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Can LIV Golf Chicago outshine the PGA Tour with its star-studded pairings and unique format?

Jon Rahm has moved closer to winning his second title of the season. After two successful rounds of LIV Golf Chicago, the Spaniard will be entering the final round with a one-stroke lead. Closing the Saturday round with a birdie, he scored 6-under 64, ahead of Sergio Garcia, who is at 5-under 65. Brooks Koepka, in contrast, had one of the worst matches of the season.

The American had held the 18-hole lead this week, however, ended up carding six bogeys on day two. Despite his make-up attempts during the round, which also included a 20-foot birdie on the final hole, Kopka carded a 73 on Saturday, landing him two strokes behind Rahm.

The final round at the Bolingbrook Golf Club is scheduled to begin on September 15. Just like all the other LIV Golf tournaments, it will be a shotgun start from 12:05 pm ET. The first two groups are Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, and Jon Rahm, along with Adrian Meronk, Ian Poutier, and Joaquin Niemann. The last group consists of Hudson Stafford, Caleb Surratt, and Bubba Watson. Here’s what the final field will look like on Sunday:

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Start HolePlayers
1Brooks Koepka

Sergio Garcia

Jon Rahm

1Adrian Meronk

Ian Poutier

Joaquin Niemann

2Dustin Johnson

Kalle Samooja

Paul Casey

3Tyrrell Hatton

Lucas Herbert

Bryson DeChambeau

4Carlos Ortiz

Anirban Lahiri

Thomas Pieters

17Richard Bland

Henrik Stenson

Abraham Ancer

16Danny Lee

Charl Schwartzel

Harold Varner III

5Peter Uihlein

Eugenio Chacarra

Dean Burmester

6 Louis Oosthuizen

Jinichiro Kozuma

Talor Gooch

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7Scott Vincent

Sam Horsfield

Sebastian Munoz

8David Puig

Kevin Na

Patrick Reed

9Phil Mickelson

Charles Howell III

Brendan Steele

10Marc Leishman

Mito Pereira

Matt Jones

11Branden Grace

Martin Kaymer

Kieran Vincent

12Anthony Kim

Andy Ogletree

Graeme McDowell

13Cameron Smith

Jason Kokrak

Lee Westwood

14Cameron Tringale

Matthew Wolff

Pat Perez

15Hudson Swafford

Caleb Surratt

Bubba Watson

In a few hours, the ultimate 2024 LIV Golf Individual Champion will also be declared. That fight is presently between Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann who’re close atop the season-long LIV individual leaderboard. And Rahm in his debut season is trying to do everything he can to grab that win too.

Jon Rahm is close to fulfilling his goal at LIV Golf Chicago

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Just like all the other LIV Golf events, the final tournament also boasts the regular $25 million purse. Whoever lifts the trophy on Sunday will be taking home a whopping $4 million. However, that is not all. The player who becomes the LIV Golf Individual winner of the season will also be entitled to a bonus prize money of $18 million and of course the most important title – the 2024 LIV Golf Player of the Year! And Rahm is vying for that.

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Can LIV Golf Chicago outshine the PGA Tour with its star-studded pairings and unique format?

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“The goal is to win. If I do that, the rest takes care of itself,” Rahm said. He’s now just 18 more holes away from fulfilling that dream, and proving that his move to the breakaway league had its benefits. Do you think he will be able to win? Or will Joaquin Niemann steal his goal right out from under him? Tune in to find out!

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