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LIV Golf trio confirmed for Irish Open

LIV Golf trio confirmed for Irish Open

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Former winner Sergio Garcia has been confirmed as one of three LIV Golf participants who will take part in next month's Irish Open at the K Club.Joining the Spaniard at the tournament in County Kildare from 4-7 September will be five-time Major winner Brooks Koepka and Tyrrell Hatton Garcia, the Masters champion in 2017, won the competition in 1999 by three shots over Angel Cabrera at Druids Glen in what was just his sixth start as a professional. The 45-year-old had 11 PGA Tour victories before the switch to LIV where he is eighth in the 2025 standings and enjoyed his second victory on the tour in Hong Kong in March. Koepka has had a difficult 2025 but the 35-year-old American is a three-time winner of the US PGA Championship, most recently in 2023, and has twice triumphed at the US Open.Englishman Hatton has no major victories to his name, but has helped Europe to two Ryder Cup wins with the latest instalment of the Europe vs USA rivalry to take place in New York three weeks after the Irish Open.Last year, Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard claimed victory at the Irish Open in Royal County Down, finishing one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy after a late surge. Both are already confirmed to be playing next month.Ireland's Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington and Seamus Power will also be in the field for the DP World Tour event which has a prize fund of $6m (£4.42m).
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