Carlos Ortiz of the Torque GC got here out on prime in Texas as he received the person portion of the LIV Golf occasion on the Golf Club of Houston. He posted a 5-under 67 on Sunday to sit down at 15-under whole.
Ortiz defeated Adrian Meronk by one shot. Patrick Reed and David Puig completed at 13-under to tie for third place. The Torque member made six birdies and one bogey on the day.
His finest end of the yr got here at LIV Hong Kong when he completed fourth. Ortiz had a shot in Adelaide however got here up quick and settled for T22.
“It means quite a bit. I’ve been working actually laborious,” Ortiz stated. “I’ve come shut a few occasions. I feel I discovered quite a bit from Australia, and I simply tried to remain affected person and do my factor, and it labored out.”
As a staff, Torque completed tied with the 4Aces in 4th. The Cleeks GC received the staff portion by two strokes with a 33-under whole.
Richard Bland led the way in which by taking pictures a 5-under 67 on Sunday. Meronk settled for a 4-under 68, Martin Kaymer shot 2-under 70 and Kalle Samooja rounded out the staff with a 1-under 71.
Brooks Koepka’s Smash GC and Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC bot completed runner-up at 31-under.
Koepka led his staff on Sunday with a 7-under 65. Talor Gooch carded a 6-under 66. Garcia led his staff with a 4-under 68.
Twelve LIV Golf gamers will head to Pinehurst for subsequent week’s U.S. Open. However, Ortiz is not going to be certainly one of them.
“I’m not going to have the ability to get into the U.S. Open, however yeah, I feel preparing for Nashville and the summer season in Europe,” he stated.
LIV Golf’s subsequent match is June 21-23 in Nashville at The Grove.
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