13:37
Hatton birdie
Hatton -5 (2*)
Hatton two putts for birdie at the par-5 3rd to move to 5-under par in a tie for seventh.
Joaquin Niemann
LIV Golf UK Live: Joaquin Niemann surges clear of chasing pack in second round at JCB
Torque GC captain Joaquin Niemann fires a stunning 8-under 63 to open up a commanding six-shot lead with 18 holes to play at LIV Golf UK.
Joaquin Niemann is running away with things at LIV Golf UK as the Chilean goes in search of a record fifth win of the season.
Niemann, 26, held a share of the lead after the first round but he's now put daylight between himself and the chasing pack on day two.
The Torque GC captain fired a stunning 8-under 63 to move six shots clear of the chasing pack with 18 holes to play at JCB Golf & Country Club.
He finds himself at 14-under par.
Niemann is already a record six-time winner on LIV Golf and he looks assured of making it seven wins on Sunday.
Bubba Watson is in solo second on 8-under par, one shot ahead of Caleb Surratt, Adrian Meronk and Paul Casey.
There were no Saturday moves from the three pre-tournament favourites Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm.
All three players are well off the pace.
Joaquin Niemann | -14 |
Bubba Watson | -8 |
Paul Casey | -7 |
Caleb Surratt | -7 |
Adrian Meronk | -7 |
Talor Gooch | -6 |
Marc Leishman | -6 |
Tom McKibbin | -6 |
Carlos Ortiz | -6 |
Charles Howell III | -6 |
Niemann incredibly sacked both his caddie and coach on the eve of LIV Golf UK.
That was after he missed his second straight cut in the majors at The Open last Sunday.
Niemann has decided to get his good friend Diego Salinas, a pro on the Chilean Golf Tour, on his bag.
Scroll down to see how the second round of LIV Golf UK played out...
26 Jul 2025
13:48
WESTWOOD EAGLE!
Westwood -9
IT'S AN EAGLE HOLE OUT FOR WESTWOOD!
The biggest cheers of the week.
Westwood holes out with a wedge from outside of 100 yards for eagle on the par-5 3rd.
He's 4-under thru 3 and now 9-under par, one shot clear of Niemann.
.@WestwoodLee holes out from 115-yards for eagle 🔥
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) July 26, 2025
He jumps to 9-under to take the solo lead 💪
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13:43
Niemann takes the lead
Niemann -8 (2)
Great start for Niemann.
The Torque GC captain opens with a pair of birdies to move into the outright lead on 8-under par.
Niemann drove just off the left side of the green and then got up and down from there for birdie.
Joaquin Niemann
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13:36
Rahm birdie
Rahm -2 (2*)
Birdies galore out here.
Rahm has also just started with back to back birdies on 13 and 14.
Still way off the pace but Rahm has pushed it to 2-under par.
Five back.
13:34
Grace joins lead
Grace -7 (1)
Grace follows Niemann in for a birdie on the par-4 1st to share the lead.
Three-way tie for the lead.
13:33
Westwood joins lead
Westwood -7 (2)
Birdie-birdie start for Westwood.
The Englishman curls home a lengthy birdie on the par-4 2nd to move into a tie for the lead.
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13:33
Niemann takes the lead
Niemann -7 (1)
Niemann curls home a 20 footer for birdie to race into the outright lead on 7-under par.
13:24
Rahm birdie
Rahm -1 (1*)
Don't rule out the defending champ just yet.
Rahm just buried a birdie from 12 feet on the par-5 13th, his 1st hole of the round.
He moves into the red.
Five back though.
13:18
Westwood joins the lead
Westwood -6 (1*)
Brilliant start from home favourite Westwood, who sends home a birdie on the 1st to move into tie for the lead on 6-under par.
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11:53
R2 Tee Times
Welcome to day 2 updates from LIV Golf UK here at JCB in Rocester, England.
It's an extremely bunched board heading into Moving Day with 19 players within three shots of the lead.
Here's a look at the groups.
We get underway in just over an hour's time with a shotgun start at 1.05pm.
LIV Golf UK Round 2 Tee Times / Groups: Saturday 25 July
Start Tee | Tee Time | Players |
1 | 1.05pm | Carlos Ortiz Bubba Watson Lee Westwood |
1 | 1.16pm | Branden Grace Joaquin Niemann Adrian Meronk |
2 | 1.05pm | Caleb Surratt Tyrrell Hatton Paul Casey |
3 | 1.05pm | Charl Schwartzel Cameron Tringale Marc Leishman |
4 | 1.05pm | Bryson DeChambeau Cameron Smith Charles Howell III |
5 | 1.05pm | Patrick Reed Sam Horsfield David Puig |
6 | 1.05pm | Yubin Jang Andy Ogletree Tom McKibbin |
7 | 1.05pm | Thomas Pieters Dean Burmester Lucas Herbert |
8 | 1.05pm | Phil Mickelson Ben Campbell Josele Ballester |
10 | 1.05pm | Sebastian Munoz Louis Oosthuizen Henrik Stenson |
10 | 1.16pm | Talor Gooch Matt Jones Jason Kokrak |
11 | 1.05pm | Mito Pereira Martin Kaymer Richard Bland |
12 | 1.05pm | Ian Poulter Matthew Wolff Brendan Steele |
13 | 1.05pm | Peter Uihlein Jon Rahm Sergio Garcia |
14 | 1.05pm | Anthony Kim Danny Lee Frederik Kjettrup |
15 | 1.05pm | Jinichuro Kozuma Harold Varner III Brooks Koepka |
16 | 1.05pm | Kevin Na Graeme McDowell Abraham Ancer |
17 | 1.05pm | Anirban Lahiri Chieh-Po Lee Dustin Johnson |
