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DeChambeau's top teammate was Anirban Lahiri of
India, who posted the round of the day with a 7-under 65 that
featured an eagle, five birdies and no bogeys. Charles Howell
III (even-par 72) and Englishman Paul Casey (1-over 73) rounded
out the Crushers' final score of 11-under 277.
That was two better than RangeGoats GC, who finished second at
9-under 279 behind captain Bubba Watson's 5-under 67.
"We've been wanting to win this for a long time," DeChambeau
told the TV broadcast. "Last year really left us a sour taste in
our mouth and I can't be happier with this team of mine. ...
They worked their butts off."
The top four seeds -- 4Aces GC, Crushers GC, Torque GC and
RangeGoats GC -- won in Saturday's match-play semifinals to
advance to the final round. Every player's score counted in the
final round as the four squads faced off in stroke play.
Torque, captained by Joaquin Niemann of Chile, finished third at
6-under 282. Niemann did the heavy lifting with a 6-under 66,
but his three teammates averaged out to even par.
Defending champion 4Aces fell flat with a team score of even-par
288 to finish fourth. Captain Dustin Johnson had five bogeys and
just two birdies for his team's highest score, a 3-over 75.
Peter Uihlein led the 4Aces with a 3-under 69.
Lahiri had an early birdie-birdie-eagle stretch at Nos. 4-6 to
kickstart his round.
"I wasn't tense at all," Lahiri said. "I was actually really
pumped up. I had a couple of Sundays (this season) where I let
myself down, but I wasn't going let them down today."
Watson concluded his first season with LIV by going bogey-free
with three birdies and an eagle for his round.
"The RangeGoats came out of nowhere," Watson said of his team.
"We played great. We gotta improve a little bit, but gosh, (to)
finish second for the year, it's a great place."
The Team Championship concluded the second season of the
Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit. LIV's future entering 2024
remains unclear amid the Saudi Public Investment Fund's
framework agreement with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
--Field Level Media
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