Brooks Koepka Defends His LIV Golf Saudi Arabia Title. Talor Gooch Wins Season Points Race

Third Place finisher Harold Varner III (L), of RangeGoats GC, and caddie, Chris Rice, First Place Individual Champion Captain Brooks Koepka, of Smash GC, and caddie, Ricky Elliott, and Second Place finisher, Talor Gooch, of RangeGoats G,C and caddie, Malcolm Baker, stand on the podium after the LIV Golf Jeddah tournament in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 15, 2023. Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia—Brooks Koepka held it together at the end for a 2–under 68 and defended his title at LIV Golf-Jeddah with a birdie on the second playoff hole to beat Talor Gooch on a day, Oct. 15, when both had reason to celebrate.

Koepka had to birdie two of his last three holes to finish at 14–under 196 and tie with Gooch, who closed with a 62.