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Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf Greenbrier in a playoff over Jon Rahm

Koepka shot 63 and parred the first playoff hole for his second victory this year on the Saudi-funded league.

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Brooks Koepka of the United States holds the trophy after winning the tournament during day three of LIV Golf: Greenbrier at The Old White Course on August 18, 2024 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole.

Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at the Olympics two weeks ago, started the third and final round with a two-shot lead and closed with a 65. He birdied two of his last three holes to match Koepka at 19-under 191 and force a playoff.

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In the playoff at the par-3 18th, Rahm went over the green and into the bunker, a tough shot in which one one foot was in the sand. He blasted out to about 25 feet, and his par putt to extend the playoff caught the edge of the cup.

Koepka also won LIV Golf Singapore this year. He picked up his fifth career victory since the Saudi-funded league began in June 2022.

Jason Kokrak shot 63 to finish alone in third.

Richard Bland, the 51-year-old from England who won two senior majors this year, needed a birdie on the 18th to tie for the lead. He made bogey for a 65 and finished two behind.

Koepka's four-man squad, Smash, won the team title by three shots.

Hideki Matsuyama secured his 10th PGA Tour win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, overcoming a late stumble and challenges after his team was robbed post-Olympics.
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