LIV UK closing leaderboard
-30 L Herbert (Aus); -24 T Hatton (Eng); -21 B DeChambeau (US); -17 C Smith (Aus); -14 C Surratt (US), A Ancer (Mex); -13 L Canter (Eng), C Howell III (US), H Varner III (US)
Chosen others: -8 Poulter (Eng); -6 T McKibbin (NI); -4 J Rahm (Spa), P Casey (Eng); -2 B Watson (US)
Australia’s Lucas Herbert swept to victory on the ultimate day of the LIV UK occasion in Staffordshire.
The 30-year-old led all through on the JCB Golf and Nation Membership in Rocester and carried a three-shot benefit over Bryson DeChambeau into the ultimate spherical.
And the world quantity 69 rammed residence his dominance on Sunday by firing the spherical of the day – a 10-under 62 – to complete on 30-under general.
Herbert gained by six strokes from England’s Tyrrell Hatton, who shot a 63, whereas American DeChambeau completed three pictures additional again in third.
It was Herbert’s second LIV victory of the 12 months and his 30-under end was the bottom within the tour’s five-year historical past.
Final week the Australian completed in a tie for sixth within the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, 4 pictures behind winner Ryan Fox.
“I simply wished to hold that into this week one of the best I might,” mentioned Herbert.
“It was good to play like that right now once I was being pushed by two of one of the best gamers on the planet.”
Hatton, who won the previous LIV event in Andalucia, added: “I wished to get off to a quick begin, which is what I did, however sadly Lucas did as effectively.
“It will have been wonderful to win in entrance of residence followers, however I attempted my finest. Lucas was unimaginable this week.”
