American leads by 3 shots after a 2nd round of 8-under-par (62) at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club Crushers GC lead team standings by 3 shots as Gooch, Smith and DeChambeau battle for Individual Champion title JEDDAH: Brooks Koepka of Smash GC leads by three shots heading into Sunday at LIV Golf Jeddah presented by ROSHN. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The American delivered an impressive bogey-free round of eight-under par (62) at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on Saturday in a round that included eight birdies. After a day that favored low scoring with the course’s average score at 67.4, Koepka will be joined in the final grouping on Sunday with Sergio Garcia from Fireballs GC, who shot a seven-under par (63), and Charles Howell III from Crushers GC, who followed his opening round of 67 with a second-round score of six-under par (64). In the 2023 Individual Champion race, the season’s top three points leaders all made significant moves to try to secure the first-place podium finish this Sunday in Jeddah. Talor Gooch (RangeGoats GC) shot a second-round score of six-under par (64), placing him tied-ninth, six shots behind the leader Koepka. Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC) also climbed the leaderboard after a seven-under par 63, finishing the day tied-fourth going into Sunday. Season points leader Cam Smith (Ripper GC) is currently tied for the 25th position at two-under par. The projected standings for the 2023 individual championship are: Talor Gooch (172 points), Cam Smith (170 points), and Bryson DeChambeau (162 points). In the team event in Jeddah, Crushers GC has built on their overnight lead, currently sitting at 22-under par heading into Sunday. They hold a three-shot advantage over Smash GC and Fireballs GC, who are both tied-second place at 19-under par. In the overall team standings, which will conclude next week at the LIV Golf Team Championship in Miami, the projected standings show Crushers GC (210 points) leading, followed by 4Aces GC (188 points), Torque GC (183 points) and RangeGoats GC (163). This sets the stage for an exciting finale to the 2023 LIV Golf season in which the top four teams automatically advance to the semifinals.