LIV Golf UK
Purse: $20M individual, $5 million team
Winner's share: $4M individual, $3M team
Location: JCB Golf and Country Club
Yardage: 7,301
Par: 71
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Tournament Preview
With the major season coming to a close, the LIV Golf league will stay in the United Kingdom this weekend at JCB Golf and Country Club for the 11th regular-season tournament of 2025. It's the second year in a row that JCB will host a LIV event, and last year saw Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm lift his first LIV Golf trophy after beating out Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton and Cameron Smith by one stroke. That proved to be a pivotal moment for Rahm, who went on to finish solo second in Greenbrier before winning in Chicago to surpass Niemann to claim the 2024 LIV Golf Individual Season Championship.
Rahm has yet to win a LIV Golf tournament this season, but he surged into contention two weeks ago in Andalucia with a six-under 65 final round. His strong final round led to a two-stroke victory for Legion XIII, but he had to settle for a solo second, however, as Talor Gooch tamed the ominous Valderrama Golf Course for the second time in his career for his fourth LIV Golf trophy. Gooch's victory earned him 40 points and shot him up to sixth in the individual season standings:
Individual Standings
- Joaquin Niemann (Captain, Torque GC) - 166.80 points (--)
- Jon Rahm (Captain, Legion XIII) - 154.16 points (3)
- Bryson DeChambeau (Captain, Crushers GC) - 131.10 points (2)
- Patrick Reed (4Aces GC) - 88.28 points (--)
- Sergio Garcia (Captain, Fireballs GC) - 85.20 points (--)
- Talor Gooch (Smash GC) - 83.20 points (25)
- Sebastian Munoz (Torque GC) - 79.59 points (6)
- Lucas Herbert (Ripper GC) - 71.90 points (7)
- Abraham Ancer (Fireballs GC) - 67.91 points (T23)
- David Puig (Fireballs GC) - 66.60 points (9)
- Carlos Ortiz (Torque GC) - 66.00 points (8)
- Marc Leishman (Ripper GC) - 64.86 points (10)
- Dean Burmester (Stinger GC) - 62.25 points (11)
- Tom McKibbin (Legion XIII) - 60.13 points (22)
- Phil Mickelson (Captain, HyFlyers GC) - 55.97 points (12)
Team Standings
- Legion XIII - 186.66 points (2)
- Crushers GC - 162.00 points (1)
- Fireballs GC - 145.00 points (--)
- 4Aces GC - 112.66 points (--)
- Ripper GC - 100.16 points (--)
- Torque GC - 80.00 points (--)
The only major shakeup to the team standings has been at the top, with Legion XIII returning to the top of the table following their victory in Andalucia (paired with the Crushers' seventh-place finish). The Fireballs remain closely behind in third thanks to finishing second in Andalucia, and the 4Aces are sticking around with three consecutive podium finishes (and five over the last seven LIV Golf tournaments).
2025 Major Season in Review
If you include Smith's 2022 Open Championship victory, the LIV Golf league had at least one player win a major in each year since its inception (Brooks Koepka with the 2023 PGA Championship, DeChambeau with the 2024 U.S. Open). The LIV contingent had opportunities to capture a major in 2025; DeChambeau briefly led the Masters before collapsing on the back nine, Rahm flirted with the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Championship and the duo of Hatton and Carlos Ortiz shared fourth place at the U.S. Open.
The Open Championship last weekend presented the last opportunity to extend the streak to four years, with 19 players representing the LIV Golf contingent at Royal Portrush. Though Hatton was in early contention and DeChambeau finished the tournament strong, none of the LIV field could keep up with Scottie Scheffler, who cruised to a seven-stroke victory to capture the fourth major championship of his career.
Champion's Profile
The major season was certainly a disappointing one for LIV Golf, but the player's focus will shift towards the last three tournaments of the regular season, starting with the United Kingdom this weekend. Rahm won LIV Golf UK in 2024 thanks to his accuracy off the tee and to the green, allowing him to convert on birdie opportunities to keep the rest of the field at an arm's reach. Making those birdie putts will be critical, as JCB Golf and Country Club figures to be one of the lower scoring courses this season (the top-5 in 2024 all finished 10-under par or better, and more than half the field finished the tournament under par).
DraftKings Value Picks
Based on a Standard $50k Salary Cap
Tier 1 Values
Bryson DeChambeau (Captain, Crushers GC) - $11,800 (winning odds at The DraftKings Sportsbook: +500)
Although 11 of the 19 LIV Golf players made the cut at Royal Portrush, DeChambeau was the only member of the league to finish in the top-10. It certainly didn't look like it would be that way after he went seven-over in the first round, but he battled his way to the weekend with a six-under second round, and his 197 total score over the final three days of the tournament was the second lowest in Open history. It certainly made up for his T30 finish in Andalucia two weekends ago (his worst outing of the season, aside from missing the cut at the U.S. Open). The JCB course has driveable par-4's that will give DeChambeau a strong chance to contend. He finished T11 at LIV Golf UK in 2024, though he went 10-under over the final two days of the tournament after going two-over in the first round.
Jon Rahm (Captain, Legion XIII) - $11,400 (+475)
Rahm enters this weekend looking to defend his LIV Golf UK trophy and become the first to do so in consecutive years. The 30-year-old Spaniard is coming off a solo second at LIV Golf Andalucia and a T34 finish at The Open. Though he made the cut in all four majors this season, Rahm is still searching for his first win of the season as he works to supplant Niemann at the top of the individual standings for a second consecutive year. Rahm's stats match up well to the JCB course; he is the GIR leader, ranks second in birdies made and third in scrambling opportunities.
Tyrrell Hatton (Legion XIII) - $10,600 (+700)
Hatton joins Rahm as the only two LIV Golf players to make the cut at all four majors this season, and the former was in strong contention last weekend at The Open before a disappointing one-over 72 final round to settle for a T16 finish. At LIV Golf UK in 2024, Hatton appeared to be headed towards a playoff against Rahm, only to bogey the par-4 18th to slip to a share of second with Niemann and Smith. Hatton is fourth in the league in GIR and is in the top-15 in putts per hole and birdies made.
Tier 2 Values
Talor Gooch (Smash GC) - $9,500 (+2200)
Welcome back to the winner's circle, Talor Gooch, who became the first player in league history to win the same tournament twice (he triumphed by one stroke over DeChambeau at LIV Golf Andalucia in 2023). It was a rocky start to the season for Gooch, but the 2023 LIV Golf Individual Champion has rounded into form at the right time, though he has a lot of work to do if he hopes to crack the top-3 of the standings to earn a hefty bonus. He finished T6 at LIV Golf UK in 2024 thanks to an eight-under score through the first two rounds.
Abraham Ancer (Fireballs GC) - $9,200 (+2500)
Ancer went seven-under over the final two days in Andalucia to surge to a solo third finish, his second podium finish of the season. He has the sixth-best driving accuracy in the league and is in the top-20 in putts per hole, scrambling opportunities and birdies made. Ancer started LIV Golf UK in 2024 strongly with a six-under 65 first round before going even over the final two days to settle for a T16 finish; a more consistent performance this weekend would put the Mexican-born golfer into contention for another top-3 finish.
Cameron Smith (Captain, Ripper GC) - $9,000 (+3000)
Smith's major season came to a disappointing end this past weekend when he failed to make the cut at Royal Portrush, and the Aussie has failed to make the cut in each of his last five major appearances. His driving accuracy (47.38 percent -- T51 in LIV Golf) has played a big part in his struggles and has overshadowed other parts of his game; he leads the league in putts per hole and fifth in both birdies made and scrambling opportunities. Smith went 10-under through the first two rounds at LIV Golf UK last year and finished tied for second, so JCB Golf and Country club provides the Ripper GC captain a prime opportunity to earn his first podium finish.
Tier 3 Values
Tom McKibbin (Legion XIII) - $8,600 (+3500)
Though he missed the cut at The Open, McKibbin has accumulated consecutive top-5 LIV tournament finishes and has jumped into the top-15 of the individual season standings. He ranks in the top-10 in driving distance, GIR and scrambling opportunities and 20th in driving accuracy, and an improved putting game this weekend would put the young Northern Irishman in contention for his first LIV Golf trophy.
Paul Casey (Crushers GC) - $8,400 (+2800)
Casey struggled in Andalucia two weeks ago, but his accuracy off the tee and to the green should serve him well at JCB Golf and Country Club this weekend. He briefly held the lead during the final round at LIV Golf UK last year before a double bogey on the par-4 15th and a bogey on the par-3 17th dropped him down to a solo fifth. Casey will certainly enter the weekend looking for redemption and his first victory on the LIV Golf tour.
Harold Varner III (4Aces GC) - $7,800 (+4000)
Varner III was in danger of relegation last season, but he has quietly put together a more consistent 2025 campaign. He has earned points in all but one LIV tournament this season, which includes three top-10 finishes, and he used a five-under 66 final round at LIV Golf UK last season to crack into the top-20. Varner ranks third in GIR, ninth in driving accuracy and 14th in driving distance this season.
Tier 4 Values
Jinichiro Kozuma (Iron Heads GC) - $7,300 (+6500)
Kozuma continues to impress following his five-tournament absence due to a back injury. He has accrued points in each of the five LIV Golf tournaments he's played in, which includes three top-10 finishes and a T2 finish in Dallas. Despite the missed time, Kozuma sits 29th in the LIV Golf individual season standings with 43.33 points and is within striking distance of Cameron Tringale (47.57 points) for the last spot in the Lock Zone.
Branden Grace (Stinger GC) - $6,900 (+12000)
Grace is coming off his best finish of the season (T4 at LIV Golf Andalucia), and he has earned points in each of the last three LIV tournaments. He hasn't reached the same level of form as he did in 2023, when he finished ninth in the individual standings thanks to three top-3 finishes, but Grace's recent play has the South African gunning for a top-24 spot in this year's standings.
Andy Ogletree (HyFlyers GC) - $6,500 (+40000)
It's been a disappointing 2025 season for Ogletree, who has failed to finish in the top-15 of a LIV Golf tournament and currently faces relegation for 2026. However, he has enjoyed previous success at JCB Golf and Country Club; at LIV Golf UK in 2024, he held a two-stroke lead heading into the final day before sliding to T6 after a three-over 74 round. A similar placement this weekend would certainly propel Ogletree out of the dreaded Drop Zone.
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