{"id":7822,"date":"2025-01-11T16:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T21:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=7822"},"modified":"2025-01-11T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T21:54:35","slug":"liv-golf-2025-preview-and-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/liv-golf-2025-preview-and-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf 2025: Preview and Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jon Rahm: Looks to light it up in 2025<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jon Rahm<\/mark><\/a> had a phenomenal 2024 LIV season, capping off the year with a dominating 3-shot victory over Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia at the final event of the year in Chicago<\/mark><\/a> and finished atop our LIV Power Rankings<\/mark><\/a> by a wide margin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahm’s performance at the ’24 majors, however, has no doubt left him burning through the winter with just one Top-10 finish (Open Championship<\/mark><\/a>)\u2014so you can bet he will be laser focused in 2025 (uh-oh Scottie). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 was a break-out season for Joaquin Niemann<\/mark><\/a> as he led our Power Rankings through most of the year until Rahm finally ran him down with a win at the UK<\/mark><\/a> and then followed with a runner-up at the Greenbrier<\/mark><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Niemann faltered a bit down the stretch, he still finished well ahead of #3 Bryson DeChambeau<\/mark><\/a>, in spite of Bryson\u2019s fantastic performance at the ’24 major championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also seems the Masters Tournament Committee<\/mark> <\/a>was keeping an eye on Niemann’s fantastic 2024 LIV season, offering Joaquin a special invitation to Augusta National <\/mark><\/a>in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joaquin Niemann: Heading for Augusta<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All the leaders in our year-end rankings recorded a Top 10 finish in the final event of 2024 at <\/mark>Bolingbrook Golf Club<\/mark><\/a>, so when you look at the way the big guns finished up the year, the 2025 LIV<\/mark><\/a> season should deliver a ton of excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that 12 LIV<\/mark><\/a> players are included among our All-Time Top 100 Players<\/mark><\/a>, starting with Phil<\/mark><\/a> at #9, DJ<\/mark><\/a> <\/mark>at #29, Sergio<\/mark> <\/a>at #32 and Lee Westwood at #34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Rahm broke into the top 50 with his T7 at The Open Championship, and Bryson BeChambeau moved up to #91 with his win at the U.S. Open, runner-up at The PGA and T6 at The Masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks Koepka<\/mark><\/a>, currently #57, can move into the the top 50 all-time with a big year at the ’25 majors (and he is due after last year where he made all the cuts but failed to record a Top-10). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power Rankings Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Players are rated and ranked on the basis of events played, average finish, wins, runner-up, Top 5 and Top 10 finishes\u2014as well as performance at the major championships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No. 1 Jon Rahm: 110.2 Rating <\/strong> Jon started the ’24 season with a T3 at Mayakoba<\/mark><\/a> and kept his foot on the gas all year, finishing in the top 10 week after week until finally torching the field with 2 wins and a runner-up in the final 3 events of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 12 LIV tournaments, Rahm recorded 2 wins, a runner-up, 5 Top 5\u2019s and 4 Top 10\u2019s\u2014with an average finish of 4.8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless he suffers a signifacant injury, Rahm will dominate again in 2025\u2014and it’s a good bet there will be another major championship trophy on his mantel before the year is out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 2 Joaquin Niemann: 99.1 Rating<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joaquin jumped out early winning 2 of the first 3 events of 2024 (Mayakoba and Jedda<\/mark><\/a>), and applied heat through the final round of the last tournament of the year in Chicago<\/mark><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 13 events, Joaquin recorded 2 wins, 2 runner-ups, 3 Top 5\u2019s and 3 Top 10\u2019s, with an average finish of 8.9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest assured, the sweet swinging Niemann, who only just turned 26 in November, will continue to dog Rahm though the 2025 season (and perhaps grab a major championship as well). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bryson: Huge year at the Majors<\/strong> in ’24<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No. 3 Bryson DeChambeau: 90.2<\/strong> Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 LIV season was a good one for Bryson with 2-Top 5\u2019s and 5-Top 10\u2019s, but considering his powerhouse performance at the major championships (including his second U.S. Open<\/mark> <\/a>win), you would have expected quite a bit more\u2014particularly after recording 2 LIV wins in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, DeChambeau was very consistent throughout the season and ended the year at 4th in average finish (12.8)\u2014look for Bryson to elevate his game further at LIV events, while remaining a force (and a big draw) at the majors in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 4 Tyrell Hatton: 87.8<\/strong> Rating<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hatton posted a win in Nashville at The Grove<\/mark><\/a> in 2024, his debut season with LIV, and also recorded a runner-up, 4 Top 5\u2019s and a Top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyrell posted an average finish of 10.2, 3rd in the league behind Rahm and Niemann, while recording his best ever showing (T9) at The Masters<\/mark><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hatton is loaded with talent, and if he keeps his temper in check it\u2019s almost certain he will record another win (or two) in 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brooks Koepka: 5 LIV wins<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No. 5 Brooks Koepka: 79.6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooks notched 2 more LIV wins in 2024 (Singapore<\/mark><\/a> and Greenbrier), bringing his league leading total to 5 since joining LIV in 2022 (and matching his number in major championship victories).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In spite of the wins, Koepka’s 2024 season was dissapointing, with an average finish of 16.4 which ranked him at 10th in the league. Brooks also failed to record a Top-10 at any of the majors (although he made the cut in all of them). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koepka appears as fit as he\u2019s ever been, but he will turn 34 years old in May and the clock is beginning to tick\u2014it’s time for Brooks to bring the hammer down more often at LIV events to sharpen his game, particularly those preceding the major championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sixth major win would bring Koepka even with Phil and Lee Trevino, and two more tie’s him with Arnie and Sam Snead\u2014look for Brooks to make his move in 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Serdio Garcia: 2024<\/strong> Comeback<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sergio Garcia: <\/strong>Sergio nailed down his first LIV win in 2024 at Andalucia<\/mark><\/a>, and also recorded 3 runner-up finishes (Mayakoba, Miami<\/mark> <\/a>and Chicago), while adding a T5 at Houston and T8 at The Greenbrier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sergio ended the year at No. 6 in our Power Rankings and 6th in average finish at 14.7\u2014a big jump from his 2023 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Garcia just turned 45, he’s in fantastic shape and remains one of the premier ball-strikers in golf–don’t expect him to fade away any time soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Louis Oosthuizen: Sweet Swing<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Louis Oosthuizen: <\/strong>Oosthuizen looked like the Louis of old in 2024, recording a runner-up (Adelaide<\/mark><\/a>), a T4 (Andalucia), and 4 Top 10\u2019s. He also ended the year 5th in average finish at 14.6, jumping to 9th in our power rankings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s hope the back holds up in 2025, because there is nothing more enjoyable than watching Oosthuizen strike a laser-like long iron pin seeker (see double eagle<\/mark><\/a> at Augusta in 2012.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smith looking for rebound in ’25<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cameron Smith:<\/strong> After leading our Power Rankings in ’23 with 2 LIV wins, a runner-up, 2-T5’s and a pair of Top-10’s (as well as a couple of major Top-10’s), Smith went winless in 2024 and plummented all the way down to No.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cam didn’t exactly fall off a cliff though, with 3 runner-up finishes, 4 Top-10’s and a T6 at The Masters\u2014but two extremely poor performances (Houston and Chicago) knocked his Average Finish down to 17.3 (12th in the League).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect Smith and his putter to get back on track with a couple of wins in ’25, and if that wand heats up at a major he will be very tough to beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia: Feb 6-8, 2025   <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2025 LIV Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riyadh<\/mark><\/a>: Riyadh Golf Club, <\/strong>Saudi Arabia(February 6\u20138)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adelaide<\/mark>:<\/strong><\/a> The Grange Golf Club, <\/strong>Australia (February 14\u201316)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>: Hong Kong Golf Club<\/strong>, Hong Kong (March 7\u20139)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>: Sentosa Golf Club<\/strong>, Singapore (March 14\u201316)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Rahm had a phenomenal 2024 LIV season, capping off the year with a dominating 3-shot victory over Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia at the final event of the year in Chicago and finished atop our LIV Power Rankings by a wide margin. Rahm’s performance at the ’24 majors, however, has no doubt left him … Continue reading LIV Golf 2025: Preview and Power Rankings<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[452,1111],"tags":[239,247,500,402,246,457,1057,1028],"class_list":["post-7822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liv-golf","category-liv-golf-2025-preview-and-power-rankings","tag-brooks-koepka","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-cameron-smith","tag-joaquin-niemann","tag-jon-rahm","tag-liv-golf","tag-louis-oosthuizen","tag-sergio-garcia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7822"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7851,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822\/revisions\/7851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}