Herbert contends in opening LIV Golf event
Lucas Herbert in Riyadh this week – image LIV Golf
Lucas Herbert has made a great start to his LIV Golf 2025 season. The 29-year-old Victorian is in third place and four from Adrian Meronk’s lead at the Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.
Herbert’s second round of 8 under par 64 came on top of his opening 68, only Meronk at 16 under and Sebastian Munoz at 14 under are ahead of him as the event heads into the third and final round this evening.
Herbert was part of the winning Ripper Team in last year’s LIV Golf Team Championship but now has a chance to win his first individual title at this level.
Herbert is currently in third position on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and will play the upcoming New Zealand Open in late February to try and capture the Australasian Tour’s Order of Merit title but in the meantime, he has this weekend and next week’s LIV Golf event in Adelaide on which to focus.
The leader Meronk won the Australian Open in 2022 by five strokes over Adam Scott and has won three other titles on the DP World Tour.
Other Australians in Riyadh this week are Marc Leishman in 9th place, Cameron Smith 22nd, Wade Ormsby playing as an alternate for the Ironhead team 27th, and Matt Jones 41st.
New Zealand’s Ben Campbell, playing his first event as a member of the Range Goats team, has made a good start to his LIV Golf career to be in a share of 15th place at 7 under.
