Southern Guards GC era begins in Riyadh; Grace has top-10 finish

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Southern Guards GC era begins in Riyadh; Grace has top-10 finish

In the team's first competition as the newly branded Southern Guards GC, it finished T8 (-44) at ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh to open the 2026 season. The four-day event was the league’s first 72-hole regular-season tournament.

Branden Grace excelled in the final two rounds to finish T9 (-17).

Captain Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel ended up T30 (-11) and Dean Burmester was T51 (-5).

To read the full recap, click here.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

LIV Golf announced it will return to Riyadh Golf Club in the 2027 season, from March 10-13. Click here for more information and for tickets.

Up Next: LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia from Feb. 12-15, named the World’s Best Golf Event by the World Golf Awards for a third consecutive year.

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