LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship semis set, minus a enjoyable matchup

Well, there received’t be a Bryson DeChambeau vs. Brooks Koepka showdown.

Even although their groups will face one another within the semifinals Saturday, Aug. 23, in LIV Golf’s Michigan Team Championship at The Cardinal at Saint John’s, the 2 rivals received’t go head-to-head in singles.

DeChambeau, captain of Crushers GC, picked a match towards Koepka’s Smash GC workforce. But after Koepka introduced himself because the No. 1 singles participant for his workforce within the semis, DeChambeau prevented Koepka by naming himself the No. 2 singles participant, opting as a substitute to face Smash’s Talor Gooch.

Why?

“I’ve got my reasons,” he stated with a smile.

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Too dangerous, since a DeChambeau-Koepka match had the potential for fireworks, particularly in match play, between the 2 long-standing rivals.

In the opposite two matches, Jon Rahm’s top-seeded Legion XIII will face Phil Mickelson’s HyFlyers, and Torque will tackle Stinger.

In the six quarterfinal matches, Legion XIII beat Cleeks, Crushers beat Majestics, HyFlyers beat Fireballs, Torque beat RangeGoats, Smash beat 4Aces, and Stinger beat Ripper.

All 12 groups will proceed to play Saturday. The three successful groups from the championship bracket will advance to the finals Sunday, Aug. 24, which can shift to stroke play.

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