SA's Burmester wins Chicago's LIV stop, banks over R70 million
Overnight leader by two strokes, Burmester got off to horror start on Sunday with three bogeys before he battled back to shoot a par-71 final round.
Burmester matched Spanish duo Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester on nine-under after 54 holes at Bolingbrook Golf Club, and forced a playoff for the title.
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The 36-year-old Burmester kept his cool to sink a six-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole and beat the Spaniards, who both missed their birdie putts.
Burmester pumped his first in the air as he claimed his second LIV Golf title after his first win in Miami last year, which was also after a playoff.
'This has been emotional,' Burmester said.
'Since before Virginia (in June) I've been going through a bit of a rough time, personal stuff. I've just been grinding and trying to get better, thinking about my wife and my kids back home, and I'm just trying to do the best I can for them.
'After three bogeys in a row to start I was like, 'Fudge, I don't know where I'm going'. My head was nowhere but I just kept at it.'
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Meanwhile, Burmester quickly had to return the 18th hole to represent the all-South African, Stinger GC in a playoff for the LIV Chicago team title.
The Stinger GC had a superb showing at Bolingbrook as captain Louis Oosthuizen (T29, par), Branden Grace (T5, 7-under) and Charl Schwartzel (T21, 1-under) helped the side end on 17-under and force a playoff with Joaquin Niemann's Torque GC.
2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel slotted the winning putt to hand Stinger GC their first team title since 2023.
The win also ended a 31-event drought for Stinger GC in the league.
Burmester banked the $4 million (R71m) first-place prize, while Stinger GC share $3 million (R53m) for their team title.
Burmester climbs to fourth in the LIV Golf individual standings with final regular event set next week in Indianapolis event, which will be followed by the LIV Golf Team Championship in Michigan.
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