Bryson DeChambeau has rolled in eight birdies on his way to a five-under 67, powering his Crushers GC to the LIV Golf Team Championship title at Trump National Doral in Miami.
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DeChambeau's top teammate was Anirban Lahiri of India, who posted the round of the day with a seven-under 65 that featured an eagle, five birdies and no bogeys.
Charles Howell (72) and Englishman Paul Casey (73) rounded out the Crushers' final score of 11-under 277.
That was two better than RangeGoats GC, who finished second at nine-under 279 behind captain Bubba Watson's 67.
"We've been wanting to win this for a long time," DeChambeau told the TV broadcast.
"Last year really left us a sour taste in our mouth and I can't be happier with this team of mine. ... They worked their butts off."
The top four seeds - 4Aces, Crushers, Torque and RangeGoats - won in Saturday's match-play semifinals to advance to the final round.
Every player's score counted in the final round as the four squads faced off in stroke play.
Torque, captained by Joaquin Niemann of Chile, finished third at six-under 282, while defending champions 4Aces fell flat with a team score of even-par 288 to finish fourth.
Captain Dustin Johnson had five bogeys and just two birdies for his team's highest score, a three-over 75.
Low scorer Lahiri had an early birdie-birdie-eagle stretch on holes four to six to kickstart his round.
"I wasn't tense at all," Lahiri said.
"I was really pumped up. I had a couple of Sundays (this season) where I let myself down, but I wasn't going let them down today."
Watson concluded his first season with LIV by going bogey-free with three birdies and an eagle for his round.
"The RangeGoats came out of nowhere," Watson said of his team.
"We played great. We've got to improve a little bit, but gosh, (to) finish second for the year, it's a great place."
Cameron Smith's Team Ripper finished the season ranked ninth, having bowed out on Friday in an agonising quarter-final loss to the Cleeks.
The Team Championship concluded the second season of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit.
LIV's future entering 2024 remains unclear amid the Saudi Public Investment Fund's framework agreement to create a merger with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Australian Associated Press
