LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster
The LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster is a professional golf tournament that was held in Bedminster, New Jersey, outside of New York City. The tournament was held in July 2022, at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and was the third event for LIV Golf, a new golf series led by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bedminster, New Jersey |
| Established | 2022 |
| Course(s) | Trump National Golf Club Bedminster |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,580 yards (6,930 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | LIV Golf League MENA Tour |
| Format | Individual stroke play and team event |
| Prize fund | US$20,000,000 (individual) US$5,000,000 (team) |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 201 Cameron Smith (2023) |
| To par | −12 as above |
| Current champion | |
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| Location Map | |
  Trump National GC Bedminster Location in the United States  Trump National GC Bedminster Location in New Jersey | |
Format
The tournament was a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams were selected via a draft by their designated team captains, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[2]
Inaugural field
The field for the inaugural event was announced on July 19. 45 of the 48 players were named, with the remaining three to be confirmed.[3][4] The following day they were confirmed as Henrik Stenson (who had been relieved from his position as captain of the European Ryder Cup team earlier in the day), Jason Kokrak and Charles Howell III.[lower-alpha 1]
- Abraham Ancer
- Richard Bland
- Laurie Canter
- Paul Casey[lower-alpha 2]
- Eugenio Chacarra
- Bryson DeChambeau (c)
- Hennie du Plessis
- Sergio García (c)
- Talor Gooch
- Branden Grace
- Justin Harding
- Sam Horsfield
- Charles Howell III[lower-alpha 2]
- Yuki Inamori
- Dustin Johnson (c)
- Matt Jones
- Sadom Kaewkanjana
- Martin Kaymer (c)
- Phachara Khongwatmai
- Ryosuke Kinoshita
- Brooks Koepka (c)
- Chase Koepka
- Jason Kokrak[lower-alpha 2]
- Jinichiro Kozuma
- Graeme McDowell
- Phil Mickelson (c)
- Jediah Morgan
- Kevin Na (c)
- Shaun Norris
- Louis Oosthuizen (c)
- Wade Ormsby (c)
- Carlos Ortiz
- Pat Perez
- Turk Pettit
- James Piot
- Ian Poulter
- David Puig (a)
- Patrick Reed
- Charl Schwartzel
- Travis Smyth
- Henrik Stenson[lower-alpha 2]
- Hudson Swafford (c)
- Hideto Tanihara (c)
- Peter Uihlein
- Scott Vincent
- Lee Westwood (c)
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Matthew Wolff
Teams
- 4 Aces GC: Johnson (c), Reed, Gooch, Perez
- Cleeks GC: Kaymer (c), McDowell, Canter, Puig (a)
- Crusher GC: DeChambeau (c), Casey, Howell III, Norris
- Fireball GC: García (c), Ancer, Ortiz, Chacarra
- HY Flyers GC: Mickelson (c), Wiesberger, Wolff, Harding
- Iron Heads GC: Na (c), Kaewkanjana, Khongwatmai, Vincent
- Majesticks GC: Westwood (c), Poulter, Stenson, Horsfield
- Niblicks GC: Swafford (c), Uihlein, Piot, Pettit
- Punch GC: Ormsby (c), Jones, Smyth, Morgan
- Smash GC: B. Koepka (c), Kokrak, Bland, C. Koepka
- Stinger GC: Oosthuizen (c), Schwartzel, Grace, Du Plessis
- Torque GC: Tanihara (c), Kinoshita, Inamori, Kozuma
Winners
Individual
| Year | Tour(s)[lower-alpha 3] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Bedminster | ||||||
| 2023 | LIV, MENA | Cameron Smith | 201 | −12 | 7 strokes |  Anirban Lahiri |
| LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster | ||||||
| 2022 | LIV |  Henrik Stenson | 202 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Dustin Johnson Matthew Wolff |
Team
| Year | Winner[lower-alpha 4] | Score (to par) | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up[lower-alpha 4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Bedminster | ||||||
| 2023 | Ripper GC | Matt Jones | −20 | 11 strokes | Crushers GC |  Paul Casey |
| Marc Leishman | Bryson DeChambeau (c) | |||||
| Jediah Morgan | Charles Howell III | |||||
| Cameron Smith (c) | Anirban Lahiri | |||||
| Stinger GC |  Dean Burmester | |||||
| Branden Grace | ||||||
| Louis Oosthuizen (c) | ||||||
| Charl Schwartzel | ||||||
| LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster | ||||||
| 2022 | 4 Aces GC | Talor Gooch | −25 | 8 strokes | Majesticks GC | Sam Horsfield |
| Dustin Johnson (c) | Ian Poulter | |||||
| Pat Perez | Henrik Stenson | |||||
| Patrick Reed | Lee Westwood (c) | |||||
Notes
- (a) – Amateur
- Casey, Stenson, Kokrak and Howell III will be making their first appearances in the series.[5]
- LIV − LIV Golf League; MENA − MENA Tour.
- (c) – Team captain
References
- "Virtual Course Tour". Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- Scrivener, Peter (June 8, 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- Woodard, Adam (July 19, 2022). "LIV Golf announces field for event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, leaves three spots open for new players". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- "Teams Announced For LIV Golf Invitational Bedminster". LIV Golf. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- McDonald, Patrick (July 2, 2022). "Paul Casey signs with LIV Golf, will make debut at next event in Bedminster at end of month". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022.