Going into the final round of LIV Golf Riyadh, it's Elvis Smylie and Peter Uihlein who share the lead at 16-under, with the duo one shot clear of recently appointed Smash GC captain, Talor Gooch.
A new addition to the LIV Golf League, Smylie is searching for a first win since the 2024 BMW Australian PGA Championship, while Uihlein will hope to claim this first victory on the circuit after a number of close calls.
Jon Rahm and notable others are in pursuit of the leaders, and you can keep up-to-date with all the action via our blog below.
LIV Golf Riyadh Leaderboard
-23 Elvis Smylie
-21 Jon Rahm
-20 David Puig
-20 Thomas Detry
-20 Thomas Pieters
-20 Peter Uihlein
-19 Abraham Ancer
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RAHM KEEPS PRESSURE ON SMYLIE
Jon Rahm needs birdies fast, and he gets one at the 16th to move to solo second on 21 under, still two behind Smylie. Is he still in with a chance?
SMYLIE CLOSING IN
Nerves creeping in for Smylie? You could be forgiven for wondering after his uncharacteristic miss at the 15th, but off the tee at the 16th, he sends it straight down the middle of the fairway and normal service resumes.
ERROR FROM SMYLIE
A rare error from the leader as his short birdie putt at the 15th misses, leaving him to come back for par from a similar distance. He makes it and it's a case of no damage done.
RIPPER GC CLOSING IN ON WIN
For those keeping tabs on the team situation, Ripper GC captain Cam Smith has just strengthened the all-Australian line-up's grip on proceedings with a birdie at the third (his 12th of the day). Ripper GC is on 66 under, three clear of Joaquin Niemann's Torque GC.
RAHM RALLIES
At the 15th, Jon Rahm makes birdie to move to 20 under, but he's still three behind and running out of holes.
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SMYLIE LEADS BY THREE
At the 14th green, Uihlein's long birdie putt misses left before Smylie steps up and shows him how it'd done with his third birdie in a row. Unreal composure from the debutant.
.@ElvisSmylie isn't slowing up 💪He sinks his 7th birdie of the day to clear the field by 3 with 5 holes remaining 📈#LIVGolfRiyadh | @rippergc_ pic.twitter.com/FrMARxZwRaFebruary 7, 2026
TALOR TOILS
One player we'd have expected to rattle in the birdies today is 2023 Individual Champion Talor Gooch, who has been either on top of the leaderboard or close to it for most of the week.
It hasn't really got going for him today though. He's now back in T10 with two to play.
BIRDIE FOR UIHLEIN
Peter Uihlein is also right in it after a birdie at the 13th moves him to 20 under, two back of the leader.
SMYLIE INCREASES ADVANTAGE
At the par-5 13th, Smlylie has the chance to triple his lead from one to three with an eagle putt. It's tracking beautifully, until the last moment when it veers left, and the Australian settles for birdie to move to 22 under.
TIGHT AT THE TOP
Does the talent of David Puig tend to fly under the radar a little? Maybe, although that will surely change if he wins his maiden LIV Golf title in Riyadh. He keeps the pressure well and truly on Elvis Smylie with another birdie to go seven under through 15 and 20 under for the tournament, one back of the leader.
At the 13th, Detry also makes a birdie to move to T2 alongside the Spaniard.
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COOL FROM ELVIS
And just when the pressure might have been building on the leader, he makes his fifth birdie of the day at the 12th. Soon after, Smylie's sister is interviewed on TV, and she explains that "nothing fazes him." You can tell!
DETRY ON CUE
If Elvis Smylie wasn't all shook up (sorry!) by the threat of Thomas Detry, he maybe will be after the Belgian puts his second shot at the par-5 13th to within "reasonable opportunity" territory for an eagle.
PUIG ON POINT
You can't write off David Puig's chances either. He did his chances no harm at all with an eagle at the 13th to move one back of the lead on 19 under. A par at the 14th means he remains right in the mix over the closing holes.
RAHM IN THE HUNT
You wouldn't think Smylie had never played for LIV Golf before given how he's handling the occasion. He's four under for the day so far, with a par at the 11th keeping him one ahead. Among those breathing down his neck is Jon Rahm, though, who is two back of Smylie with six to play.
DEBUTANTS GOING STRONG
So, as things stand, two of the new signings are well within reach of victory - Smylie and Thomas Detry. Interestingly, had he not joined LIV Golf, it's highly likely Detry would have been in Arizona rather than Riyadh this week defending his WM Phoenix Open title.
DOUBLE JOY AHEAD FOR SMYLIE?
Not surprisingly given Elvis Smylie's position at the top of the leaderboard, his Ripper GC team is also going great guns in the team standings, currently on 62 under, four clear of Torque GC. Could the Australian be in for a double celebration on his LIV Golf debut?
ELVIS TO 20-UNDER
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Smylie's advantage temporarily moves to a single shot, but a birdie at the 10th puts him to 20-under and two ahead.
His two shot cushion is only momentarily, though, as Detry birdies the 11th and moves 19-under. It's getting tight here in Riyadh.
RAHM AND DETRY WITHIN ONE
The European pair of Rahm and Detry aren't giving up and, at the par 5 10th, both find birdies to jump to 18-under, one back of Smylie.
BACK NINE BEGINS
We are moving into the back nine at LIV Golf Riyadh, and it's the circuit rookie, Elvis Smylie, who leads at 19-under, one ahead of Peter Uihlein, with both men three-and-two-under for their rounds.
Behind the pair is a big logjam at 17-under, which includes Jon Rahm and circuit newcomer Thomas Detry, with an intriguing back nine in-store at the season opener.
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