Open Championship: LIV Golf falls flat on its face at Royal Liverpool

There have been 16 LIV Golf guys within the area on the 151st Open Championship. After the lower, solely 9 remained. For the primary main this 12 months, not one of the members of the LIV Golf tour are in rivalry for the championship.

Phil Mickelson highlighted the LIV golfers who missed the lower. He had an terrible event, ending 9-over par. However that’s not even the worst of it.

2-time main champion Dustin Johnson shot an 81 Friday and completed tied for one hundred and fifty fifth at 13-over. Even John Daly completed forward of Johnson, to many followers delight.

Mickelson and Johnson have been joined by Joaquin Niemann, Charl Schwartzel, Talor Gooch and Branden Grace to overlook the weekend.

Issues didn’t go a lot better for a number of the different well-known members of LIV Golf.

Brooks Koepka, the reigning PGA Championship winner, and Bryson DeChambeau every barely made it to Saturday. They’re 4-over and 5-over par respectively getting into Sunday.

There are three sitting at T24 and 1-under for the event. The defending Open champion Cameron Smith shot a 68 Saturday to leap up the leaderboard. He narrowly made the lower, however a tap-in eagle on 18 Friday secured his spot to play this weekend.

Henrik Stenson and Patrick Reed are additionally at 1-under getting into the ultimate spherical. However with Brian Harman decimating your complete area, there isn’t a probability anybody from the LIV Tour will win one other main this 12 months.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By. You possibly can comply with her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and on Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for extra golf protection. Make sure you take a look at @_PlayingThrough too.