STERLING, Va. (AP) — Lucas Herbert capped off a wire-to-wire win Sunday at LIV Golf Virginia by closing with a 3-under 69 for a four-shot victory over Sergio Garcia at Trump National.
Not only was it the first LIV Golf win for Herbert, the Australian moved up to No. 3 on the points list and earned a spot in the U.S. Open. It will be his first U.S. Open appearance in three years.
“My first major ever was at Shinnecock (in 2018),” Herbert said. "Nice to go back and see what I’ve learned since then. Can’t wait to get there and try to play like I did this week.”
It was the second week in a row President Donald Trump attended the final round of a golf tournament at one of his courses. Cameron Young won last week at Trump National Doral in Miami.
Garcia shot 70 and was runner-up, while Bryson DeChambeau closed with a 66 to finish third.
Anthony Kim, who won earlier this year in Australia, shot a 62 that helped his 4Aces team get into a playoff, which it won over Fireballs for the team title.
Herbert wasn't feeling well at the start of the week, so sick that he only saw nine holes before the event began on Thursday. But he opened 64-63 to build an eight-shot lead, and while there were a few nervous moments, he coasted to his first win in his third season on LIV Golf.
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Golfer Bryson DeChambeau, foreground, doffs his hat to President Donald Trump and Eric Trump during the Maaden LIV Golf Virginia tournament at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
First-place individual champion Lucas Herbert, top left, of Ripper GC, and first-place team champions Marc Leishman, David Puig and captain Cameron Smith, also of Ripper GC, celebrate on the 18th green during the final round of the LIV Golf Virginia golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Sterling, Va. (Mike Stobe/LIV Golf)
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, said Sunday its first quarter profit jumped 25% as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices.
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia-based Aramco said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by the war.
On Sunday, the price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.58% to to $103.91 per barrel. That’s below its heights above $119 during the war, but it’s still much more expensive than its roughly $70 level from late February before the fighting began.
Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser said the company's East-West Pipeline, which runs across Saudi Arabia from its Eastern oil fields to the Red Sea, is now operating at its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels of oil per day. Nasser said the pipeline is “helping to mitigate the impact of a global energy shock and providing relief to customers.”
Still, that’s only a fraction of Aramco’s typical production. Aramco produced 11.1 million barrels of oil per day in the fourth quarter of 2025, for example.
Aramco reported a profit of $32.5 billion for the quarter ending March 31, up 25% from the same period a year ago. The state-owned company reported a 12% decline in annual profits in 2025.
Before the war, 20% of the world’s traded oil typically flowed through the strait every day, as well as large supplies of natural gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products. Iran effectively seized control of the critical waterway after the U.S. and Israel attacked it on Feb. 28. A U.S. naval blockade imposed last month also complicates its use.
“Recent events have clearly demonstrated the vital contribution of oil and gas to energy security and the global economy, and are a stark reminder that reliable energy supply is critical,” Nasser said in a statement. “Despite these headwinds, Aramco remains focused on its strategic priorities and is leveraging both its domestic infrastructure and its global network to navigate disruption.”
Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
