Koepka-DeChambeau feud resurges as Crushers reach LIV final

The LIV Golf Team Championship in Michigan took an unexpected turn on Friday as a planned head-to-head between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau never materialized, and the strategic lineup choices in the semifinals reignited one of golf’s longest-running rivalries. DeChambeau’s Crushers GC defeated Koepka’s Smash GC in a tight semifinal, with DeChambeau opting to face Talor Gooch while Koepka faced Anirban Lahiri. The result: Crushers GC advanced to the final, after DeChambeau defeated Gooch and Koepka defeated Lahiri, setting up a championship showdown on Sunday.

The rekindling of tension between Koepka and DeChambeau has been a defining subplot of golf’s modern era, evolving from public clashes and social-media jibes to a more workmanlike, yet still combustible, dynamic since both players defected to LIV Golf in 2022. Even as they appeared to coexist on the same circuit, the decision to bypass a direct Koepka-DeChambeau singles matchup in Michigan drew a strong reaction. Koepka publicly questioned the logic of DeChambeau’s pairing choices, saying, “I don’t know what the thinking was behind that. I’d probably say the people would want to see that. I don’t know what he is...