LIV Golf Season in Review: 2024 Superlatives
OK, so we know LIV Golf’s top player in 2024 (Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm) and the top team (Ripper GC). Both have season-long Championship trophies to prove it. But what about some of the other superlatives during the League’s 14-tournament season? Here’s a statistical breakdown of some key categories:
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Most wins: Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann and Brooks Koepka each won twice.
Most podiums (top 3): Rahm (two wins, one 2nd, three T3s) and Niemann (two wins, two T2s, two T3s) each had six.
Most top 10s: Rahm with 12. He finished top 10 in each of the 12 tournaments he completed; his only non-top 10 was in Houston when he withdrew during the second round due to injury.
Most points finishes (top 24): Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton each had 12.
Most points without a win: Louis Oosthuizen, who finished sixth overall. His best result was a solo second in Adelaide (he also had a T2 in Jeddah).
TEAM RESULTS
Most wins: Legion XIII with four (Mayakoba, Miami, Nashville, UK)
Most podiums (top 3): Crushers GC with seven (three wins, three 2nds, one T3)
Most points finishes (top 8): Crushers, Torque, Fireballs with 12 each
Most players inside the Lock Zone: Crushers, Stingers, Torque, Smash with three each
SCORING
Lowest stroke average: 67.3, Jon Rahm
Most birdies (season): 195, Joaquin Niemann.
Most birdies (tournament): 23, Tyrrell Hatton in Nashville; Jason Kokrak in Greenbrier.
Most eagles (season): 9, Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Wolff
Fewest bogeys (tournament): 1, Charl Schwartzel in Adelaide; Lee Westwood in Nashville; Richard Bland and Sergio Garcia in Greenbrier; and Jon Rahm in Chicago
Lowest round: 12-under 59, Joaquin Niemann in the first round of the season opener in Mayakoba.
Lowest 54-hole total: 19 under by Nashville winner Tyrrell Hatton and Greenbrier playoff participants Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm (with Koepka winning the playoff).
Best on Par 3s
Individual: 17 under, Tyrrell Hatton, Talor Gooch
Team: 28 under, Torque
Best on Par 4s
Individual: 63 under, Jon Rahm
Team: 87 under, Crushers
Best on Par 5s
Individual 63 under, Joaquin Niemann
Team: 196 under, Crushers
COUNTING SCORES
During the regular season, the three lowest individual scores for each team count in the first and second rounds, while all four scores count in the final round. Here are the totals for each team for all 40 stroke-play rounds this season (39 regular season, 1 Team Championship final round):
| TEAM | TOTAL | RD. 1 | RD. 2 | RD. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crushers | -310 | -100 | -114 | -96 |
Legion XIII | -309 | -94 | -125 | -90 |
Torque | -304 | -107 | -103 | -94 |
Fireballs | -289 | -99 | -99 | -91 |
Smash | -267 | -80 | -110 | -77 |
Ripper | -258 | -80 | -109 | -69 |
Stinger | -242 | -92 | -81 | -69 |
Cleeks | -216 | -87 | -86 | -43 |
4Aces | -201 | -71 | -74 | -56 |
RangeGoats | -188 | -52 | -84 | -52 |
HyFlyers | -151 | -43 | -83 | -25 |
Iron Heads | -133 | -74 | -54 | -5 |
Majesticks | -128 | -35 | -65 | -28 |
Lowest overall: Crushers at 310 under
Lowest, Rd. 1: Torque at 107 under
Lowest, Rd. 2: Legion XIII at 125 under
Lowest, Rd. 3/Final round: Crushers at 96 under
TOURNAMENT BEST
Lowest overall: 53 under (Ripper, Stinger in Adelaide; Smash in Greenbrier)
Lowest, Rd. 1: 20 under (Torque in Adelaide; Smash in Greenbrier)
Lowest, Rd. 2: 20 under (Legion XIII in Nashville, Ripper in Greenbrier)
Lowest, Rd. 3: 24 under (Stinger in Adelaide)
Most counting score rounds (individual): Tyrrell Hatton was a perfect 40-for-40 this season, as his score counted in every round for Legion XIII. Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and Richard Bland were next with 38 each. Those totals include the all-scores-count in the 14 final rounds.
STROKES GAINED LEADERS
Only includes regular season rounds (8 starts minimum)
| CATEGORY | PLAYER | STAT |
|---|---|---|
Total | Jon Rahm | +2.46 |
Off The Tee | Jon Rahm | +1.17 |
Off The Tee Par 3 | Joaquin Niemann | +0.32 |
Approach Long | Matt Jones | +0.22 |
Approach Medium | Joaquin Niemann | +0.41 |
Approach Short | Peter Uihlein | +0.51 |
Around The Green | Jon Rahm | +0.52 |
On The Green | Cameron Smith | +0.92 |
PERFORMANCE
Longest drive: Dustin Johnson’s 396.7-yard tee shot on hole No. 1 in the first round of Chicago.
Driving distance leader: Bryson DeChambeau with an average of 323.5 yards. The Crushers GC captain had three of the 10 longest drives this season.
Top ball speed: Bryson DeChambeau reached 198.16 mph with his tee shot on the 18th hole in the opening round at Jeddah. DeChambeau had eight of the 10 highest-recorded ball speeds.
Most accurate driver: Of the full-time players, Henrik Stenson hit the most fairways with a 68.21%, edging Abraham Ancer by less than one percentage point. Reserve player John Catlin, who made five starts this season, averaged 71.43%.
Most accurate irons: Rahm led greens in regulation percentage at 74.62%.
Top scrambler: Sergio Garcia led in scrambling percentage at 73.1%.
Top putter: Cameron Smith led in putting average at 1.52 putts per hole.
STREAKS
Most consecutive rounds under par: Jon Rahm 19
Most consecutive rounds in the 60s: 13, Dean Burmester
Most consecutive holes, par or better: 61, Richard Bland
Most consecutive holes, birdie or better: 6, Sebastian Munoz (Mayakoba), Abraham Ancer (Jeddah)
Most consecutive 1-putts: 14, Matt Jones
Most consecutive holes without a 3-putt: 298, Abraham Ancer