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LIV GOLF SINGAPORE


March 15, 2026


Dustin Johnson

Thomas Detry

Thomas Pieters

Anthony Kim


Republic of Singapore

Sentosa Golf Club

4Aces GC

Press Conference


THE MODERATOR: Welcome to the 2026 Singapore team champions, 4Aces GC. DJ, the team has now won two straight and now has four podium finishes this season. You won by six shots last week, you won by five shots today. Can you just talk about the dominance that you guys are showing right at the moment?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: Yeah, obviously this year we're off to a good start. All four of us are playing really solid. Obviously AK won in Adelaide, really helped the team there. We got a podium finish there, third.

Then obviously we all played well, Thomas and Thomas played really good last week. Me and AK, we played really solid, which is what it takes to get victories out here.

Yeah, all four of us are playing really nicely. So that's how you win.

Q. AK, this is your third start with the team. You've raised trophies three times, one as an individual, two as a team champion. You must be enjoying life as an Ace?

ANTHONY KIM: Yeah, it's been fun. I get to hang out with my family and I get to play some practice rounds with the boys. Great group of guys. I'm excited to be on the team and looking forward to some more wins.

Q. Bogey-free round today. Can you talk us through today and how much you were looking at the team leaderboard?

ANTHONY KIM: Yeah, I really couldn't get anything going today. Didn't get much going with the putter this week. But the guys were playing great. Obviously had more to fight for than just myself and hung in there and saw that the other guys were shooting some under-par scores, some good scores. DJ made eagle on 18, so exciting stuff at the end there. But glad to get this win.

Q. TP, low round of the day today, bogey-free 65. How much have you enjoyed this stretch with your countrymen here the first four weeks?

THOMAS PIETERS: Like I said, I think we just want to beat each other, and that makes us better. It's nice all day when you see all four of our names on the leaderboard because it only goes down two pages, but I can see all four of us, and it just shows how deep the team is, I think.

Q. Thomas Detry, do you feel like you and TP kind of drive each other? How much has that play impacted --

THOMAS PIETERS: Yeah, 100 percent, he just said it, and I think we said it last week again. We feed from each other. We've known each other for a long time, and we love beating each other, but we also love seeing each other playing well, as well. I'm so happy for him. 6-under was some score today out there, like with the wind and the rain and the changing pace on the greens with the rain that came in. Thrilled for the team and for him and for everybody.

Q. DJ, you're obviously the only guy left from the 2022 season. Do you feel like you're seeing the same kind of swagger that you saw back then four years ago?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: Well, yeah, I feel like we got four really good players, so that's what it takes out here. Obviously the league gets better every single year. It gets harder to win. You've got to have four good players if you want to have a chance. Right now I feel like we do.

Yeah, I'm excited for the rest of the year and see what we can do.

Q. Do you think this stretch of four is maybe even more impressive than the stretch of four when you actually won?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: Yeah, given the talent in the league now and how deep it is and how difficult it is to win out here, I think it's just as strong as the first year.

Q. How do you work as a team under pressure, especially on a day like this when it's hot when you start and then there's rain?

THOMAS DETRY: It was just a long day. We had to stop because of the rain. I think the course played quite different, as well, with the rain suddenly happening. I noticed that some of the balls were not flying as far as what they used to do, so it's all about adjusting constantly.

I usually struggle a little bit when I take a break like that, so I really tried to stay loose even during that one hour where we couldn't play, I stayed loose and I feel like my energy levels stayed high, so I think those are the key things to keep us sharp if you want to compete for 18 holes, especially on long days like that.

Q. Looking toward next week, obviously we're going to South Africa, 90,000 fans expected. How much are you looking forward to playing in front of a big crowd, the first time LIV Golf in South Africa?

DUSTIN JOHNSON: I've never been to South Africa, but obviously I hear great things, and obviously we're expecting a lot of fans, so I think it's going to be an awesome week and really looking forward to getting down there and seeing the golf course.

THOMAS DETRY: Like he just said, I've heard there's 90,000 plus people coming next week, so it's going to be a sort of Adelaide 2.0 so I'm looking forward to it. South Africa has always been great to me. I've always played really good golf there, as well, so I expect to have another good week. It's going to be great, in JoBurg, as well, so loads of golf fans, and I think they're looking forward to seeing Louis and Charl and the Southern Guards team back on their home soil. I think it's going to be a great atmosphere.

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