2023 LIV Golf Series
LIV Golf Chicago
Rich Harvest Farms, Chicago, Illinois
22-24 September
LIV Golf returns after more than a month for the 2nd edition of the LIV Golf Chicago. This is set to be a quietly monumental fortnight in the history of LIV Golf.
Obviously, we have the 2nd edition of LIV Chicago to look forward to this week. Last year’s event was one of the best-attended events in the LIV Golf and their entire retinue of talent will be in town this week.
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But more importantly, Brooks Koepka will become the first active LIV player to participate in the Ryder Cup next week. Zach Johnson had little choice but to pick him after his success at Oak Hill.
It will be interesting to see if the ever-subtle Greg Norman intends to milk Koepka’s Ryder Cup selection in any way. He generally finds it hard to resist a chance to poke his finger in the eye of the establishment.
It’s kind of crazy to think that we only have three events to go in this year’s LIV Golf Series. Also, Nelly will be performing in Chicago this week! Talk about a throwback.
Rich Harvest Farms is the brainchild of owner Jerry Rice and architect Greg Martin. It has previously hosted both the Solheim Cup and the NCAA Division 1 Championship.
It measures over 7,400 yards and features sprawling Bentgrass greens. One would certainly favour distance over accuracy this week. The fairways are quite forgiving, and it really invites the bombers to let rip.
Cam Smith is currently the hottest player in LIV Golf, and he makes sense leading the markets this week. The defending champion loves these wide fairways and his masterful short-game makes him a compelling choice around Rich Harvest Farms.
Bryson DeChambeau electrified the world with that 58 at the Greenbrier and he has to be fancied at a course that rewards raw power.
It will be interesting to see how Koepka approaches this week’s action. He will have one eye on Rome next week and may not want to push himself to the limit in Chicago.
Elsewhere, Talor Gooch and Peter Reed will be hoping to impress as they attempt to rein in leader Cam Smith.
Let’s not forget to mention DJ, who finished runner-up alongside Peter Uihlein last year and he will likely feel a bit aggrieved at his Ryder Cup omission.
