In his first season with LIV Golf, Jon Rahm proved to be the cream of the crop. Winning the individual season-long race with his victory at LIV Golf Chicago, the Spaniard raised his second trophy on the circuit and outlasted Joaquin Niemann to claim the top spot. However, that was last week. This week, the focus shifts to their teams as the LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship represents the 14th and final event of the league's third campaign.
Despite his strong play throughout the year, Rahm and his Legion XIII teammates are looking up at Bryson DeChambeau and his Crushers, who serve as LIV Golf defending champions. Both the Crushers and Legion XIII have earned a bye in the quarterfinals -- as have the all-Australian squad Ripper GC -- ahead of a three-day affair filled with singles matches, foursomes, stroke play and a whole lot of money.
Brooks Koepka's Smash would have received a bye any other year, but with the introduction of a new team (Legion XIII), Smash will be the top seed to play in the quarterfinals. Smash, along with those teams seeded Nos. 5-13, vie for a spot in Saturday's semifinals.
Koepka will have his pick of the litter as he has the first selection in which team his wishes to play in the quarterfinals. From there, Niemann, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer will pick the matchups for their respective squads as the higher seeds.
The past two seasons captains from each team would match up against each other in a singles match, but that has changed this year as teams are free to choose where to slot their players. The remaining three members from each team will be split up between another singles match and a foursomes match. Whichever team earns two points will advance to the next day.
The last day of competition will return to standard stroke play where all 13 teams will participate in a three-tier system. Each player's score will count for their team with the lowest cumulative squad from the top four teams being crowned the third-ever LIV Golf team champion.
Where to watch LIV Golf Dallas
Event: LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship
Dates: Sept 20-22
Purse: $50 million
Location: Maridoe Golf Club — Carrollton, Texas
Viewing info: Friday: 12-5 p.m. (The CW App, YouTube) | Saturday-Sunday: 12-5 p.m. (The CW Network, App)
Teams for LIV Golf Dallas
| Seed | Team Name | Captain | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crushers | Bryson DeChambeau | Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri, Charles Howell III |
2 | Legion XIII | Jon Rahm | Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent |
3 | Ripper | Cameron Smith | Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones |
4 | Smash | Brooks Koepka | Talor Gooch, Graeme McDowell, Jason Kokrak |
5 | Torque | Joaquin Niemann | Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz |
6 | Fireballs | Sergio Garcia | Abraham Ancer, David Puig, Eugenio Chacarra |
7 | Stinger | Louis Oosthuizen | Charl Schwartzel, Dean Burmester, Branden Grace |
8 | Cleeks | Martin Kaymer | Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk, Kalle Samooja |
9 | RangeGoats | Bubba Watson | Matthew Wolff, Peter Uihlein, Thomas Pieters |
10 | 4 Aces | Dustin Johnson | Harold Varner III, Patrick Reed, Pat Perez |
11 | Majesticks | Ian Poulter | Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield |
12 | HyFlyers | Phil Mickelson | Cameron Tringale, Brendan Steele, Andy Ogletree |
13 | Iron Heads | Kevin Na | Danny Lee, Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma |
