Danny Lee wins LIV Golf Tucson in dramatic vogue with a 25-foot birdie putt on the third gap of a FOUR-MAN playoff, clinching his first victory in nearly eight years and banking $4m
Danny Lee received LIV Golf’s second occasion of its second season in dramatic vogue after clinching victory of the third gap of a four-man playoff Sunday.
Lee birdied his last two holes for a two-under 69 earlier than occurring to win in a playoff by making a 25-foot birdie putt from off the 18th inexperienced for his first win in practically eight years.
It was the second playoff in LIV Golf for the reason that Saudi-funded collection started final yr. Dustin Johnson received the playoff outdoors Boston final yr.
Lee completed at 9-under 275 and received into the playoff with Carlos Ortiz (65), Brendan Steele (70) and Louis Oosthuizen (70). Oosthuizen bogeyed the par-5 seventeenth to fall one behind, solely to birdie the 18th to hitch the playoff.
Lee practically squandered an awesome likelihood to win on the primary playoff gap when he put his strategy 5 ft from the outlet on No. 18 on the primary additional gap. He pushed it to the suitable.
Danny Lee received LIV Golf’s second occasion of its second season in a dramatic playoff finale
It was his first victory for the reason that Greenbrier Traditional, a former PGA Tour occasion, in 2015
Carlos Ortiz (left) led the Fireballs to the crew victory, profitable handily over the 4 Aces
Ortiz was eradicated after the primary additional gap when he went lengthy off the 18th inexperienced, chipped to six ft and missed the par putt.
Going again to the 18th gap, Lee once more regarded as if he wasted a great alternative when his strategy from the green missed the inexperienced to the suitable, leaving him a tricky spot with the pin all the way in which to the suitable facet of the inexperienced.
Oosthuizen and Steele each missed lengthy birdie putts. Lee selected to make use of putter, though he was some 10 ft off the inexperienced. He gave it a rap and it was going quick when it rattled towards the pin and disappeared for the winner.
‘I have not received since 2015. I assumed profitable simply not my factor. At present has modified that,’ mentioned Lee, who signed with LIV Golf in February when he was No. 267 on this planet.
His final victory was the Greenbrier Traditional, which not is a PGA Tour occasion however will likely be a part of the LIV Golf schedule this yr.
‘It is good to see I am able to enjoying good golf once more,’ Lee mentioned.
Lee confronted Ortiz, Brendan Steele (proper) and Louis Oosthuizen (left) within the four-man playoff
Ortiz led the Fireballs to the crew victory, profitable handily over the 4 Aces with Lee’s Ironheads crew coming in third.
Charles Howell III, who received LIV Golf’s season opener at Mayakoba, had the lead after a great begin. However he took a triple bogey on the par-3 eighth, after which did not birdie the par-5 seventeenth. He shot a 72 and completed one shot out of the playoff.
Lee received $4 million from the $20 million purse for particular person play, which was roughly as a lot as he made the final 4 seasons mixed on the PGA Tour.
LIV Golf now takes every week off earlier than resuming at a brand new event in Orlando, Florida, the weekend earlier than the Masters.
