golf series led by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bedminster, New Jersey |
| Established | 2022 |
| Course(s) | Trump National Golf Club Bedminster |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,580 yards (6,930 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | LIV Golf League MENA Tour |
| Format | Individual stroke play and team event |
| Prize fund | US$20,000,000 (individual) US$5,000,000 (team) |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 201 Cameron Smith (2023) |
| To par | −12 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Cameron Smith | |
| Location map | |
  Trump National GC Bedminster Location in the United States  Trump National GC Bedminster Location in New Jersey | |
Format
editThe tournament was a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams were selected via a draft by their designated team captains, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[2]
Inaugural field
editThe field for the inaugural event was announced on July 19. 45 of the 48 players were named, with the remaining three to be confirmed.[3][4] The following day they were confirmed as Henrik Stenson (who had been relieved from his position as captain of the European Ryder Cup team earlier in the day), Jason Kokrak and Charles Howell III.[a]
- Abraham Ancer
- Richard Bland
- Laurie Canter
- Paul Casey[b]
- Eugenio Chacarra
- Bryson DeChambeau (c)
- Hennie du Plessis
- Sergio García (c)
- Talor Gooch
- Branden Grace
- Justin Harding
- Sam Horsfield
- Charles Howell III[b]
- Yuki Inamori
- Dustin Johnson (c)
- Matt Jones
- Sadom Kaewkanjana
- Martin Kaymer (c)
- Phachara Khongwatmai
- Ryosuke Kinoshita
- Brooks Koepka (c)
- Chase Koepka
- Jason Kokrak[b]
- Jinichiro Kozuma
- Graeme McDowell
- Phil Mickelson (c)
- Jediah Morgan
- Kevin Na (c)
- Shaun Norris
- Louis Oosthuizen (c)
- Wade Ormsby (c)
- Carlos Ortiz
- Pat Perez
- Turk Pettit
- James Piot
- Ian Poulter
- David Puig (a)
- Patrick Reed
- Charl Schwartzel
- Travis Smyth
- Henrik Stenson[b]
- Hudson Swafford (c)
- Hideto Tanihara (c)
- Peter Uihlein
- Scott Vincent
- Lee Westwood (c)
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Matthew Wolff
Teams
edit- 4 Aces GC: Johnson (c), Reed, Gooch, Perez
- Cleeks GC: Kaymer (c), McDowell, Canter, Puig (a)
- Crusher GC: DeChambeau (c), Casey, Howell III, Norris
- Fireball GC: García (c), Ancer, Ortiz, Chacarra
- HY Flyers GC: Mickelson (c), Wiesberger, Wolff, Harding
- Iron Heads GC: Na (c), Kaewkanjana, Khongwatmai, Vincent
- Majesticks GC: Westwood (c), Poulter, Stenson, Horsfield
- Niblicks GC: Swafford (c), Uihlein, Piot, Pettit
- Punch GC: Ormsby (c), Jones, Smyth, Morgan
- Smash GC: B. Koepka (c), Kokrak, Bland, C. Koepka
- Stinger GC: Oosthuizen (c), Schwartzel, Grace, Du Plessis
- Torque GC: Tanihara (c), Kinoshita, Inamori, Kozuma
Winners
editIndividual
edit| Year | Tour(s)[c] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Bedminster | ||||||
| 2023 | LIV, MENA | Cameron Smith |
201 | −12 | 7 strokes |  Anirban Lahiri
|
| LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster | ||||||
| 2022 | LIV |  Henrik Stenson |
202 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Dustin Johnson Matthew Wolff
|
Team
edit| Year | Winners[d] | Score (to par) |
Margin of victory |
Runners-up[d] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Bedminster | ||||||
| 2023 | Ripper GC[e] | −20 | 11 strokes | Crushers GC[f] Stinger GC[g] | ||
| LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster | ||||||
| 2022 | 4Aces GC[h] | −25 | 8 strokes | Majesticks GC[i] | ||
Notes
edit- ^ (a) – Amateur
- ^ a b c d Casey, Stenson, Kokrak and Howell III made their first appearances in the series.[5]
- ^ LIV − LIV Golf League; MENA − MENA Tour.
- ^ a b (c) – Team captain
- ^ Matt Jones, Marc Leishman, Jediah Morgan and Cameron Smith (c)
- ^ Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau (c), Charles Howell III and Anirban Lahiri
- ^ Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, Louis Oosthuizen (c) and Charl Schwartzel
- ^ Talor Gooch, Dustin Johnson (c), Pat Perez and Patrick Reed
- ^ Sam Horsfield, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood (c)
References
edit- ^ "Virtual Course Tour". Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Scrivener, Peter (June 8, 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Woodard, Adam (July 19, 2022). "LIV Golf announces field for event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, leaves three spots open for new players". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Teams Announced For LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster". LIV Golf. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ McDonald, Patrick (July 2, 2022). "Paul Casey signs with LIV Golf, will make debut at next event in Bedminster at end of month". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022.