LIV Indianapolis Spherical 1 Recap: Sebastian Munoz Shoots Document-Setting 59

WESTFIELD, Ind. – Torque GC star Sebastian Munoz shot a record-setting 59 in Spherical 1 at LIV Golf Indianapolis whereas Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann and Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm continued to battle it out for the season-long Particular person Championship. Listed here are another information, notes and stats from the primary spherical.

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PROJECTIONS AFTER RD. 1

The LIV Golf Particular person Championship and Zone standing for gamers will likely be determined after LIV Golf Indianapolis, the regular-season finale. Right here’s a take a look at the assorted projections after Friday:

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Joaquin Niemann shot a 64 and is tied for third whereas Jon Rahm is tied for twelfth after capturing 67. Niemann is now projected to win by 27.18 factors.

THIRD PLACE. Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau entered the week within the remaining bonus-paying place and stays there after capturing 67. Patrick Reed did cross him at one level through the day when Reed held the solo lead, however the 4Aces GC star slipped again right into a tie for third after capturing 64. Sebastian Munoz, who began the week in seventh, can not catch DeChambeau.

LOCK ZONE. 4Aces GC Captain Dustin Johnson (28 to 13) and HyFlyers GC’s Cameron Tringale (27 to 23) moved into the projected high 24 that earns assured taking part in privileges for subsequent season. Johnson is solo second on the leaderboard after capturing 62, whereas Tringale is tied for ninth after his 66. Dropping beneath the projected high 24 are Stinger GC’s Charl Schwartzel (from 21 to 25) and Crushers GC’s Charles Howell III (24 to 26).

DROP ZONE. HyFlyers GC’s Andy Ogletree (50 to 47) moved out of the projected Drop Zone that can end in relegation after the season after capturing 67. Falling into the projected Drop Zone was Majesticks GC Co-Captain Lee Westwood (47 to 49), who shot a 70 and is tied for thirty eighth.

“I’m clearly in danger and I can’t play super-conservative,” mentioned Ogletree. “I’ve to go attempt to submit rating and make some birdies.”

MUÑOZ’S LAST PUTT

Sebastian Munoz confronted an uphill 3-foot putt on his remaining gap Friday to complete off his historic spherical of 59. He mentioned it was harking back to a brief putt he did not convert throughout an try to make the U.S. Open subject.

“Type of jogged my memory of a putt I hit within the U.S. Open qualifier in sectionals that I had a 3-footer to make it by means of, and I missed it, and I felt like I rushed it. I wasn’t all of myself there,” he mentioned. “So, I simply reminded myself, simply keep right here within the second, preserve respiratory, another time, simply preserve it easy, and it labored.”

JOHNSON’S LATE BID

4Aces GC Captain Dustin Johnson is making an attempt to submit his first win of the 12 months; he has solely did not report a win in a calendar 12 months only one time in his skilled profession, and he has gained a LIV Golf match in every of his first three seasons. Friday’s 9-under 62 units him up for a possible weekend run.

“I do know it’s late within the season, however I’ve been working at it arduous,” Johnson mentioned. “It simply hasn’t actually clicked. … It might be good to complete off the 12 months with a win, however clearly there’s two extra rounds and a number of good gamers and nonetheless 36 holes to go.”

GOOD SCORING AT CHATHAM HILLS

The sphere common of 68.519 within the first spherical is almost 2-1/2 strokes underneath par at The Membership at Chatham Hills. A complete of 17 eagles have been made on Friday, together with 10 on the 554-yard par-5 seventh, which performed to a stroke common of 4.148. That made it the simplest gap in any single spherical in LIV Golf historical past.

“With this kind of golf course, you’ve acquired to have the ability to placed on the fuel and get going,” mentioned 4Aces GC star Patrick Reed after capturing a 7-under 64 that left him tied for third.

GROUNDS PASSES UPDATE

LIV Golf introduced that grounds passes for Indianapolis bought out for Friday’s opening spherical and are additionally bought out for Saturday’s second spherical. Followers can nonetheless entry the motion by means of a restricted variety of VIP and Premium Hospitality experiences. A restricted variety of grounds passes stay out there for Sunday’s remaining spherical.

LIV GOLF SUB-60 ROUNDS

There have now been three sub-60 rounds shot within the first 4 seasons of LIV Golf.

Bryson DeChambeau, 58 (12 underneath), 2023 LIV Golf Greenbrier, Rd. 3

Joaquin Niemann, 59 (12 underneath), 2024 LIV Golf Mayakoba, Rd. 1

Sebastián Muñoz, 59 (12 underneath), 2025 LIV Golf Indianapolis, Rd. 1

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