LIV Golf Watch: Stars solid at Bahrain event on DP World Tour

Editor's note (Sunday, Feb. 1: Three LIV Golf stars competed at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour. 

Fireballs GC Captain Sergio Garcia finished T4 and just one shot out of the playoff. Defending champion Laurie Canter of Majesticks Golf Club finished T59 and Thomas Detry of 4Aces GC finished T80.

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This week, three LIV Golf players will be in action at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour.

Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship

The Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship is part of the DP World Tour’s International Swing. This marks the third edition of the tournament and it will once again take place at the Royal Golf Club in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Royal Golf Club (Championship Course) was designed by golf legend Colin Montgomerie and has been the host venue since the event's inception in 2024. 

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Royal Golf Club is a par 72 measuring 7,302 yards. The course provides a strategic and balanced test for players with scenic desert surroundings. The newest member of Majesticks Golf Club Laurie Canter is the defending champion. 

LAURIE CANTER. Canter won the Bahrain Championship last year in a three-man playoff, defeating Daniel Brown and Pablo Larrazabal by sinking a birdie putt on the first playoff hole. Last week, he finished T45 at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.  

THOMAS DETRY. Detry will be making his debut at the Bahrain Championship. Last week, he played well at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, finishing T14 at 5 under for the tournament. 

SERGIO GARCIA. Garcia will be making his Bahrain Championship debut. He hasn’t played since the PIF Saudi International in November, where he missed the cut. The Spaniard will be looking to build some momentum as he leads his young Fireballs team into 2026.

PLAYER NEWS

While speaking at his press conference at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic last week, Tyrrell Hatton had the room erupting in laughter while discussing his weight gain over the holidays.

“We didn't really talk about that. It was me mainly asking him if he'd had any good wine over Christmas, to be honest,” Hatton said. “He did. It was better than the wine I was drinking, but my wine was very nice, too. Then he was horrified to hear what my weight was on January 1st. 

“It was 204 pounds, which, at 5-foot-8, is aggressive,” Hatton added with a smile.  “Before the Ryder Cup, I was like, 190 [pounds],” Hatton continued. “So, I put on one stone [14 pounds]. Yeah, I enjoyed my December. I did do some training. Zero cardio, and a lot of drinking. I had a Guinness tap in the house, which was enjoyable. And, yeah, it's now time to lose a bit of weight.” 

LIV Golf announced a return to the New York market for 2026 season.

Fireballs GC star David Puig was attempting to chase down Reed at the Dubai Desert Classic and thought he had finished 3rd. However, after the round, Puig was hit with a two-stroke penalty for inadvertently grounding his club in the bunker on the 18th hole. The mistake caused the Spaniard to slip to 7th on the leaderboard.