LIV Golf today confirmed the signing of four-time Grand Slam champion Brooks Koepka and then revealed he will be one of 12 captains ahead of their next tournament in Portland.
Koepka, who will captain the Smash GC, was officially confirmed by LIV Golf minutes after PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan’s final press conference at the Travelers Championship.
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Welcome @BKoepka #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/n37qI712NP
— LIVGolf (@LIVGolfInv) June 22, 2022
The Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Portland will also see new signing Bryson DeChambeau take on a captaining role for Crushers GC.
Dustin Johnson, who competed in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational London event after resigning from the PGA Tour, will once again lead 4 Aces GC.
Who are the 12 captains of LIV Golf Portland?
| EQUIPMENT | CAPTAIN | LONDON POSITION |
| STINGER GC | LOUIS OSTHUIZEN | #1 |
| GC CRUSHERS | BRYSON DECHAMBEAU | #two |
| MAJESTICKS GC | LEE WESTWOOD | #3 |
| GC OF TORQUE | HIDETO TANIHARA | #4 |
| 4 ACE GC | DUSTIN JOHNSON | #5 |
| CLEEKS GC | martin kaymer | #6 |
| GC PUNCH | WADE ORMSBY | #7 |
| NIBLICKS GC | GRAEME MCDOWELL | #8 |
| SMASH GC | BROOKS KOEPKA | #9 |
| HYFLYERS GC | PHIL MICKELSON | #10 |
| GC FIRE BALLS | SERGIO GARCIA | #eleven |
| GC IRON HEADS | kevin na | #12 |
Meet our Portland Captains
Who are you backing? #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/rKvPqKA1wd
— LIVGolf (@LIVGolfInv) June 22, 2022
Who plays at LIV Golf Portland?
LIV Golf has confirmed 45 of the 48 players for the second LIV Golf event in Portland June 30-July 2.
They also reported each player’s OWGR in their last post, which is a bit interesting given that LIV Golf events, as of now, do not feature ranking points.
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But at least it gives us a sense of the improved star power in Portland compared to London, especially with the inclusion of great champions Koepka, DeChambeau, Abraham Ancer and Patrick Reed.
Three more players are yet to be confirmed for Portland, so maybe we’ll see a few more PGA Tour stars make the move.
Rickie Fowler has been heavily linked with a move to LIV Golf, as have Viktor Hovland, Bubba Watson, Matt Wolff, Jason Kokrak and Adam Scott.
Who’s at LIV Golf Portland?
| DUSTIN JOHNSON | #sixteen |
| BROOKS KOEPKA | #19 |
| ABRAHAM ANCER | #twenty |
| LOUIS OSTHUIZEN | #23 |
| BRYSON DECHAMBEAU | #30 |
| kevin na | #3. 4 |
| patrick cane | #38 |
| TALOR GOOCH | #39 |
| SERGIO GARCIA | #59 |
| RICHARD BLAND | #69 |
| MATT JONES | #72 |
| SHAUN NORRIS | #76 |
| Sam Horsfield | #77 |
| PHIL MICKELSON | #83 |
| LEE WESTWOOD | #85 |
| RYOSUKE KINOSHITA | #91 |
| VINCENT SCOTT | #92 |
| HUDSON SWAFFORD | #96 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | #97 |
| IAN PULTER | #98 |
| YUKI INAMORI | #106 |
| JINICHIRO KOZUMA | #109 |
| JUSTIN HARDING | #114 |
| SADOM KAEWKANJANA | #119 |
| laurie canter | #122 |
| CHARL SCHWARTZEL | #123 |
| BRANDEN GRACE | #125 |
| HENNIE DU PLESSIS | #134 |
| PHACHARA KHONGWATMAI | #136 |
| SIHWAN KIM | #137 |
| ADRIAN OTAEGUI | #169 |
| Pat Perez | #170 |
| HIDETO TANIHARA | #183 |
| martin kaymer | #224 |
| JEDIAH MORGAN | #251 |
| BLAKE COILED | #269 |
| WADE ORMSBY | #285 |
| PETER UIHLEIN | #329 |
| GRAEME MCDOWELL | #372 |
| IAN SNYMAN | #379 |
| TRAVIS SMYTH | #405 |
| ITTHIPAT BURANATANYARAT | #607 |
| TURKISH PETITE | #615 |
| CHASE KOEPKA | #1607 |
| JAMES PIOT | #1785 |
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Ready for Portland?
Announcing our field for the next #LIVGolf Invitational. pic.twitter.com/U511ZOKwt6
— LIVGolf (@LIVGolfInv) June 22, 2022
Which players are OUT of LIV Golf London and IN LIV Golf Portland?
| OUT OF LONDON | BY PORTLAND |
| PABLO LARRAZÁBAL #70 | BROOKS KOEPKA #19 |
| OLIVER BEKKER #99 | ABRAHAM ANCER #20 |
| JC RICHIE #161 | BRYSON DECHAMBEAU #30 |
| TK CHANTANANUWAT #279 | PATRICK REED #38 |
| VIRAJ MADAPPA #503 | YUKI INAMORI #106 |
| OLIVER FISHERMAN #1081 | PAT PEREZ #170 |
| KEVIN YUAN #1083 | to be confirmed |
| ANDY OGLETREE #1445 | to be confirmed |
| DAVID PUIG #1785 | to be confirmed |
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