Overview
- Three players — Bryson DeChambeau, Charles Howell III and Sam Vincent — shot five-under 65 to share the first-round lead at LIV Golf Korea at Asiad Country Club.
- Sam Vincent posted the only bogey-free round, while Cameron Smith sat two shots back in a tie for seventh after the opening day.
- Crushers GC led the team standings at 10-under, three strokes clear of OKGC, giving the Crushers an early edge in LIV’s team-format scoring.
- DeChambeau and Howell praised the course’s demand for precise ball-striking and said the Asiad layout rewards strategic shotmaking, and Crushers adjusted their lineup after Paul Casey withdrew with a wrist issue.
- The round comes as LIV is seeking $250–350 million of outside capital and consulting restructuring advisers after its major backer announced it will end financing, a shift that could affect future purses, rosters and the league’s schedule.