Australia’s Lucas Herbert claimed his first LIV Golf title in Virginia with a four-shot victory over 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia.
Herbert finished 24-under par for the tournament, having raced out of the blocks with rounds of 64 and 63 to set up a commanding victory.
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The 30-year-old remained steady across the weekend with rounds of 68 and 69 to ensure he kept Garcia and Bryson DeChambeau, who finished third, at bay on his way to a wire-to-wire triumph.
“I can perform pretty damn well when things aren’t perfect,” Herbert said. “I was feeling pretty sick when I woke up this morning, worse than the last few days.
“I had Sergio coming at me for 36 holes really hard and he pushed me the whole way, made me earn that one.”
Herbert was also made to agonisingly wait to seal victory with a rain delay coming after he had just made bogey at the 16th.
But after the brief suspension in play, he birdied the par 5 17th and parred the last to finish in style.
“I didn’t help myself, missed a few putts here and there and made it a contest late,” Herbert said.
“But after the rain delay, the way I played those eight shots, I’m so proud of that.”
On the 18th green, Herbert was showered in champagne by Ripper GC teammates Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman and Elvis Smylie.
In addition to their team success on LIV, Herbert’s breakthrough US$4 million (A$5.5m) victory means each member of the all-Australian team have claimed an individual win.
It was Herbert’s seventh professional win and his first since winning the Asian Tour’s International Series Japan event a year ago.
The Victorian has also picked up wins on the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.
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As a result of his LIV victory, Herbert has earned a start in next month’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills.
He last played a major at last year’s Open Championship, but missed the cut at Royal Portrush.
Since joining LIV in 2024, the former world No.40 has only played two majors.
“So many things came with winning today, I wanted to focus on winning and then spend this moment on what comes with it,” Herbert said.
“Nice added bonus. My first major was at Shinnecock. Nice to go back and see what I’ve learned since then.”
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