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FOX Sports Research What’s better than watching golf? Watching golf and winning money! You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching LIV Golf Miami with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the LIV Golf Miami contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the games […]
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What’s better than watching golf? Watching golf and winning money!
You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching LIV Golf Miami with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game.
How do you play? Enter the LIV Golf Miami contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the games start for your chance at weekly cash prizes.
All you have to do is finish in the top six to win a prize.
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It really is that simple, and again, it’s free.
And if you need a little help before heading to the app to make your picks, FOX Sports Research has you covered this week.
Let’s dive into the questions and my predictions below.
1. Which golfer will have the best FINISHING POSITION at LIV Golf Miami?
Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau
Rahm has never finished outside of the top 10 at a LIV event, and is the odds-on favorite to win in Miami at +600. Niemann has been on a hot steak, having earned his second win of the season in Singapore as well as the fourth of his career— but Rahm is due for a win in 2025. He finished fourth in the event last year and also took home two other wins in the UK and Chicago.
Prediction: Jon Rahm
2. Rank these golfers by who will make the MOST TOTAL BIRDIES from highest to lowest:
Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Dustin Johnson
Johnson and Watson have the most birdies of this group, each with 49, but DJ is coming off his first top five finish of the season in Singapore after a rocky start. He’s also won at least one event in each of the last three LIV Golf seasons, and captains 4Aces GC.
Prediction: Johnson, Watson, Reed, Westwood
3. Which Team Captain will have the best individual ROUND 1 SCORE?
Louis Oosthuizen, Kevin Na, Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson
Stenson has a fairway hit rate of 73.8%, the second-highest of any golfer on the LIV tour. His best finish on the year came in Adelaide at 12th, and he’s got tons of experience that could get him out to a strong start in Round 1. What’s even more interesting is his familiarity with the course, as Stenson partook in several WGC Cadillac Championships on the Blue Monster Course— most notably finishing fourth in 2015. Oosthuizen is also a solid pick here.
Prediction: Henrik Stenson
4. Which of the following will have the best TEAM FINISH at LIV Golf Miami?
Fireballs GC, Legion XIII, Ripper GC, Crushers GC
It’s hard to go against the current season leaders, as Fireballs GC has an 18-point lead on Legion XIII. Led by team captain Sergio Garcia, who currently sits third in the standings with 54 points— the squad is rounded out by Luis Masaveu, Abraham Ancer and David Puig— with the latter two each cracking the top 10 of this season’s leaderboard. Puig has two top-four finishes on the year, Ancer has three in the top-12 and Garcia has two in the top-six (including a win in Hong Kong). They’re rolling right now.
Prediction: Fireballs GC
5. What will be Phil Mickelson’s ROUND 1 SCORE?
(15 points for one segment (ie; 60 to 65), 8 points for two segments (ie; 60 to 68), 4 points for three segments (ie; 60 to 71), 2 point for four segments (ie; 60 to 74+))
60 to 74+ OR 60 to 71 OR 60 to 68 OR 60 to 65
65 to 74+ OR 65 to 71 OR 65 to 68
68 to 74+ OR 68 to 71
71 to 74+
For a 54-year old, the man universally known as “Lefty” has been playing some solid golf on the LIV tour this year. His best finish came in Hong Kong at third, along with a top 20 finish in Singapore. A six-time major winner who spent more than 25 years in the world’s top 50, we think he’ll have similar success in Miami— a course he’s extremely familiar from his days with the PGA.
Prediction: 68 to 71
6. Which golfer will have the BEST FINISHING POSITION at LIV Golf Miami?
Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton
While Garcia is the only player of this bunch to have an individual win this season, but Paul Casey has been playing some strong golf recently— recording a fifth-place finish in Hong Kong and a tenth-place finish in Singapore. On the season, he ranks in the top 20 of all golfers on the LIV tour in fairway hit percentage (67.3%), eagles (three), greens in regulation percentage (72.2%), putting average (1.6), and scrambling rate (63.3%).
Prediction: Paul Casey
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Will there be a 400-yard drive in the thin air this week at LIV Golf Mexico City? David Puig, one of the league’s longest hitters, didn’t take long to ponder the question. “I think so,” he said, “if the fairways get a little firmer and it’s downwind.” The young Fireballs GC star nearly did it […]
Will there be a 400-yard drive in the thin air this week at LIV Golf Mexico City? David Puig, one of the league’s longest hitters, didn’t take long to ponder the question.
“I think so,” he said, “if the fairways get a little firmer and it’s downwind.”
The young Fireballs GC star nearly did it early in the week on the practice range at Club de Golf Chapultepec, hitting one drive that his launch monitor recorded at 354 meters, which is just over 387 yards.
“I swung out of my shoes,” Puig acknowledged, “but maybe it’s possible.”
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Definitely possible. Perhaps probable. Even likely.
The last time Club de Golf Chapultepec — which sits 7,800-plus feet above sea level — hosted a World Golf Championships event was 2020. Justin Thomas hit a drive of 449 yards, the longest on the PGA Tour that season. The year before, Thomas hit a 457-yard drive, also the longest of that season.
Although the course has been tightened since then, with some fairways narrowed that might discourage a full let-it-rip approach, it remains a unique opportunity for the world’s top golfers to reach into the stratosphere.
Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau, the league’s driving distance leader last season and again this year, hit a 407-yard practice drive with a 15.1-degree launch angle. “Have to have the launch high enough, above 15 to work,” he said on the video of his swing.
Said an admiring Phil Mickelson: “That’s very sexy.”
Mickelson, a past WGC winner here, posted a video on his own social media channel in which he was practically giddy about the opportunity awaiting the 54 players off the tee.
“You can hit bombs, bombs up here,” the HyFlyers GC captain said. “It’s awesome.”
Then to provide proof, he “maxxed” out a drive that registered 362 yards carry.
“Get some,” Mickelson implored. “Get some of that!”
It’s no surprise that players are flying shots with regularity over the net that stands approximately 320 yards at the back of the range.
“It’s fun to be hitting it so far,” said Cleeks GC’s Adrian Meronk, who ranks 16th in driving average this season at 305.2 yards. He estimates the high elevation could result in as much of a 20% gain on distance, which would give him an extra 60 yards.
Club de Golf Chapultepec, hosting its first LIV Golf tournament this week, is the highest-elevated course in the league’s history, a span of 42 events since the inaugural 2022 season.
The official yardage book for LIV Golf Mexico City, for instance, references the 10% increase for the Mile High city of Denver, Colorado, which sits at 5,280 feet. Then it references 15% for Club de Golf Chapultepec’s nearly 7,900 feet. Not only does it increase shot yardages, it also increases the gaps between clubs, forcing players (and their caddies) to make tough choices on club selection.
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.
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LIV Golf returns to action this week with LIV Golf Mexico City, the sixth tournament of the 2025 league schedule. The tour makes its first visit to Mexico City and its third visit to the country of Mexico, with Mayakoba hosting tournaments in 2023 and 2024. Reigning team champions Ripper GC enter off their first […]
LIV Golf returns to action this week with LIV Golf Mexico City, the sixth tournament of the 2025 league schedule. The tour makes its first visit to Mexico City and its third visit to the country of Mexico, with Mayakoba hosting tournaments in 2023 and 2024.
Reigning team champions Ripper GC enter off their first team title of 2025, having won at the Trump National Doral course at LIV Golf Miami, with veteran star Marc Leishman claiming his first individual LIV Golf title. Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann of Chile leads the season-long individual points race, while Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC top the team standings.
Mexico City is the first LIV Golf tournament since the golf season’s first major, the Masters, in which five LIV Golf players finished inside the top 15, the most of any major since the inception of LIV Golf.
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For yet another tournament, Jon Rahm enters as the favorite at +500, despite having yet to win an event this year. Still, the Spaniard has never finished outside the top 10 in 17 LIV Golf tournament appearances. After a near win at the Masters, Bryson DeChambeau has the second-best odds at +700, followed by Joaquin Niemann at +900. Niemann has won two of the five events this year, and also was last year’s winner at Mayakoba.
Here are the rest of the odds as of April 23, courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook:
Jon Rahm: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Bryson DeChambeau: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Joaquin Niemann: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Tyrrell Hatton: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Sergio Garcia: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Patrick Reed: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Brooks Kopeka: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Paul Casey: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
David Puig: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Carlos Ortiz: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Sebastian Munoz: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Dean Burmester: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Abraham Ancer: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Tom McKibbin: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Marc Leishman: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Lucas Herbert: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Cameron Tringale: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Cameron Smith: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Louis Oosthuizen: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Dustin Johnson: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Peter Uihlein: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Harold Varner: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Talor Gooch: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)
Richard Bland: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)
Charl Schwartzel: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)
Anirban Lahiri: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)
Thomas Pieters: +6500 (bet $10 to win $660 total)
Phil Mickelson: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Adrian Meronk: +8000 (bet $10 to win $ total)
Kevin Na: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Jason Kokrak: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Caleb Suratt: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Ben Campbell: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Charles Howell III: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Bubba Watson: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Brendan Steele: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,410 total)
Sam Horsfield: +14000 (bet $10 to win $1,410 total)
John Catlin: +14000 (bet $10 to win $1,410 total)
Matthew Wolff: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Luis Masaveu: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Danny Lee: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Yubin Jang: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Matt Jones: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Henrik Stetson: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Graeme McDowell: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Branden Grace: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
Golf is one of the best sports to bet on long-shots to win, as there have been several instances of huge underdogs winning major tournaments. For LIV Golf Mexico City, there are several big-name players with some real value from a wagering standpoint.
Here are a couple of bets worth sprinkling some cash on:
Cameron Smith to finish as top Australian: +220
Adrian Meronk to finish top 5: +1100
Henrik Stetson to finish top 10: +1100
Joaquin Niemann to win wire-to-wire: +2200
Abraham Ancer to win: +2500
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LIV Golf returns to action this week with LIV Golf Mexico City, the sixth tournament of the 2025 league schedule. Here is everything to know before catching all the action live on FOX Sports. BASIC INFO When: April 25-27 Where: Club de Golf Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico ADVERTISEMENT Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play Field: […]
LIV Golf returns to action this week with LIV Golf Mexico City, the sixth tournament of the 2025 league schedule. Here is everything to know before catching all the action live on FOX Sports.
When: April 25-27
Where: Club de Golf Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico
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Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play
Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards
Shotgun Start local time (CT):
Rd. 1, 1:05 p.m.
Rd. 2, 12:05 p.m.
Rd. 3, 12:05 p.m.
CLUB DE GOLF CHAPULTEPEC
Naucalpan, Mexico
Par 71
Yardage 7,385
LIV Golf makes its first visit to Mexico City, which has a metro population of nearly 23 million. That makes it the largest city to ever host a LIV Golf tournament.
The host course is Club de Golf Chapultepec, which is located 7,800 feet – roughly 1.36 miles – above sea level. That makes it the highest elevated city to host a LIV Golf event.
Lots of people. Lots of altitude. LIV Golf Mexico City promises to be one of the league’s most unique and interesting tournaments in its young history.
“I really enjoy Mexico City,” said HyFlyers GC Captain Phil Mickelson, LIV Golf’s elder statesman and a World Golf Hall of Famer. “Some great things there. Great restaurants. Great food. Great people. And the golf course is spectacular.”
Mickelson has enjoyed success at the host course, having won a World Golf Championships event there in 2018. In fact, all four WGC events that Club de Golf Chapultepec hosted were won by current LIV Golf players, with 4Aces GC Captain Dustin Johnson winning twice and his teammate Patrick Reed winning the most recent one in 2020.
“It’s an amazing city,” Reed said, “and a proper golf course.”
Players will certainly be challenged by the high elevation that will increase the distances of shots. A 7-iron that may travel 185 yards at sea level could see a 20-30 yard increase. And no telling how far driving distance leader Bryson DeChambeau’s tee shots will go.
“The biggest challenge is the altitude and getting the distance control down,” Mickelson said. “Once you have that, you can really appreciate how beautiful the golf course is and the area around it.”
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.
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