Jinichiro Kozuma

ANALYSIS
With most of the field struggling during the final round at Maridoe Golf Club, Kozuma used a four-under 68 score to surge to the top of the leaderboard, and he even held the lead before bogeying the par-4 18th. That hole was the venue for the playoff, and while Kozuma had a chance to putt for par, he never got the chance to try after Reed sunk his birdie putt to win. It was another encouraging performance for Kozuma, who has tallied points in each of the last four LIV Golf tournaments after missing the first five events of the year due to a back injury, and he sits 29th in the individual season standings with 36.13 points. Kozuma and 17 other LIV Golf players will participate in Final Qualifier events Tuesday to earn a spot at The Open Championship.