Four Americans are among the 20 players remaining in LIV Golf’s first promotional event.
Kevin Chappell and Kevin Yuan will both advance to Sunday’s final 36-hole shootout in Abu Dhabi, giving them three full-time spots in the lucrative Saudi-backed league. Scores for the remaining two rounds will be reset, so Steppat Prathiputienchai’s 8-under performance in Saturday’s second round is of no consequence except for the continuation of the tournament.
Chappell and Ewan each made a par on the first hole of the playoff, while France’s Joel Stalter birdied the second hole to beat Scotland’s Ben Campbell in a 5-4 playoff.
“I was at the cut line all year,” said Chappell, a past PGA Tour winner and Presidents Copper. “Unfortunately, it’s very comfortable here.”
The other two American players are Braden Thornberry, who was the 2017 NCAA individual champion while at Ole Miss, and Zach Thornberry, a member of Oklahoma State’s 2018 NCAA title-winning team. It’s Bauchow. The pair and Chappell also qualify for next week’s final stage of the PGA Tour Q School. So was France’s Martin Trainer, who was among the 20 players who made it through.
One of the amateurs transferred. Sampson Jenn of the University of California is currently a senior economics major for the Bears.
Below are the 20 players competing in LIV Promotions’ 36-hole finish. Listed alphabetically.
Jaco Ahlers, South Africa
Zach Bauschuh, USA
Gaganjit Burar, India
Rory Canter, UK
Kevin Chappell, USA
Gun Charoenkul, Thailand
Chonglathit Chuenboongam, Thailand
Jinichiro Kozuma, Japan
Steve Lewton, UK
Jedediah Morgan, Australia
Stiphat Pratthienchai, Thailand
Phum Saksanshin, Thailand
Kalle Samuya, Finland
Joel Stalter, France
Braden Thornberry, USA
Martin Trainor, France
Kieran Vincent, Zimbabwe
Suradith Yongcharoenchai, Thailand
Kevin Yuan, USA
a-Sampson Zhen, China