The Smash team won the tag team title in the Roshen-sponsored Live Golf Invitational Jeddah Championship at the conclusion of the third day of the global event, which was held at the Royal Greens Club and Stadium in the King Abdullah Economic City. , in which he won the championship cup and a US$3 million first-place prize. The prize fund of the tournament is 25 million US dollars.
The Smash team managed to win after American players Brooks Kipka and his brother Chase, as well as their compatriots Peter Yolin and Jason Kokrak scored 33 points under par. And the runner-up team, Fire-balls, defending Liv Golf Club Bangkok, led by Spaniard Sergio Garcia and his compatriot Eugenio López Chakara, and Mexicans Abraham Anser and Carlos Ortiz, scored 27 points under par. The Crashers and Four-Aces tied for third place with 26 under-par points.
Kipka won the individual title after defeating Yulin after they tied the score 12 under par at the end of the rounds, requiring them to play for three extra rounds, in which Kipka managed to outdo his teammate to claim the individual title holder’s trophy in the amount of 4 dollars. million from the prize fund of the tournament.
After winning the title, Kibka commented on his rivalry with his colleague Yulin, saying: “It’s great, we’ve known each other for a long time, and such competition with the closest friends is what makes you happy as a professional player. recent weeks.”
While Yulin said: “I fought to the end, played well and scored great shots to stay on the level and I felt like I could stay ahead and give myself a last minute opportunity to compete. You have to make great shots in the decisive rounds , and Brooks managed to score under par Birdie each time hard to win.
It is worth noting that Leaf Golf is a series of golf tournaments launched in 2022 with the aim of developing the game and expanding opportunities for players, fans and amateurs around the world. Eight tournaments will be held this year, starting in June and continuing until October 2022, in various cities across Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East (9-11 June at the Centurion Stadium in London), (30 June – 2 July at the Stadium Pumpkin Ridge in Portland) (July 29-31 at Trump National Stadium, NJ), September 2-4 at National Stadium in Boston, September 16-18 at Rich Harvest Farms Stadium in Chicago (October 7-9 at Stonehill Stadium, Bangkok), (October 14-16 at the Royal Greens Club & Stadium in Jeddah), and the last tournament will take place (October 27-30 at Trump National Doral Stadium in Miami).
The system of play in the tournaments of the series is unique and adds excitement and gives fans a unique and new experience in the world of golf, where 12 teams, consisting of 48 players from among the elite players, will continuously compete on 54 holes and at the same time without the presence of an elimination stage. Each team has a captain plus 3 additional players, so the top 3 results of each team count towards the end of the tournament. After all tournaments have been completed, the player with the fewest sub-par hits will be determined to become the individual title holder.