2024 Season in Review: Iron Heads GC
As the last seed entering the Team Championship, Iron Heads GC shocked the golf world with incredible upsets to nearly win it all
Sixth in a series of stories reviewing the 2024 season for each of the 13 LIV Golf League teams.
Previous reviews: 4Aces | Cleeks | Crushers | Fireballs | HyFlyers
IRON HEADS QUICK REVIEW
TEAM
The regular season was one to forget, with the team finishing last in points. But the season-ending Dallas Team Championship was a performance to remember. As the last seed, they produced the biggest upset in both the quarterfinals and semifinals matchups, beating the Nos. 4 and 1 seeds on consecutive days. In the stroke-play finals, they nearly completed the improbable journey, eventually tying for second. A great way to end an otherwise disappointing year.
PLAYERS (final points ranking)
Kevin Na (33): Was competitive in the first half of the season, with two top 10s and two other top 20s, before fading a bit in the back half. As the team captain, he pushed all the right buttons in Dallas.
Danny Lee (38): His tie for sixth at Andalucía was his best result since winning in Tucson early in 2023, but there were too many finishes near the bottom of the regular-season leaderboard. Kept tinkering with equipment and other adjustments in hopes of finding a solution.
Jinichiro Kozuma (45): The LIV Golf Promotions grad avoided relegation but rarely made noise during the regular season. But a Japan Tour win late in the season was an indication that he had found his game, and then in Dallas, his putter was the biggest weapon for any single player.
Scott Vincent (50): After finishing in the Lock Zone in 2023, the gritty Zimbabwean failed to duplicate that performance in 2024 and suffered relegation. Was the only Iron Head not to produce at least one top-10 individual finish.
TEAM OVERVIEW
Wins: 0 Podiums: 0 Points Finishes: 4 Seed: 13th Team Championship: T-2nd
COUNTING SCORES (league ranking)
Round 1: 74 under (9th) Round 2: 54 under (13th) Round 3: 5 under (13th) Total: 133 under (12th)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Tied for 2nd at the Dallas Team Championship after upsetting No. 4 Smash GC in the quarterfinals and No. 1 seed/defending champions Crushers GC in the semifinals
- Lee defeated 2023 LIV Golf Individual Champion Talor Gooch and 2024 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau in singles matches
- Team finished a regular season-best solo 6th in Adelaide behind top-10 finishes from Lee and Kozuma
- Na’s T6 in Hong Kong is his best individual result in his LIV Golf career
- Lee’s T6 in Andalucía is his best individual result since winning in Tucson early in the 2023 season
- Kozuma’s T9 in Adelaide is the only top-10 finish posted by any of this season’s three LIV Golf Promotions qualifiers
- Lee played in the final leaders’ group in Adelaide and Andalucía
- Beyond LIV, Kozuma won the Sansan KBC Augusta on the Japan Golf Tour in August
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Quarterfinals: Defeated Smash 2-1. Na lost to Koepka, 6 and 5. Lee defeated Gooch, 1 up. Kozuma-Vincent defeated Kokrak-McDowell, 19 holes.
Semifinals: Defeated Crushers 3-0. Lee defeated DeChambeau, 2up. Vincent defeated Casey, 1 up. Na-Kozuma defeated Lahiri-Howell III, 3 and 1.
Finals (Championship Tier): T-2nd at 8 under. Kozuma 69, Na 69, Lee 70, Vincent 72.
REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
EVENT
TEAM
Na
Lee
Kozuma
Vincent
Mayakoba
13
T17
48
T38
T38
Las Vegas
11
T34
T39
T34
T45
Jeddah
T6
T15
T27
T31
T41
Hong Kong
10
T6
T41
T41
T21
Miami
11
T24
T37
T51
T21
Adelaide
6
T34
T9
T9
T46
Singapore
12
T7
T49
54
T37
Houston
13
T24
50
T32
T42
Nashville
12
T25
53
T45
T25
Andalucía
8
T40
T6
T40
T17
UK
12
T41
50
33
T16
Greenbrier
7
49
T15
T20
T25
Chicago
9
T23
T30
T15
T23
LEAGUE RANKINGS
STATISTIC
TEAM
Na
Lee
Kozuma
Vincent
Fwy Hit
7
12
T25
43
20
Drive Dist.
12
51
43
T28
34
GIR
13
32
T35
52
T26
Scrambling
9
14
35
37
40
Putting Avg.
9
17
T40
15
T36
Birdies Avg.
12
T25
45
T43
T25
