Bryson DeChambeau beats Jon Rahm in playoff to win LIV Golf South Africa
Bryson DeChambeau is the hottest golfer in the world going into the Masters. Is it his time to finally slide on the green jacket? DeChambeau took down Jon Rahm on the first playoff hole Sunday to win 2026 LIV Golf South Africa, his second straight win, in his final start before heading down Magnolia Lane in a little more than two week's time.
DeChambeau, the two-time U. S. Open champion, hit a brilliant shot into the par-5 18th in the playoff to set up a two-putt birdie, enough to topple Rahm and win LIV's inaugural event in South Africa.
OUTRAGEOUS š± @brysondech SETS UP AN EAGLE PUTT IN THE PLAYOFF #LIVGolfSouthAfrica @Crushers_GC pic. twitter. com/vRiHmOahBn ā LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) March 22, 2026 And after sinking his winning putt, DeChambeau was overcome with emotion unlike anything he has shown in the past.
"A lot has happened in my last in the past week," DeChambeau said. "I'm just so grateful for my team, the Crushers, everybody supporting me. It's so funny, golf is a fickle game, and you work so hard at it your whole entire life, and you realize that golf is just golf and there's a lot more to life than just golf.
"I had some things happen in the off time during this week, and I was just praying all day, praying to give me the perseverance to move forward and keep looking forward. " DeChambeau would go on to call South Africa the best event LIV Golf has ever had. The league's third time playing in as many weeks, the event at The Club at Steyn City will host LIV again from April 22-25, 2027, it was announced Sunday.