After an extended break and the PGA Championship, LIV Golf returns next week with the breakaway league heading to Houston for the first time.
The Golf Club of Houston will play host to 54 holes of LIV action from June 7-9 in what is the tour’s first venture to Texas.
Joaquin Niemann leads the individual standings at present after landing two victories in LIV’s seven events to date.
Brooks Koepka is also in good form after securing his first victory of 2024 during LIV’s most recent event in Singapore.
Several players will fancy their chances in Houston, and here, The Golfing Gazette has looked at three players who could land their first victory of 2024 next week.
Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm currently sits second in LIV Golf’s individual standings and has finished inside the top ten in every single event since his blockbuster exit from the PGA Tour.
Furthermore, after narrowly missing the cut at the PGA Championship, the Spaniard will be looking to bounce back immediately.
With the U.S. Open now within sight, a strong outing from the 29-year-old will see the golfing world talk up his chances ahead of the third major of the year.
Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC has enjoyed a solid start to the LIV Golf 2024 season, with his team looking for their third consecutive victory.
However, it’s time the 2022 Open champion finally landed an individual title.
After finishing second in Singapore and Hong Kong, the Aussie is trending in the right direction and is certainly in with a chance of threatening the leaders in Houston.
Louis Oosthuizen
Louis Oosthuizen has perhaps been the surprise package during the 2024 LIV Golf season. The South African currently sits fourth in the standings and finished second during the popular event in Adelaide.
Before the trip down under, the 41-year-old had also finished T2 in Jeddah. With the 2010 Open champion looking somewhere near his best, a first LIV win over 2024 feels like it could be just around the corner.
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