Jeongwoo Ham Finishes Solid LIV Golf Debut, Ties for 21st Place

3-under in 4th Round at LIV Golf Virginia
Wildcard Entry Earned with Singapore Open Victory
Herbert Claims First Win, Garcia Finishes Second, DeChambeau Takes Third

Jungwoo Ham completed his LIV Golf debut smoothly.

Competing as a wildcard, he played in the final round of the LIV Golf Virginia (total prize money of 30 million dollars) at Trump National Golf Club (par 72) in Washington, D.C., United States, on May 10 (local time). He carded six birdies and three bogeys, finishing with a 3-under-par 69. This brought his total to a tie for 21st place at 9-under-par 279.

Jungwoo Ham, who has secured four victories on the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour, earned his wildcard entry for this tournament after winning last month’s Asian Tour International Series Singapore Open.

Jungwoo Ham finished tied for 21st place at the LIV Golf Virginia. Photo by KPGA

Starting the round tied for 23rd, Ham gained early momentum by making consecutive birdies on his first two holes—the 7th and 8th (both par 4s). After a bogey on the 9th (par 3), he traded two birdies with two bogeys over the next 12 holes. He improved his standing with back-to-back birdies on the 4th and 5th holes. On his final hole, the 6th (par 5), he saved par.

Lucas Herbert of Australia reduced his score by three strokes to win by four shots with a 24-under-par 264. It was a wire-to-wire victory, as he held the lead for all four days. Herbert, who has one win on the PGA Tour and three on the DP World Tour, claimed his first victory since joining LIV Golf in 2024. The winner’s prize is 4 million dollars (approximately 5.85 billion won).

Sergio Garcia of Spain finished second (20-under-par 268), Bryson DeChambeau of the United States was third (19-under-par 269), Anthony Kim of the United States tied for sixth (16-under-par 272), and Jon Rahm of Spain tied for eighth (15-under-par 273). Song Younghan and Lee Taehun of Canada tied for 30th (6-under-par 282), An Byeonghun tied for 35th (5-under-par 283), and Kim Mingyu tied for 56th (10-over-par 298).

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