PGA Tour suffers ultimate irony at Pebble Beach as LIV Golf makes history

The PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was forced to come to an end after 54-holes due to adverse weather conditions, meanwhile LIV Mayakoba finished with a dramatic four-hole playoff

On Sunday, when the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was forced to be called off after 54 holes due to strong winds in California, the PGA Tour channeled their inner LIV Golf.

The conditions forced the Tour to postpone the final round on Sunday in the hope of finishing the event on Monday. However, due to the bleak forecast, the tournament organizers decided to call it quits after three rounds, naming Wyndham Clark champion.

There gave off an impression of being a glint of incongruity encompassing the week on the American-based circuit, who had to adjust the configuration of their LIV Golf rivals at Stone Ocean side.

The Saudi-upheld association have become equivalent – and frequently condemned – for their no-cut 54-opening arrangement across their occasions as a whole. This time, however, the Tour was forced to use the shorter week because of the wind and rain that were blowing along the Californian coast.

The suspension of play permitted the LIV arrangement to become the overwhelming focus, with the breakaway association’s initial occasion of the time reaching a conclusion at Mayakoba. What’s more, the LIV arrangement unquestionably conveyed, after Joaquin Niemann beat Sergio Garcia in a four-opening season finisher.

Niemann – who checked a notable 59 in cycle one – entered the last 18 holes with a two-shot advantage, with the pursuing pack including possible second place Garcia, and LIV’s £450million man, Jon Rahm. The final round on Sunday ended with Niemann and Garcia tied for first place on 12-under-par. The pair needed more holes because the Mexican sun was going down quickly.

With Niemann and Garcia standing on the 18th green in near darkness, it appeared that the pair would return to the course on Monday after three playoff holes in which they tied. The season finisher pair threw the dice however, and picked to rapidly get back to the tee for one final endeavor to settle the occasion on Sunday.

A little more than 10 minutes after the fact, with the green-side competitor list glimmering illuminating the putting surface – Niemann at last settled the season finisher, moving in a great birdie putt to finish a wire-to-wire triumph at in the mission opener. It was the Chilean’s most memorable individual success on the Saudi-upheld circuit, as he traded out a cool £3.2million ($4m) in prize cash.

In the repercussions the Force GC chief conceded the dimness on the last season finisher opening helped his triumphant putt, having missed a comparable endeavor in guideline play. ” I needed to make that keep going putt on the 54th opening so terrible that I most likely begun it somewhat excessively far left than I should,” he guaranteed.

“The last putt, which it was really dull, I think it likely aided me simply not being so finicky on picking my spot and taking a gander at the opening, getting an inclination and get it there. It was the most effective way to end it up. I needed to make a putt on the final remaining one to win.”