LIV Golf was founded in 2021 and while this new tour may not have made the impact it would have hoped for just yet, there are several high-profile players that compete on it.
Financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, the first LIV Golf season took place in 2022 and the tour is currently in the third campaign. It was announced in June 2023 that the PIF, PGA Tour and DP World Tour were in talks to strike an agreement that would effectively create a merger between the three tours, serving the best interests of each entity.
No agreement has been struck yet, but there is hope from all sides that a deal can be reached. The issue for LIV Golf is the failure to get official world golf rankings points for their tournaments. Spain’s Jon Rahm is one of the most high-profile players to have recently made the switch to LIV, joining the likes of Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka. Here is the core information you need to know about LIV Golf and what is still to look forward to in the 2024 season.
Format
LIV Golf tournaments are 54-hole events played over three rounds, usually from Friday to Sunday, with the standard stroke play format being used. Unlike most professional golf competitions, there is no cut made and all 54 players are guaranteed some prize money, with last place earning $50,000.
A shotgun start is also used, meaning the entire field will tee off at the same time but on different holes. Along with the normal individual battle, there are also four-person teams on LIV Golf. The scores of each player from all three rounds count towards the overall score, with the lowest total team tally taking home first prize.
February
2nd-4th: LIV Golf Mayakoba
Course: El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba
8th-10th: LIV Golf Las Vegas
Course: Las Vegas Country Club
March
1st-3rd: LIV Golf Jeddah
Course: Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
8th-10th: LIV Golf Hong Kong
Course: Hong Kong Golf Club
April
5th-7th: LIV Golf Miami
Course: Trump National Doral
26th-28th: LIV Golf Adelaide
Course: The Grange Golf Club
May
3rd-5th: LIV Golf Singapore
Course: Sentosa Golf Club
June
7th-9th: LIV Golf Houston
Course: Golf Club of Houston
21st-23rd: LIV Golf Nashville
Course: The Grove
July
12th-14th: LIV Golf Andalucia
Course: Real Club Valderrama
26th-28th: LIV Golf United Kingdom
Course: JCB Golf and Country Club
August
16th-18th: LIV Golf Greenbrier
Course: The Old White at The Greenbrier
Prize money
There is a $25million purse for every LIV Golf event, with $20m of that for the individual competition and the remaining $5 being used for the team competition. The individual winner of each tournament will take home a cheque for $4m, with the payouts for the rest of the competitors gradually reducing the further down the leaderboard they finish. For the team event, just the top three earn a payout. The winning side receives $3m, second place gets $1.5m and third collects $500,000.
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