PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau made an 8-foot birdie putt on his final hole Saturday to beat Talor Gooch and send his Crushers team into the LIV Golf League final against Jon Rahm's team and the Stinger squad from South Africa.
Rahm, whose Legion XIII narrowly got out of the quarterfinals despite his singles loss to Adrian Meronk, defeated Phil Mickelson and Legion XIII won the foursomes match to eliminate the HyFlyers.
Crushers got the other point it needed from Paul Casey and Charles Howell III making two birdies on the last three holes for a 2-up win in foursomes. Brooks Koepka got the only point for Smash by beating Anirban Lahiri. That put the pressure on DeChambeau, who was all square with Gooch until winning with a birdie.
Legion XIII had four team wins and Crushers had three as they were Nos. 1 and 2 in the team standings this year.
They will be joined in the Sunday final by Stinger, which was No. 7 in the regular-season standings but took down Sergio Garcia's team in the quarterfinals and beat Joaquin Niemann and his Torque team in the semifinals.
Sunday shifts from match play — two singles and a foursomes match — to stroke play in which the scores of all four players will count. The other teams play for various positions.
Crushers won the team title two years ago.
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Captain Bryson DeChambeau, of Crushers GC, hits from the 11th tee during the quarterfinals of LIV Golf Team Championship Michigan at The Cardinal at Saint John's, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Plymouth, Mich. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)
David Linde, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and CEO of Participant Media, has been named CEO of the Sundance Institute. The nonprofit organization said Thursday that Linde will assume the role on Feb. 17, after this year’s festival concludes.
“I am honored to join Sundance Institute as CEO to steward an organization that is essential to independent artists, the broader creative community, and culture at large,” Linde said in a statement.
His role will include overseeing the Sundance Film Festival’s transition to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027, as well as managing the year-round Sundance Institute programs, including artist labs, grants and fellowships.
A Hollywood veteran, Linde has worked across television and film for decades, cofounding Focus Features and overseeing numerous Oscar nominees and winners in his various roles. During Linde’s time at Participant, which shuttered in 2024, the company produced two best picture winners: “Spotlight” and “Green Book.” He also produced “Arrival.”
Sundance has been operating under an interim CEO, Amanda Kelso, since early 2024 when Joana Vicente stepped down. Vicente had replaced Keri Putnam in 2021. The Institute’s most high-profile event, the annual Sundance Film Festival, is gearing up for its last edition in Park City, Utah which will kick off next week.
Ebs Burnough, board chair of the Sundance Institute, said in a statement that, “David brings a rare combination of industry fluency, social cause management, and deep commitment to artists, positioning the organization to build on our legacy while advancing our mission for the future.”
FILE - David Linde appears at the American Cinematheque Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
