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Fox Sports
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox Sports
Dean Burmester Grateful For New Balance Of Family And Golf: 'I've Missed So Many Things'
Jordan Burmester, a fourth-grader, stepped onto the stage at his school to participate in a piano recital. It was what the school called a "MAD evening" for music, arts and drama. At the end of the performance, the Burmester family applauded loudly, as they took up about half of the audience. Among them was LIV Golf star Dean Burmester — with a tear in his eye. It was a rare treat for Burmester, who admitted that, as a pro athlete, he's missed more events in his son Jordan's life than he'd like. But since joining LIV, with fewer events than the PGA Tour, it's much easier for Burmester to show up for his family. "I've missed a lot of his life," Burmester said. "I've missed birthdays. I've missed so many things. So for me to sit there and be able to do that with him, and sit in the crowd, and, I'll be honest, shed a little tear and be so proud of him, was special." Burmester is in his third season on the LIV Golf tour and the move has given his family the flexibility to move back to South Africa. That brings peace of mind for Burmester at so many levels, including this weekend as he gets ready for LIV Golf Dallas. Melissa Burmester, his wife, came down with a virus this week and has needed help with childcare. And because they're around family in South Africa — as opposed to in Jupiter, Florida, which they left in October — the grandparents are in the house to take care of Burmester's two sons. So Burmester can approach this tournament at Maridoe Golf Club with the focus it requires. The conditions will be difficult. The rough "is pretty brutal," Burmester said. "It's very U.S. Open-like. Just hack it out with a lob wedge." Everyone will be trying to keep it on the fairways, which is good because — at this time last year — Stinger GC had the best fairway percentage of any team at LIV Golf Dallas. Burmester will need to hit a lot of them. It's not just LIV Golf Dallas that's at stake for him. There's also the matter of The Open Championship next month. Burmester has yet to qualify. And there are a few permutations where he could solidify his spot this weekend at Maridoe by leaping past Sergio Garcia in the rankings. "[The Open] is on my radar," he said. "This week I've got an opportunity, obviously, to guarantee a spot in there and get in, but then I'm flying from here straight to the UK [for the Royal Cinque Ports final qualifying site] to plan a qualify next week, Tuesday, if I don't get in this week." Burmester finished 19th last year at The Open. If he's teeing off at Royal Portrush in North Ireland on July 17, he expects to be dangerous. "It's my favorite major that I've played in," he said. "It's actually the one out of the three [majors] that I have played that I feel like I've got the best chance at, because I genuinely like to carry a one- and a two-iron, and if the weather gets bad, it kind of plays into my favor. I'm not really scared of that one. So I'm really hoping to get in there and put in the work and see what happens. It takes four good days of golf and then you're an Open champion, or a major champion. So that's what my goal is. … Hopefully, beat some of the best players in the world." To get in, he'll need to win LIV Golf Dallas (and see Garcia finish outside the top three). Or, he'll have to snag one of the five spots up for grabs at qualifying, which will feature a deep pool of competition. There are complications with LIV golfers getting majors invites, which one of the reasons the decision to join the LIV Golf tour isn't without complications for any golfer. In some ways, Burmester was behind schedule on the PGA Tour, not getting his card until he was 33, much older than most first-timers. He played in just eight events as a card-carrier and made seven cuts. But during that time, he got a call from Stinger GC — where three of his friends (Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace) from South Africa were teammates — and they felt like he was the missing piece. But the initial decision to join LIV was one he had to make carefully with his wife. "I certainly had to weigh quite a lot of things — weigh my own dreams in that sense," Burmester said. "What you dreamt of as a little kid, playing and competing in majors. Obviously, at that time, still a little bit of uncertainty as to where we [LIV] were going. "In the end, it was just the perfect fit for me, and I wouldn't look back for one second. It's been the best thing I could have done for my career, obviously, from a financial point of view, but also from a time point of view." His team has been the perfect fit for him. While traveling, he and his teammates will wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. — or whatever hour necessary — to watch South Africa's national rugby team, the Springboks, play. During the golf season, during Schwartzel's birthday, the Stinger GC crew went out to the bush in South Africa with their families for a long weekend. And every October, the four players head to Scotland to play the Alfred Dunhill Links. "We love each other. We get on like a family," Burmester said. "We move as a unit all over the world." Burmester is making up for lost time at home and on the course. He had a terrific 2024 season, both in majors, where he had a pair of top-20 finishes, and in LIV Golf, where he won LIV Golf Miami — his first individual title since joining the tour. He's doing exactly what he said he wants to be doing: beating some of the best players in the world. "That win in Miami was something I've always wanted to do — to beat the field like that, to beat a guy like Sergio in a playoff," Burmester said. "As a kid, I dreamt of doing it. It doesn't matter where I do it. As a professional and as a sportsman, you still want to beat the best, and you want to compete and win golf tournaments." This year, Burmester missed the cut at the PGA Championship. But he enjoyed a podium at LIV Golf Hong Kong. That was a victory unto itself. He couldn't take down Garcia again, who took first place. But … he did manage to take down an even bigger legend. Burmester birdied the final hole of the weekend, and pulled into second place — ahead of Phil Mickelson. It was (almost) a million-dollar putt. Burmester took home $2.25 million and Mickelson took home $1.5 million for third place. When Burmester finished the hole, Mickelson was there waiting for him. "Did you birdie your last hole?" Mickelson asked. "Yeah, Phil, I did," Burmester said. "Well f— you," he said, and then he started laughing. There's a narrative out there that some players might get complacent on the LIV Golf tour. That's certainly not Burmester, who's out to win LIV Golf Dallas and who's out to win The Open Championship. Before joining FOX Sports as an NFL reporter and columnist, Henry McKenna spent seven years covering the Patriots for USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Boston Globe Media. Follow him on Twitter at @henrycmckenna . recommended Get more from LIV Golf Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Fox Sports
a day ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Everything to know for LIV Golf Dallas: Can Bryson DeChambeau deliver at home?
LIV Golf makes its second trip to North Texas in league history with this week's LIV Golf Dallas, the ninth tournament of the 14-event 2025 season. BASIC INFO When: June 27-29, 2025 Where: Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play Field: 54 players — 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards Shotgun Start local time (airing on FOX Sports)Rd. 1, 11:15 a.m. (Fri.)Rd. 2, 12:15 p.m. (Sat.) Rd. 3, 12:05 p.m. (Sun.) KEY STORYLINES LIV Golf returns to Dallas for the second consecutive season, this time as a regular-season tournament with competitions for both individual and team trophies Last year, Maridoe hosted the Dallas Team Championship, with Cameron Smith's Ripper GC emerging as the champions Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau, a resident of Grapevine and a former collegiate star at SMU, is one of several LIV Golf players who live in the Dallas area Other Dallas residents include Torque GC's Carlos Ortiz and Sebastian Munoz, who both played at the University of North Texas Other Texas residents playing for LIV Golf include Fireballs GC Captain Sergio Garcia (Austin) and his teammate Abraham Ancer (San Antonio), and 4Aces GC's Patrick Reed (Houston) Ortiz and Legion XIII's Tyrrell Hatton are fresh off their career-best performances at a major, with each player tying for fourth at the U.S. Open Individual points leader Joaquin Niemann, the Torque GC captain, has won four of the first eight events in 2025, including the previous LIV Golf tournament in Virginia Jon Rahm's Legion XIII lead the season-long points race but DeChambeau's Crushers have won the last two LIV Golf team titles LAST CALL FOR OPEN EXEMPTION LIV Golf Dallas presented by Aramco is the final tournament prior to determining which LIV Golf player will earn an exemption into next month's Open Championship at Royal Portrush. In February, The R&A announced its new qualification category, utilizing LIV Golf's season-long Individual Championship standings. The highest-ranked player, not otherwise exempt, inside the top five of the standings after Dallas will receive a spot in the final major of the 2025 golf season. The top three players in the standings entering Dallas are already exempt — Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. No. 4 in the standings is Fireballs GC Sergio Garcia, who is not exempt and will tee off hoping to maintain his status in the standings. Garcia, a two-time LIV Golf winner including victory earlier this year in Hong Kong, is looking to make his 26th start in The Open and 102nd start in a major in his legendary career. Garcia has 10 top-10 finishes in the Open, including runner-up results in 2007 and 2014. Less than seven points behind Garcia in the standings is Ripper GC's Lucas Herbert in fifth place. Herbert has made four Open starts, including a tie for 15th in 2022. He was instrumental last year at Maridoe in helping Ripper win the Team Championship. Also within 10 points of Garcia is Torque's Sebastián Muñoz, whose last appearance at the Open was in 2022. Munoz has been one of the league's most consistent players this season, with top-20 finishes in six of eight tournaments. A year ago at Maridoe, he led all players in scoring in the final round, shooting a 64 on a course that he's very familiar with. With 40 points given to a LIV Golf individual winner, a total of 10 players currently without an exemption remain mathematically eligible to overtake Garcia in the standings — Herbert, Muñoz, Dean Burmester, David Puig, Charl Schwartzel, Anirban Lahiri, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Pieters, Talor Gooch and Abraham Ancer. ABOUT THE COURSE MARIDOE GOLF CLUB Carrollton, Texas Par 72 Yardage 7,567 Meters 6,919 Located on the site of the former Columbian Country Club, the property was bought in 2014 by Albert Huddleston, whose goal is to provide the world's best players a chance to compete on a championship-quality course The course was remodeled in 2017 by architect Steve Smyers, the visionary behind the designs of Isleworth and Old Memorial LIV Golf will make its second visit to Maridoe, which hosted the Team Championship in 2024 won by the all-Australian Ripper GC Two of the par 5s are longer than 600 yards, including the 655-yard No. 2, one of LIV Golf's longest holes this season The most difficult hole during the final round of the Team Championship was the 475-yard par-4 12th, which played to a stroke average of 4.38 The 337-yard par-4 sixth should be drivable each day; it ranked as the easiest par 4 during the final round of the Team Championship Tees, fairways and greens are Bermudagrass, with a projected green speed of 13 Torque GC's Sebastián Muñoz had the lowest round of any player at the Team Championship, shooting an 8-under 64 Missed greens are expected to be more penal than average at Maridoe, and hitting fairways are also more difficult than average INDIVIDUAL SEASON STANDINGS This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf. recommended Get more from LIV Golf Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Aces struggle and Caitlin Clark hits a shooting slump early in WNBA season
The article provides details on various upcoming golf tournaments, including the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, U.S. Senior Open in Colorado Springs, LIV Golf Dallas, Dow Championship in Michigan, and the Italian Open in Tuscany. Each event features key players, prize money, and television schedules, highlighting the competitive fields and notable champions.
Reuters
10-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
The Open becomes second major to create LIV Golf exemption
Feb 10 (Reuters) - The R&A has created an exemption category for LIV Golf players to compete in The Open, it said on Monday, becoming the second major golf tournament to introduce a formal pathway for golfers on the Saudi-backed circuit after the U.S. Open. The leading player not already exempt in the top five of this year's Individual Season Standings following the completion of LIV Golf Dallas will be awarded a place at the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush, the R&A said. "The Open is a global championship for the best men's golfers and each year we review our exemptions to ensure that we offer pathways into the Championship based on results achieved on the leading professional tours," Mark Darbon, Chief Executive at the R&A, said in a statement. "We acknowledge that players competing in LIV Golf should also have the opportunity to secure places in The Open through its individual season standings as well as existing pathways. "We are proud to offer a wide range of opportunities to qualify globally and look forward to seeing which golfers will emerge to take their place at Royal Portrush in July." While LIV Golf players had been eligible to play in golf's majors, there had previously been no direct pathway for them into the blue-riband events, which meant qualification was more difficult for those without previously existing exemptions. On February 5, the USGA created an exemption category for LIV Golf players to compete in the U.S. Open. LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil thanked the R&A for creating an exemption category at The Open. "The Open Championship is one of the most prestigious events in all of sports," O'Neil said. "The acknowledgement that competitors from the LIV Golf League and The International Series will have the opportunity to play in golf's original major is a true testament to the strength of fields and the R&A's commitment to golf fans around the world." The next edition of The Open will be played from July 13-20.
The Independent
10-02-2025
- Business
- The Independent
LIV Golf players handed Open exemption in major boost for breakaway series
LIV Golf has been given another significant boost with the breakaway series earning an extra qualification spot for The Open. The leading player not already exempt in the top five of the Saudi-funded breakaway's standings, following the completion of LIV Golf Dallas at the end of June, will be awarded the spot at Portrush this summer, continuing a softening of the stance on the series from the majors. The announcement follows hot on the heels of a similar venture at the US Open. The tournament, which takes place in mid-June, confirmed last week that it is offering an exemption to one leading LIV player beyond those already eligible. That will also be the case in Northern Ireland from 17-20 July as the 153rd Open takes place on the Dunluce Course. R&A chief executive Mark Darbon said: "The Open is a global championship for the best men's golfers and each year we review our exemptions to ensure that we offer pathways into the Championship based on results achieved on the leading professional tours. "We acknowledge that players competing in LIV Golf should also have the opportunity to secure places in The Open through its individual season standings as well as existing pathways. "We are proud to offer a wide range of opportunities to qualify globally and look forward to seeing which golfers will emerge to take their place at Royal Portrush in July." Past Open winners playing on LIV like Cameron Smith, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson already earn exemption invites into the major, but the news serves as a major boost to those hoping to return to one of golf's biggest events. Recent LIV recruit Tom McKibbin, for example, will hope a strong season on the Saudi-backed series will allow him to play in his native Northern Ireland, while veterans Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter will be eyeing a resurgence. Negotiations continue between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) over a possible partnership that could bring golf back together. LIV last week announced that they had reached a deal with ITV to show their events in the United Kingdom, returning the sport to free-to-air television with Sky Sports currently holding the rights to the majors, Ryder Cup and primary men's and women's tours.
