| Brandon Grace smiles brightly with a trophy following winning the second round of the LIV Golf Invitational held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, USA on the morning of the 3rd (Korean time). AP News |
Brandon Grace (South Africa) won the second round of the LIV Golf Invitational.
Grace won the final three rounds held at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (par 72) in Portland, Oregon, USA on the morning of the 3rd (Korean time) with a total of 13 under par 203 shots at 7 under par. As a result, LIV, which was launched with the support of Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, continued the unusual success of the South African player winning the first two competitions following Schwarzl in the opening game.
Starting in 3rd place, two shots behind Dustin Johnson (USA) and Carlos Ortis (Mexico), Grace completed a comeback victory on the last day and took home a cash prize of 4 million dollars (regarding 5.192 million won). Grace also collaborated for second place in the team event with Schwartzl, Louis Usthisen, and Henni do Plessi (above South Africa), adding $375,000 in prize money to $4,375,000 (5.679 million won) this week alone. won) was taken.
Grace also tied for third place in the LIV opening game held in London, England last month, and received a prize of 1.5 million dollars (1.947 billion won), and she also won the team event, adding $ 750,000 (974 million won) to her share. . With this, Grace earned $6.625,000 (8.6 billion won) in just two LIV appearances. Grace has been active on the PGA Tour since 2015 and has earned a total of 12,223,147 dollars (158.66 billion won). Grace won the PGA Tour twice, and won nine on the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour).
Ortiz finished second at 11-under 205, finishing second, and Johnson tied for third with Patrick Reed (USA) with 9-under 207. Reed, who made his LIV debut in this competition, teamed up with Johnson, Taylor Gucci and Pat Perez (USA) to win the team event. Bryson DeChambo finished 10th at 2-under 214, and Brooks Koepka (USA) tied for 16th at even-par 216, finishing her first LIV appearance. Phil Mickelson (USA) was sluggish in a tie for 40th at 10-over par 226.
LIV will hold the third tournament on the 30th at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, USA.
Reporter Oh Hae-won