Who won LIV Golf Virginia 2025? Final leaderboard explored

LIV Golf Virginia, which was the eighth event of the Saudi-based tour's 2025 season, came to a thrilling end. Toward the end of the competition, it was Joaquin Niemann vs Anirban Lahiri to decide who would walk away with the trophy and $4,000,000 prize money.

While Niemann and Lahiri did not face each other in the playoff, Lahiri had a chance to force a playoff on the 18th hole. However, his putt came up short which resulted in a LIV Golf Virginia title for Niemann. After three rounds in the competition, he scored 15-under par.

This win by Joaquin Niemann is significant because it's his 4th win this season. Before this, Niemann won LIV Golf Adelaide, LIV Golf Singapore, and LIV Golf Mexico City. Niemann's victory in Virginia today only adds to his impressive resume and puts him in a good position ahead of the 2025 US Open.

Apart from Niemann, other big names in LIV Golf like Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau also had a good day. Both Mickelson and DeChambeau ended the event by finishing T4. They shot 13-under par after three rounds at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville.

On the other hand, Jon Rahm finished the Virginia event T8 by scoring 10-under par. Brooks Koepka did not have a very memorable event as he ended up finishing T33. This finish will be a bit concerning for Koepka given he also missed the cut at the PGA Championship last month.

A detailed look at the leaderboard for LIV Golf Virginia

Here is a detailed look at the leaderboard for the Virginia event:

1 Joaquin Niemann -15
T2 Graeme McDowell -14
T2 Anirban Lahiri -14
T4 Thomas Pieters -13
T4 Bryson DeChambeau -13
T4 Phil Mickelson -13
T4 Bubba Watson -13
T8 Jon Rahm -10
T8 Martin Kaymer -10
T10 Talor Gooch -9
T10 Lee Westwood -9
T10 Marc Leishman -9
T10 Carlos Ortiz -9
T10 Dustin Johnson -9
T15 Brendan Steele -8
T15 Sebastian Munoz -8
T15 Tyrrell Hatton -8
18 Harold Varner III -7
T19 Paul Casey -6
T19 Branden Grace -6
T19 Ben Campbell -6
T19 Abraham Ancer -6
T23 Jason Kokrak -5
T23 Louis Oosthuizen -5
T23 Patrick Reed -5
T23 Dean Burmester -5
T23 Cameron Smith -5
T23 Jinichiro Kozuma -5
T29 Cameron Tringale -4
T29 Charl Schwartzel -4
T29 Richard Bland -4
T29 Adrian Meronk -4
T33 Brooks Koepka -3
T33 Charles Howell III -3
T33 Peter Uihlein -3
T33 Sam Horsfield -3
T33 Luis Masaveu -3
T38 Sergio Garcia -2
T38 Kevin Na -2
T38 Yubin Jang -2
T38 Tom McKibbin -2
42 Caleb Surratt -1
43 Danny Lee 1
T44 Anthony Kim 2
T44 Henrik Stenson 2
46 Lucas Herbert 3
T47 Frederik Kjettrup 4
T47 Ian Poulter 4
49 Andy Ogletree 6
T50 Miro Pereira 7
T50 Matt Jones 7
T50 Josele Ballester 7
53 Max Lee 11

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