MISTAKE FOR MERONK

I spoke too soon on Meronk’s chances of making par at the 10th. He only needed to tap in from a couple of feet, but it was slightly misdirected and the leader has had to settle for bogey.

MERONK IN CONTROL

At the par-5 10th, Meronk finds himself in a spot of bother 34 yards from the hole and on his fourth shot, but he judges his chip beautifully to all but ensure he’ll make par.

Meanwhile, for Lucas Herbert, in fifth and six behind Meronk, it’s all going wrong. He’s just found a bunker with his fifth shot at the 681-yard par-5 monster, the 10th.

CLOSE CALL FOR RAHM

After making a bogey on his 10th to slip five behind Meronk, Jon Rahm has a chance to make amends immediately with an 18-foot birdie chance. It’s good… very good, and is heading straight for the center of the hole, until, annoyingly, it runs out of steam an inch or two short.

GIMMICK OR GAME-CHANGER?

As I’ve mentioned, we’re under the lights at LIV Golf Riyadh, which is definitely adding something to the occasion. Should other circuits follow suit more often? You can read what some of our writers had to say about the idea here…

STATE OF PLAY

We’ve just nine holes to go of the first LIV Golf event of the season, under the lights in Riyadh, and it’s beginning to look like we could see Adrian Meronk’s maiden title.

He’s at 18-under, four ahead of his closest challenger, Sebastian Munoz.

On the team side of things, it looks like a walk in the park for Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII, who are 11 ahead of Ripper GC. Rahm has just dropped to third after making a bogey.

GOOD EVENING ALL

Hello all and welcome to the final stages of LIV Golf Riyadh, where Adrian Meronk and Legion XIII GC are on course to claim victory in Saudi Arabia.

Going into the back nine, Legion XIII are 12 clear of Ripper GC and in prime position to claim a dominant team win. In the individual standings, Meronk sits at 18-under, four clear of Jon Rahm and Sebastian Munoz