2024 Season in Review: Majesticks GC

Eighth in a series of stories reviewing the 2024 season for each of the 13 LIV Golf League teams.

Previous reviews: 4Aces | Cleeks | Crushers | Fireballs | HyFlyers | Iron Heads | Legion XIII

MAJESTICKS GC QUICK REVIEW

TEAM

Entering the season with high hopes thanks to an increased commitment to data-driven improvement, the team came tantalizingly close to ending its two-year podium drought. In three different tournaments, they finished fourth – two of those times by just a single stroke. But too many back-of-the-pack finishes kept popping up, a frustrating development for the trio of highly credentialed co-captains. 

PLAYERS (final points ranking)

Sam Horsfield (31): Had the team’s best individual result, a solo second in Nashville, that was also his best career finish on LIV Golf. He also led the team with five top-24 points finishes.

Henrik Stenson (35): Ended the regular season on a strong note with a tie for sixth, and he led the league in driving accuracy. But his putter failed him too many times, preventing him from contending on a consistent basis.

Lee Westwood (36): His tie for third in Nashville was his first individual podium finish in LIV Golf, sandwiched between two other top-20 finishes. Outside of that hot stretch, he struggled to contend.

Ian Poulter (37): Posted his best LIV Golf result with a solo fifth in the regular-season finale in Chicago and also added another top-10 finish earlier in the season. But like his fellow co-captains, there was a frustrating lack of consistency.

TEAM OVERVIEW

Wins: 0 Podiums: 0 Points Finishes: 5 Seed: 11th Team Championship: 9th

COUNTING SCORES (league ranking)

Round 1: 35 under (13th) Round 2: 65 under (12th) Round 3: 28 under (11th) Total: 128 under (13th)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Finished a season-best 4th in Hong Kong, Nashville and Chicago
• Won Tier 3 on the final day of the Team Championship to finish ninth on the overall leaderboard in Dallas
• Stenson led the league in driving accuracy
• Horsfield’s solo second in Nashville is his best career LIV Golf result and the team’s best individual finish since Stenson’s 2022 win at Bedminster
• Westwood’s T3 in Nashville is his best individual result in his LIV Golf career
• Poulter’s solo 5th in Chicago is his career-best in LIV Golf
• Horsfield’s final-round 65s in Hong Kong and Nashville matches his LIV Golf career-low

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Quarterfinals: Lost to Fireballs 3-0. Stenson lost to Chacarra, 19 holes. Poulter lost to Puig, 3 and 2. Westwood-Horsfield lost to Garcia-Ancer, 2 and 1.

Finals (Tier 3): 9th at 5 under. Horsfield 69, Poulter 71, Westwood 71, Stenson 72.

REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

LEAGUE RANKINGS