LIV Golf Invitational Boston

The LIV Golf Invitational Boston was a golf tournament held in Bolton, Massachusetts, outside of Boston at The Oaks Golf Course at The International. The tournament was held in September 2022 as part of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a golf series led by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The 2022 48-player field included Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Sergio García.[2]

LIV Golf Invitational Boston
Tournament information
LocationBolton, Massachusetts
Established2022
Course(s)The Oaks Golf Course at The International
Par72
Length7,100 yards (6,500 m)[1]
Tour(s)LIV Golf
FormatIndividual and team stroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000,000 (individual)
US$5,000,000 (team)
Month playedSeptember
Final year2022
Tournament record score
Aggregate195 Dustin Johnson (2022)
195 Anirban Lahiri (2022)
195 Joaquín Niemann (2022)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
United States Dustin Johnson
Location map
The International is located in the United States
The International
The International
Location in the United States
The International is located in Massachusetts
The International
The International
Location in Massachusetts

Format

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The tournament will be a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams will be 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.[3]

Inaugural field

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48 golfers participated in the inaugural LIV Boston event.[a]

Teams

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  • 4 Aces GC: Johnson (c), Gooch, Perez, Reed
  • Cleeks GC: Kaymer (c), McDowell, Canter, Bland
  • Crusher GC: DeChambeau (c), Casey, Howell III, Lahiri
  • Fireball GC: García (c), Ancer, Ortiz, Chacarra
  • HY Flyers GC: Mickelson (c), Wiesberger, Wolff, Tringale
  • Iron Heads GC: Na (c), Kaewkanjana, Khongwatmai, Kim
  • Majesticks GC: Westwood (c), Al Kurdi, Poulter, Horsfield
  • Niblicks GC: Swafford, Piot, Pettit, Varner III
  • Punch GC: Ormsby, Jones, Leishman, Smith
  • Smash GC: B. Koepka (c), C. Koepka, Kokrak, Uihlein
  • Stinger GC: Oosthuizen (c), Schwartzel, Grace, Norris
  • Torque GC: Niemann, Vincent, Otaegui, Morgan

Winners

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Individual

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
2022   Dustin Johnson 195 −15 Playoff[d]   Anirban Lahiri
  Joaquín Niemann

Team

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Year Winners[a] Score
(to par)
Margin of
victory
Runners-up[a]
2022 4 Aces GC[e] −32 2 strokes Crushers GC[f]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c (c) – Team captain
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Niemann, Varner III, Tringale, Leishman, Lahiri and Al Kurdi made their first appearances in the series.[5]
  3. ^ Al Kurdi replaced Henrik Stenson, who was suffering from vertigo.[4]
  4. ^ Johnson won with an eagle on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Talor Gooch, Dustin Johnson (c), Pat Perez and Patrick Reed
  6. ^ Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau (c), Charles Howell III and Anirban Lahiri

References

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  1. ^ "The International". LIV Golf. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "LIV Roster". LIV Golf. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Scrivener, Peter (June 8, 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Matthew Wolff makes first hole-in-one in LIV Golf history, tied for lead in Boston". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Schlabach, Mark (August 30, 2022). "Open champion Cameron Smith, five others leave PGA Tour for LIV Golf". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2022.