LIV Golf UK R1 Leaderboard: Niemann, Meronk, Grace lead after first 18 holes at JCB

LIV Golf UK Round 1 Scores: Three players share the lead on 6-under par after the first round at LIV Golf UK at JCB in Uttoxeter, England.

Joaquin Niemann, Branden Grace and Adrian Meronk fired rounds of 6-under 65 to share the lead after the first round of LIV Golf UK at JCB.

Niemann, who missed the cut at The Open last week, made the bold decision to fire both his caddie and coach on the eve of LIV Golf's 11th tournament of the season.

But the call has seemingly paid off for the record six-time LIV Golf winner, who surged to the top of the board after the first 18 holes.

Meronk and Grace matched Niemann's target late in the day and the trio find themselves one shot clear of Bubba Watson, Carlos Ortiz and home favourite Lee Westwood.

English duo Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton are also off to hot starts at 4-under par alongside Marc Leishman and Caleb Surratt.

Pre-tournament favourite Bryson DeChambeau is also in the hunt at 3-under par.

A total of 19 players find themselves within three shots of the lead.

Defending champion Jon Rahm had a day to forget with a disappointing level par 71.

LIV GOLF UK R2 TEE TIMES

How we stand after day one:

LIV Golf UK Round 1 Scores
Pos	Player	Team	R1
T1	Adrian Meronk	Cleeks GC	-6
T1	Joaquin Niemann	Torque GC	-6
T1	Branden Grace	Stinger GC	-6
T4	Lee Westwood	Majesticks GC	-5
T4	Bubba Watson	RangeGoats GC	-5
T4	Carlos Ortiz	Torque GC	-5
T7	Paul Casey	Crushers GC	-4
T7	Tyrrell Hatton	Legion XIII	-4
T7	Caleb Surratt	Legion XIII	-4
T7	Marc Leishman	Ripper GC	-4
T11	Cameron Tringale	HyFlyers GC	-3
T11	Charl Schwartzel	Stinger GC	-3
T11	Charles Howell III	Crushers GC	-3
T11	Cameron Smith	Ripper GC	-3
T11	Bryson DeChambeau	Crushers GC	-3
T11	David Puig	Fireballs GC	-3
T11	Sam Horsfield	Majesticks GC	-3
T11	Patrick Reed	4Aces GC	-3
T11	Tom McKibbin	Legion XIII	-3
T20	Andy Ogletree	HyFlyers GC	-2
T20	Yubin Jang	Iron Heads GC	-2
T20	Lucas Herbert	Ripper GC	-2
T20	Dean Burmester	Stinger GC	-2
T24	Thomas Pieters	4Aces GC	-1
T24	Josele Ballester	Fireballs GC	-1
T24	Ben Campbell	RangeGoats GC	-1
T24	Phil Mickelson	HyFlyers GC	-1
T24	Jason Kokrak	Smash GC	-1
T24	Matt Jones	Ripper GC	-1
T24	Talor Gooch	Smash GC	-1
T24	Henrik Stenson	Majesticks GC	-1
T32	Louis Oosthuizen	Stinger GC	E
T32	Sebastian Muñoz	Torque GC	E
T32	Richard Bland	Cleeks GC	E
T32	Martin Kaymer	Cleeks GC	E
T32	Mito Pereira	Torque GC	E
T32	Brendan Steele	HyFlyers GC	E
T32	Matthew Wolff	RangeGoats GC	E
T32	Ian Poulter	Majesticks GC	E
T32	Sergio Garcia	Fireballs GC	E
T32	Jon Rahm	Legion XIII	E
T42	Peter Uihlein	RangeGoats GC	+1
T42	Frederik Kjettrup	Cleeks GC	+1
T42	Danny Lee	Iron Heads GC	+1
T42	Anthony Kim	-	+1
T42	Brooks Koepka	Smash GC	+1
T42	Harold Varner III	4Aces GC	+1
T42	Jinichiro Kozuma	Iron Heads GC	+1
T42	Abraham Ancer	Fireballs GC	+1
T42	Graeme McDowell	Smash GC	+1
51	Kevin Na	Iron Heads GC	+2
52	Dustin Johnson	4Aces GC	+3
53	Chieh-Po Lee	-	+4
54	Anirban Lahiri	Crushers GC	+5

Scroll below to see how the first round of LIV Golf UK at JCB played out...

Andy Roberts

25 Jul 2025

15:39

DeChambeau birdie

DeChambeau -2 (10)

Bryson on the charge.

He sends home a 15 footer for birdie at the par-5 10th.

Three behind.

15:37

Reed takes the lead

Reed -5 (10*)

Reed takes the outright lead after getting up and down from the greenside bunker on the par-5 13th.

The former Masters champion is looking to notch his second LIV Golf title in the space of a month - and send a timely reminder to Keegan Bradley ahead of the Ryder Cup.

15:24

Rahm birdie

Rahm Par (8)

Rahm makes his first birdie of the day at the par-4 8th.

He curls home a 15 footer from right to left smack bang in the heart.

The defending champ is four back.