Bryson DeChambeau captured the LIV Golf Singapore championship on Sunday after a dramatic playoff that ended when Canada’s Richard T. Lee missed a short par putt that would have extended the duel.
DeChambeau forced the playoff by birdieing the par-5 18th during the final round, finishing with a 5-under 66. Lee matched that score after a late surge that included four birdies across his final six holes. Both players ended regulation tied at 14-under 274 at Sentosa Golf Club.
The deciding playoff hole quickly turned tense. DeChambeau’s tee shot found the water, yet he managed to recover and save par. Lee then had a 2-foot putt to match and continue the playoff, but his quick stroke sent the ball spinning out of the left side of the cup, handing DeChambeau the victory. “It was a short putt and I wanted to just hit it hard, and I hit it a little too hard,” Lee said. “I think the adrenaline was pumping a little bit.”
Lee, 35, had been trying to become the first wild-card player — a golfer not tied to a team — to win an individual LIV Golf event. Despite the disappointment, he still earned $2.25 million for finishing second, the largest payday of his career. He had qualified for the Saudi-backed circuit after winning the LIV Promotions event.
DeChambeau reacted with disbelief when the putt missed, placing his hands on his head as the realization set in. “To actually see that happen in front of you, for you to be the positive receiving side of it, it’s just a weird feeling,” DeChambeau said. “But it’s a win and something I’ll appreciate for the rest of my life. Even if I lost today, I was still looking pretty good at my game. I was excited the way I was striking it coming in the last couple days.”
The win marks DeChambeau’s fourth LIV Golf title and his first victory of the season. It is also his first triumph in a 72-hole tournament since capturing the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. He previously won LIV events in Chicago, Greenbrier, and Korea.
Lee Westwood finished third after closing with a 70, his best result on the LIV circuit. Jon Rahm placed fifth, ending a streak of five consecutive events in which he finished either first or second. In the team competition, the 4 Aces — led by Dustin Johnson — secured their second straight victory.
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