NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — You see it on the signage lining the walkway as soon as you pass through the gates of a LIV Golf Invitational Series event: 48 players, 12 teams, 54 holes, no cuts, shotgun starts.
At the surface level, that’s the selling point for the Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-funded golf circuit that’s challenging the PGA Tour and shaking up professional golf as we know it. Well, that and multi-million dollar offers with the likes of a reported $200 million for Phil Mickelson.
With the second LIV Golf event scheduled to start Thursday at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, we thought it’d be a good time to break down what we know about the new series.
What does LIV stand for?
It’s the Roman numeral for 54, number of holes player at LIV events as well as the golf score if a player were to birdie every hole of a par-72 course.
What is LIV Golf?
In October of 2021, Golfweek reported on a new golf series that would be commissioned by two-time major champion Greg Norman, the CEO of the new golf entity LIV Golf Investments, who brands themselves as “Golf, but louder.”
The LIV Golf Invitational Series is an eight-event series of golf tournaments that feature, as mentioned above: 48 players, 12 teams, 54 holes, no cuts and shotgun starts. There are team and individual champions for the seven regular season events, with a team championship to be awarded after a four-day, four-round event in which the teams will be seeded in a knock-out playoff bracket.
How much money is up for grabs?
A lot.
A whopping $255 million is up for grabs in the 2022 season.
The seven regular season events boast $25 million purses, with $4 million going to the individual winner and $3 million going to the winning team. The purse for the team championship rises to $50 million, with the winning squad taking home a cool $16 million. The player crowned the champion of the regular season will earn $18 million, with $8 million going to second and $4 million to third.
Charl Schwartzel celebrates with his family after winning the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event at the Centurion Club. (Photo: Paul Childs-Action Images/Reuters via USA TODAY Sports)
Where are events being held?
All over the world, with the first just outside London earlier this month. Five of the eight in 2022 are in United States, with two at courses owned by…
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