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Burmester Clinches LIV Golf Chicago Title in Sudden-Death Playoff

A six-foot playoff birdie completed his comeback on a hot, windy day at Bolingbrook Golf Club

Overview

  • Dean Burmester sank a six-foot birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester at nine-under 204.
  • He overcame three consecutive bogeys to shoot an even-par 71 in the final round and force sudden death.
  • Twenty-one-year-old rookie Josele Ballester matched Burmester’s closing birdies to reach the playoff in only his seventh professional start.
  • Bolingbrook’s hot, gusty conditions tested every round in the no-cut, 54-hole format.
  • Burmester’s Stinger GC team secured the team championship by edging Torque GC in a playoff