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LIV Golf Houston Leaderboard: Cleeks GC takes lead after standout Round 1

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LIV Golf Houston Leaderboard: Cleeks GC takes lead after standout Round 1

LIV Golf starts the second half of its 2024 schedule this weekend at its inaugural event at the Golf Club of Houston. Thirteen teams are competing through Sunday for a $25 million purse.

On Day 1, Cleeks GC closed out the round strong to finish Round 1 at 17-under. Martin Kaymer, Adrian Merok, and Kalle Samooja combined for nine birdies on the back nine to take a three-stroke lead over Torque GC. Kaymer and Meronk each shot a 7-under-65 to tie for the best score of the day.

Torque GC finished the first round two strokes clear ahead of a four-way tie for third place. Carlos Ortiz led the way with a 6-under-66 and captain Joaquin Niemann finished with a 5-under-67.

Here’s how the full leaderboard looked after Round 1:

Leaderboard will be updated occasionally throughout Day 1 action:

Position Name Captain Team Members Total:
1 Cleeks Martin Kaymer Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk, Kalle Samooja -17
2 Torque Joaquin Niemann Mito Pereira, Carlos Ortiz, Sebastian Munoz -14
T-3 Ripper Cameron Smith Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones -12
T-3 Legion XIII Jon Rahm Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent -12
T-3 4 Aces Dustin Johnson Harold Varner III, Patrick Reed, Pat Perez -12
T-3 Fireballs Sergio Garcia David Puig, Abraham Ancer, Eugenio Chacarra -12
7 Crushers Bryson DeChambeau John Catlin, Anirban Lahiri, Paul Casey -11
T-8 Iron Heads Kevin Na Danny Lee, Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma -10
T-8 Majesticks Ian Poulter Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield -10
10 Smash Brooks Koepka Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Graeme McDowell -6
T-11 Stinger Louis Oosthuizen Charl Schwartzel, Dean Burmester, Branden Grace -5
T-11 HyFlyers Phil Mickelson Cameron Tringale, Brendan Steele, Andy Ogletree -5
13 RangeGoats Bubba Watson Thomas Pieters, Matthew Wolff, Peter Uihlein -3
14 Individual Wildcards N/A Anthony Kim, Hudson Swafford E

LIV Golf Houston tee times

Shotgun start times courtesy of LIV Golf.

  • Round 2 at 12:15 p.m. local (1:15 p.m. ET)
  • Round 3 at 12:05 p.m. local (1:05 p.m. ET)

Weather in Houston, Texas on Saturday

The weather for the LIV Golf Houston event will be mostly sunny once again on Round 2 with a high of 94 and a low of 75 on Saturday.

LIV Golf Houston: How to watch

  • Date: Friday, June 7
  • When: 1:15 p.m. ET
  • Where: The Golf Club of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • TV: The CW Network
  • Stream: The CW App, LIV Golf Plus

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