Staff WriterLIV Golf Korea served up a back-nine birdie binge on Sunday, and Bryson DeChambeau devoured the buffet.
The hulking maestro of muscles and maths transformed his four-shot head start into a stress-free two-stroke triumph, pocketing his first individual trophy of the season and dragging Crushers GC to a rousing team title for dessert.
DeChambeau Turns Lead Into Gold
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club is no place for the timid, but DeChambeau arrived looking as relaxed as a man in flip-flops at a black-tie gala.
After opening salvos of 65-66, he uncorked another 66 in the finale, birdieing six of the closing nine holes for a 19-under total.
Teammate Charles Howell III tried to steal the show with a swashbuckling 63, yet finished two shy at 17-under, while Smash GC’s Talor Gooch completed the podium at 14-under.
“I felt like I was playing some great golf, I’ve been playing great golf just haven’t gotten the job done,” said DeChambeau.
“That was a lot of tension and I’m glad I was able to step up to the plate and get it done.”
Those words landed like a sigh of relief. Fifth and T-2 in his previous starts, the two-time major champion at last filled the gap in his 2025 scrapbook—his first victory anywhere since conquering Pinehurst at last year’s U.S. Open.
Sunday Crushers Are Back
The team leaderboard looked like a runaway for 54 holes—just not for the eventual winners.
Beginning six adrift, the Crushers carpet-bombed the course at a collective 20-under, a dozen better than anyone else, to soar from the chasing peloton to the top step.
Howell’s 63 and DeChambeau’s 66 provided the haymakers; Paul Casey (67) and Anirban Lahiri (72) added the jabs for a 35-under aggregate.
“We played great today, Sunday Crushers is back,” DeChambeau crowed. “I’m super proud of them …
I’m so proud of ‘Chucky’ the way he played, seeing that type of grit, that’s why I have him on the team, it’s why I have every one of them.”
Smash GC, marshalled by Brooks Koepka, settled for silver at 26-under, while Joaquin Niemann’s Torque GC grabbed bronze on 18-under.
How the Numbers Stack Up
Bryson DeChambeau – 66 (-19)
Charles Howell III – 63 (-17)
Talor Gooch – 66 (-14)
Crushers GC – 35-under, first team win of 2025
Birdies by DeChambeau – 6 on the inward nine, because why not?
LIV Golf Korea Legacy
For DeChambeau, LIV Golf Korea may prove the spark that lights a mid-season bonfire. Momentum loves company, and the big man now travels with a suitcase full of swagger and a squad that knows how to close on Sundays.
For fans, the week delivered exactly what the series promises: a brash circus of booming drives, bold leaderboards and a dash of fun.
What’s Next on the Roadshow?
The travelling roadies of the LIV Golf League fire up again at LIV Golf DC, 6–8 June, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. DeChambeau will stride in wearing the invisible cloak of confidence, while every other captain sharpens the knives.
If LIV Golf Korea taught us anything, it’s that a four-shot buffer is merely the first act in a league where drama is compulsory and comebacks are a team sport.
Expect fireworks, jet lag, and maybe—just maybe—another Sunday built for Crushers.
