The Heat is ON
Cabello and Chaffin battle in Primera, Orozco makes a stunning return, Dunn dominates the Liift rankings, and the road to the championships now runs through The Nash.
Six rounds are in the books.
Four remain.
And as El Golfluencer Primera Liga Volume 2 enters the final stretch of its 2026 season, almost every major championship is still there for the taking.
From the individual Primera Liga and Championship races to the Official Liift Outing Rankings, Team Championships and the Team Playoffs, the season is beginning to separate contenders from pretenders.
But with the next stop being one of the biggest events on the calendar, nothing is settled yet.
September 12 at Palm Beach National — The Nash — could change everything.
PRIMERA LIGA NET: CABELLO TAKES CONTROL
Adrian Cabello continues an impressive rookie campaign and enters the final four events as the player everyone is chasing in the Primera Liga Net Championship.
Cabello sits at 280, giving him a three-stroke advantage over Birdie Bandits’ Taylor Chaffin.
Behind them, the battle gets even tighter.
Alvaro Plata and Gerry Planells are tied at 287, seven strokes behind Cabello, while Manuel Cedeño sits at 288 to complete a Top 5 separated by only eight strokes.
Primera Liga Net — Top 5
- Adrian Cabello — 280
- Taylor Chaffin — 283
- Alvaro Plata — 287
- Gerry Planells — 287
- Manuel Cedeño — 288
One of the biggest stories behind those numbers belongs to Miami Fairway Mafia, which has placed two players inside the Top 5 as the season enters its decisive stretch.
With four events remaining, an eight-shot spread from first through fifth means there is very little room for error.
PRIMERA GROSS: CHAFFIN LEADS, BUT THE CHAMP IS COMING
The Primera Liga Gross Championship has developed into another major storyline.
Taylor Chaffin of Birdie Bandits leads at 302, but Adrian Cabello is just two shots behind at 304.
Then comes a very familiar name.
Greg Spelios is back.
Last year’s Season Champion has steadily recovered his protagonism and has climbed into third place at 311.
Chaffin may own the lead, but with Cabello only two shots back and the defending champion moving into contention, the final four rounds could produce one of the best Gross Championship finishes of the season.
Primera Liga Gross — Top 3
- Taylor Chaffin — 302
- Adrian Cabello — 304
- Greg Spelios — 311
CHAMPIONSHIP NET: THE RETURN OF RAUL “RILO” OROZCO
Perhaps the biggest surprise after Round 6 comes from the Championship Division.
After returning from medical leave, Raul “Rilo” Orozco hasn’t simply returned to competition — he has returned to the top of the standings.
Orozco has opened a commanding seven-stroke advantage over Pedro A. Infante, while Vivian Denyer sits third at 290.
And there is another story developing here.
The seniors are teaching the field a lesson.
Experience is proving extremely valuable as the pressure increases, and the veteran players have put themselves in position to control the Championship Division heading into the final four events.
VIVIAN DENYER SETS THE PACE IN CHAMPIONSHIP GROSS
In Championship Gross, Vivian Denyer leads the season with a 349, holding a six-stroke advantage over Roberto Sanchez and an eight-stroke advantage over Raul “Rilo” Orozco.
Championship Gross — Top 3
- Vivian Denyer — 349
- Roberto Sanchez — 355
- Raul “Rilo” Orozco — 357
Orozco’s presence among the leaders in both Net and Gross makes his comeback even more impressive.
BIRDIE BANDITS LEAD THE SEASON TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The individual races aren’t the only ones tightening.
In the traditional season-long Team Championship, the Birdie Bandits currently occupy the top spot.
The Architects are second, while The Slice is Right completes the Top 3.
But the traditional season standings tell only part of the 2026 story.
Because there is another championship being contested every time players tee it up on an official Liift outing.
THE LIIFT STANDINGS: TOURNAMENT DAY MATTERS
The Official Liift Standings are deliberately different from the regular season standings.
Liift Points only contemplate players who actually compete at official outings.
That distinction matters.
The category is designed to reward performance under the pressure of tournament day — showing up, competing against the field and producing a result when points are actually on the line.
Players earn points based on their finishing position at each outing, with an event winner receiving 100 points, followed by a distribution of points through the podium positions, Top 10, Top 15 and participating players finishing farther down the leaderboard.
And then there are the Majors.
Major events award 1.5X points, meaning a victory is worth 150 points instead of 100.
That makes September 12 extremely important.
JEFF DUNN IS THE MAN TO CATCH
Nobody has taken greater advantage of the Liift format this season than Jeff Dunn.
Dunn leads the Official Liift Net Ranking with an impressive 292.5 points, comfortably ahead of Adrian Cabello at 255.
Gerry Planells occupies third place with 200 points.
Official Liift Net Ranking
- Jeff Dunn — 292.5 pts
- Adrian Cabello — 255 pts
- Gerry Planells — 200 pts
But The Nash is a Major.
With 150 points available to the winner, the mathematics of the championship can change dramatically in a single afternoon.
One great round — or one difficult round — could completely reshape the standings.
DUNN VS. CABELLO, ROUND TWO
The Official Liift Gross Championship is even tighter.
Once again, Jeff Dunn leads the field, this time with 372.5 points.
But Adrian Cabello remains very much within striking distance at 345, only 27.5 points behind.
Tony Puche completes the current Top 3.
Official Liift Gross Ranking
- Jeff Dunn — 372.5 pts
- Adrian Cabello — 345 pts
- Tony Puche — 3rd
With Major points available at The Nash, this race could look completely different by the end of September 12.
MIAMI FAIRWAY MAFIA TAKES OVER THE LIIFT TEAM RACE
The Official Liift Team standings tell a different story from the traditional Season Team Championship.
Here, Miami Fairway Mafia sits on top with 555 points.
But there is almost no breathing room.
Underdog Empire is only 25 points behind at 530, while The Slice is Right sits third with 480.
Official Liift Team — Net
- Miami Fairway Mafia — 555 pts
- Underdog Empire — 530 pts
- The Slice is Right — 480 pts
With 1.5X points available at The Nash, this championship is nowhere close to decided.
JEFF DUNN IS ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY DRIVING THE GROSS TEAM RACE
The Liift Team Gross category has produced one of the most remarkable statistical stories of the season.
The leader is once again a team powered heavily by Jeff Dunn, whose individual performances have helped generate an incredible 512.5 points toward the leading position.
Behind them sit Hole in One Hunters, followed by Miami Fairway Mafia.
It is another reminder of what makes the Liift standings different: one player having an extraordinary outing season can dramatically alter the championship fortunes of an entire team.
FOUR TEAMS SURVIVE. FOUR MORE WERE WAITING.
Round 6 also brought the opening battles of the Team Playoffs, where total Net team performance determines who survives and who goes home.
The opening round produced four advancing teams:
Grip It & Rip It defeated Underdog Empire.
Purple Haze advanced over Only the Tips.
Hole in One Hunters eliminated Pin Seekers.
And Miami Fairway Mafia defeated Neil’s Old Boys.
Now the bracket gets serious.
Four teams that earned their place in the next stage enter the fight, producing four matchups at The Nash:
THE NASH — NEXT PLAYOFF ROUND
Grip It & Rip It vs. Birdie Bandits
Purple Haze vs. Sandbagers
The Slice is Right vs. Hole in One Hunters
The Architects vs. Miami Fairway Mafia
Eight teams.
Four spots.
One Major.
AND THEN THERE’S NORTH VS. SOUTH
As if there weren’t already enough on the line, September 12 will feature another one of Liift’s signature competitions.
The annual North vs. South Ryder-style competition returns.
Players won’t only be representing themselves or their regular teams.
For one day, the league divides.
North vs. South.
Bragging rights are on the line alongside Season standings, Liift Points, Major points and Team Playoff survival.
SEPTEMBER 12: THE NASH
Round 7 isn’t just another event.
Palm Beach National — The Nash — is one of three Majors on the 2026 Liift calendar, joining the season opener at Miccosukee and the eventual season finale at Weston Hills.
That means 1.5X Liift Points.
It means Team Playoff elimination matches.
It means North vs. South.
And it arrives with only four events remaining in the season.
Cabello is trying to protect the Primera Net lead.
Chaffin is defending his position atop Primera Gross.
Spelios is trying to remind everyone why he was last year’s champion.
Orozco has returned from medical leave and suddenly leads the Championship.
Denyer is controlling Championship Gross.
Birdie Bandits are leading the traditional Team Championship.
Miami Fairway Mafia sits atop the Liift Team standings.
And Jeff Dunn has become the man everyone is chasing in both Official Liift individual categories.
Six rounds got us here.
The final four will decide who gets remembered.
NEXT STOP: THE NASH
Palm Beach National
September 12, 2026
Round 7 • Major • 1.5X Liift Points • Team Playoffs • North vs. South
Take the Shot Again. Play the Game Differently.