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4 hours ago
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- Arab News
4Aces, inspired by Reed and Warner, top both leaderboards at LIV Golf Dallas
CARROLLTON: Teammates Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III fed off each other to lead the way during Friday's first round of LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport They will hope to do the same on Saturday. Reed and Varner each shot 5-under 67s at Maridoe Golf Club to emerge as co-leaders on the individual leaderboard, while also helping the 4Aces to a commanding advantage in the team competition. It was a dominating day for the 4Aces, with captain Dustin Johnson contributing a 2-under 70 that included chip-ins for a birdie and an eagle on his first two holes. It was the kind of performance reminiscent of the 4Aces' dominance during the inaugural 2022 LIV Golf season when they won four consecutive regular-season tournaments, then claimed the season-ending Team Championship. The 4Aces won twice in 2023 but nothing since, and their only individual win was Johnson's victory last year. Friday's fast start presents an opportunity to reinforce their status as one of the league's big dogs. At 9-under as a team, they are six shots ahead of Crushers GC, who have won the last two tournaments and have the hometown support with captain Bryson DeChambeau being a local resident. The Crushers were the only team on Friday in which all four players shot par or better. 'The biggest thing is to keep the throttle down,' said Reed, among the league's best players without a LIV Golf win. 'Even though we have a lead now, (we will) start tomorrow as if everyone is even par and try to go win the day as a team and build on the lead.' On a course that became more difficult throughout the day, Varner had the only bogey-free round through 17 holes. Although his tee shot on his last hole, the par-4 ninth, left him with an awkward lie, he managed to find the green — but then three-putted for the only blemish on his card. Even so, it was his best round, relative to par, this season. 'I've been hitting it unbelievably this whole year and I just happened to make a couple of putts today,' said Varner, who has six top-20 finishes this year. 'I don't think there's like a genie in a bottle or anything like that but I felt like I was going to play well.' Reed's round was highlighted by a chip-in eagle at the par-5 second, allowing him to keep up with Varner in a threesome that also included teammate from 4Aces Thomas Pieters, the team's leading points producer this season, who shot a 3-over 75. 'Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots,' said Reed, who has five top-three finishes in his LIV Golf career. 'It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it. Obviously it was a bonus chipping in there for eagle.' Varner did not even think the eagle was his teammate's best chip of the day. He cited Reed's third shot at the par-5 13th from an awkward lie out of the greenside rough 30 yards from the pin. Varner said: 'He chips it, somehow shimmies it through the rough, misses the bunker and it goes to four feet — and he misses the putt. But it was the best chip, best shot I saw. It will be the best shot in all of golf on this golf course this week, without a doubt.' The closest pursuer to the individual co-leaders is Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm, whose 4-under 68 included an eagle at the par-4 sixth. His strong iron play allowed him to overcome an off-day with his driver, as he hit just five fairways. Fireballs GC's Abraham Ancer is solo fourth. He had a share of the lead until a double bogey on his final hole left him shooting 69. His seven total birdies on Friday led the field. 'Definitely (it) hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey,' Ancer said. '(It) just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par 3. Other than that, I felt great.' Reed, Varner and Rahm will be in the final group off the first tee on Saturday. Rahm has been the league's most consistent player since joining LIV Golf prior to last season, but is looking to start turning his top 10s into wins. Meanwhile, Reed and Varner are hoping to turn this weekend into a 4Aces' party. Varner said: 'The team camaraderie in the locker room, I think we're having a lot of fun. Maybe too much fun.' TEAM SCORES LIV Golf's new scoring format this season now involves all four scores counting in every round in the team competition (click here for more on the new format). Here are the results and scores for each team after Friday's round one of LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco. 1. 4ACES GC -9 (Reed 67, Varner III 67, Johnson 70, Pieters 75) 2. CRUSHERS GC -3 (Lahiri 70, Casey 71, DeChambeau 72, Howell III 72) 3. LEGION XIII E (Rahm 68, McKibbin 71, Hatton 74, Surratt 75) 4. FIREBALLS GC +2 (Ancer 69, Puig 70, Garcia 75, Ballester 76) 5. STINGER GC +3 (Oosthuizen 71, Schwartzel 72, Burmester 74, Grace 74) T6. IRON HEADS GC +6 (Kozuma 72, Jang 74, Lee 74, Na 74) T6. MAJESTICKS GC +6 (Westwood 72, Poulter 73, Stenson 73, Horsfield 76) 8. HYFLYERS GC +9 (Tringale 72, Ogletree 73, Steele 75, Mickelson 77) T9. RANGEGOATS GC +10 (Campbell 73, Schniederjans 74, Watson 75, Uihlein 76) T9. CLEEKS GC +10 (Bland 70, Kaymer 73, Meronk 77, Rottluff 78) 11. SMASH GC +15 (McDowell 70, Kokrak 73, Gooch 79, Koepka/Carrera 81) 12. RIPPER GC +16 (Herbert 75, Leishman 75, Smith 75, Jones 79) 13. TORQUE GC +17 (Pereira 72, Muñoz 76, Niemann 78, Ortiz 79) Wild Cards: Kim 75, C. Lee 80
11 hours ago
- Sport
Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III lead LIV Golf Dallas
CARROLLTON, Texas -- Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot 5-under 67 on Friday at Maridoe Golf Club to share the first-round lead in LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole.
The Advertiser
13 hours ago
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- The Advertiser
Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III lead LIV Golf Dallas
Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot five-under 67 at Maridoe Golf Club to lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. "For sure. I want to beat him, even though he's a teammate," Varner said. "It's a lot of fun. It got awkward when he chipped in on the par-5 and I made par. That's when I knew it was going to be fun. Yeah, that's what you want, and I guess we get to do it again tomorrow." Together, they lifted 4Aces to a score of nine under for the day and a six-shot lead over Crushers GC. "I mean, I felt like I was behind him all day and really just kind of trying to feed off of him," Reed said about his teammate. "Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots. It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it." Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Ancer's play was a little erratic as he made seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 third, which was his final hole of the day. "Yeah, very solid round, very happy the way I hit it off the tee," Ancer said. "I think I only missed two fairways that led to two bogeys. "The rough is no joke out there. But I love golf courses like that that you have to be in the fairway. Definitely hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey, obviously. Just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par-3." Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. The Australians have made a dreadful start and are in the lower half of the field. Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith all shot three-over 76, with Matt Jones a further stroke back. with Reuters Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot five-under 67 at Maridoe Golf Club to lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. "For sure. I want to beat him, even though he's a teammate," Varner said. "It's a lot of fun. It got awkward when he chipped in on the par-5 and I made par. That's when I knew it was going to be fun. Yeah, that's what you want, and I guess we get to do it again tomorrow." Together, they lifted 4Aces to a score of nine under for the day and a six-shot lead over Crushers GC. "I mean, I felt like I was behind him all day and really just kind of trying to feed off of him," Reed said about his teammate. "Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots. It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it." Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Ancer's play was a little erratic as he made seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 third, which was his final hole of the day. "Yeah, very solid round, very happy the way I hit it off the tee," Ancer said. "I think I only missed two fairways that led to two bogeys. "The rough is no joke out there. But I love golf courses like that that you have to be in the fairway. Definitely hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey, obviously. Just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par-3." Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. The Australians have made a dreadful start and are in the lower half of the field. Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith all shot three-over 76, with Matt Jones a further stroke back. with Reuters Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot five-under 67 at Maridoe Golf Club to lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. "For sure. I want to beat him, even though he's a teammate," Varner said. "It's a lot of fun. It got awkward when he chipped in on the par-5 and I made par. That's when I knew it was going to be fun. Yeah, that's what you want, and I guess we get to do it again tomorrow." Together, they lifted 4Aces to a score of nine under for the day and a six-shot lead over Crushers GC. "I mean, I felt like I was behind him all day and really just kind of trying to feed off of him," Reed said about his teammate. "Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots. It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it." Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Ancer's play was a little erratic as he made seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 third, which was his final hole of the day. "Yeah, very solid round, very happy the way I hit it off the tee," Ancer said. "I think I only missed two fairways that led to two bogeys. "The rough is no joke out there. But I love golf courses like that that you have to be in the fairway. Definitely hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey, obviously. Just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par-3." Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. The Australians have made a dreadful start and are in the lower half of the field. Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith all shot three-over 76, with Matt Jones a further stroke back. with Reuters Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot five-under 67 at Maridoe Golf Club to lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. "For sure. I want to beat him, even though he's a teammate," Varner said. "It's a lot of fun. It got awkward when he chipped in on the par-5 and I made par. That's when I knew it was going to be fun. Yeah, that's what you want, and I guess we get to do it again tomorrow." Together, they lifted 4Aces to a score of nine under for the day and a six-shot lead over Crushers GC. "I mean, I felt like I was behind him all day and really just kind of trying to feed off of him," Reed said about his teammate. "Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots. It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it." Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Ancer's play was a little erratic as he made seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 third, which was his final hole of the day. "Yeah, very solid round, very happy the way I hit it off the tee," Ancer said. "I think I only missed two fairways that led to two bogeys. "The rough is no joke out there. But I love golf courses like that that you have to be in the fairway. Definitely hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey, obviously. Just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par-3." Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. The Australians have made a dreadful start and are in the lower half of the field. Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith all shot three-over 76, with Matt Jones a further stroke back. with Reuters
Perth Now
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III lead LIV Golf Dallas
Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot five-under 67 at Maridoe Golf Club to lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. "For sure. I want to beat him, even though he's a teammate," Varner said. "It's a lot of fun. It got awkward when he chipped in on the par-5 and I made par. That's when I knew it was going to be fun. Yeah, that's what you want, and I guess we get to do it again tomorrow." Together, they lifted 4Aces to a score of nine under for the day and a six-shot lead over Crushers GC. "I mean, I felt like I was behind him all day and really just kind of trying to feed off of him," Reed said about his teammate. "Harold is out there playing some solid golf, hitting some quality golf shots. It's always nice when you're seeing that because you can feed off of it." Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Ancer's play was a little erratic as he made seven birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-3 third, which was his final hole of the day. "Yeah, very solid round, very happy the way I hit it off the tee," Ancer said. "I think I only missed two fairways that led to two bogeys. "The rough is no joke out there. But I love golf courses like that that you have to be in the fairway. Definitely hurts to finish the way I finished with a double bogey, obviously. Just felt like I just lost a little bit of concentration on that par-3." Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. The Australians have made a dreadful start and are in the lower half of the field. Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith all shot three-over 76, with Matt Jones a further stroke back. with Reuters
Fox Sports
15 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Patrick Reed, Harold Varner III Lead LIV Golf Dallas After Round 1
Patrick Reed and Harold Varner III each shot 5-under 67 on Friday at Maridoe Golf Club to share the first-round lead in LIV Golf Dallas. Reed eagled the 655-yard, par-5 second hole and had four birdies and a bogey. Varner, Reed's 4Aces teammate, had six birdies and a closing bogey. Jon Rahm was a stroke back. Abraham Ancer shot 69, and Dustin Johnson was at 70 with Graeme McDowell, Anirban Lahiri, Richard Bland and David Puig. Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU. Points leader Joaquin Niemann, coming off a victory at LIV Golf Virginia, shot 78. He had a 10 on the par-5 seventh. Brooks Koepka withdrew during the round because of illness. He smashed a tee marker with his driver on the ninth hole. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from LIV - LIV Golf Dallas - 06/27/2025 Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
