Jon Rahm’s quest to grab a win on LIV Golf might finally end! With the first round of the LIV Golf UK concluding on Thursday, the Legion XIII Captain carded eight birdies and went completely bogey-free to score an 8-under, two strokes ahead of Andy Ogletree and Fireballs GC member Abraham Ancer.

His teammate, Tyrrell Hatton, is tied for the fourth position with Cameron Smith. However, the other two members, Kieran Vincent and Caleb Surratt, are way down on the leaderboard (T29 and T51). To get the whole team ready for a massive victory, the latter two must gear up in the second round!

The Friday round will follow the same unique pairing pattern

LIV Golf Communications recently took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared the pairings for the Friday round of the championship at the JCB Golf and Country Club. The round will have the league’s shotgun start at 2:15 p.m. (ET). Opening the field is the Legion XIII captain, Jon Rahm, with Abraham Ancer and Andy Ogletree.

Following them will be Rahm’s teammate Tyrrell Hatton, paired with Louis Oosthuizen, and Cameron Smith, following the same innovative grouping format. The last pair teeing off at the JCB Golf and Country Club will be Pat Perez paired with yet another member of the leading team, Caleb Surratt, and they also have Branden Grace putting alongside them.

The 155-yard, par-3 hole 14 was a rather easy hole for the players at the golf club near Uttoxeter. From Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka to Ripper GC captain Joaquin Niemann, almost every player carded a birdie in the hole. The second round, which is to begin in an hour, will be all the more action-packed.

Tee off with LIV Golf UK right on your screens

LIV Golf fans all across the 180 global territories can stream into LIV Golf Plus completely free of charge to witness every minute of the action-packed field at the JCB Country and Golf Course live. All you need to do is download the app, either on iOS, Android, or FireTV, or just simply go to LIVGOLFPlus.com, and search for LIV Golf Plus.

Additionally, the CW Network also streams LIV Golf in all of the markets since it has a multi-year exclusive broadcast deal set up with the breakaway league. This has featured all the remaining thirteen events on the linear and digital platforms. Download the app to enjoy the final event as well!

Do you think Jon Rahm will be able to maintain his momentum throughout the match? Or will someone else take the lead in a few hours? Stay tuned to find out!