Paul Casey, Cameron Smith, and Crushers GC top LIV Golf Tucson power rankings
LIV Golf League returns to the USA this week with LIV Golf Tucson. Second, of the 14 events on its calendar, this week’s tournament will be played out at The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, USA, from Friday, March 17, to Sunday, March 19.
The event will follow LIV Golf’s 12-team series format and will carry a prize purse of $25 million. Players on the 48-man field will go up against each other in teams for the top prize. Players including the likes of Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, and Phil Mickelson, among others, will be competing for the $4,000,000 individual prize, along with the $3 million team prize.
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LIV Golf Tucson power rankings
Ahead of this week’s event, LIV Golf released its power rankings. According to Saudi-backed series experts, Paul Casey stood favorite to win LIV Golf Tucson. Experts claim that Crushers GC could go back-to-back with individual titles like Stingers’ Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace did last year. It’ll be interesting to see if Casey manages to replicate his teammate Charles Howell III’s winning performance from Mayakoba.
It’s pertinent to note that Casey is in form for the event after a solid fourth-place finish last week. According to the LIV Golf experts, Cameron Smith sits second on the LIV Golf Tucson power rankings. The Aussie is a fan and betters' favorite for the event as well. Smash GC skipper Brooks Koepka follows the top two on the list.
Defending champions 4Aces GC’s Peter Uihlein is the fourth favorite on the power rankings. Teamed with Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed, the golfer is expected to showcase a strong performance this week. Surprisingly, HyFlyers GC captain Phil Mickelson also made it to the top-5 in the power rankings. Majesticks GC’s Henrik Stenson, Stinger GC’s Branden Grace, and LIV Golf Mayakoba winner Charles Howell III are the other top names to watch out for this week in Arizona.
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Much like the individual players list, it is Crushers GC that tops the LIV Golf Tucson power rankings. With Paul Casey playing in his home town with Mayakoba winner Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri, and captain Bryson DeChambeau, the team stands favorite to win this week.
According to experts, Henrik Stenson-led Majesticks GC is the second-best. Defending champions 4aces GC and Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC are the other two big names on the LIV Golf Tucson power rankings.
It’ll be interesting to see how the expert picks turn out as they also predict the revamped Torque GC to finish in the top-5. Coming off the back of its first podium finish in Mexico, the Joaquin Niemann-led side could surprise a few. HyFlyers GC could be another big name on the leaderboard at the end of this week’s event.