Following its launch in 2022, the LIV Golf League has shown no signs of slowing down. Even with potential plans reportedly afoot to form some kind of unification deal with the other global powerhouses, the PIF-funded circuit will continue to offer up something different for the foreseeable future.
As it does so, further global locations are being considered to build on top of the nine individual destinations which have, so far, hosted a LIV Golf League tournament.
England made its bow as the home of the very first LIV Golf event, while the USA has dominated the LIV calendar ever since – hosting 20 of the 32 weekends.
The Middle East’s only event to date has been in Saudi Arabia while England and Spain have formed Europe’s exclusive welcome party. Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore have helped to represent Asia while LIV’s trips elsewhere have included Mexico and Australia.
At the time of writing, LIV has only released information on the first four events of its 2025 schedule and the majority of next year remains unclear. While it may not happen next season, there are any number of countries who could realistically host LIV Golf League tournaments moving forward. We’ve looked at five new nations who are a little more likely…
INDIA
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India is an ideal choice for LIV to expand into, with a huge market which has not seen as much elite-level golf as it could have in recent years. The DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour have visited annually, but an Indian event on the Asian Tour has been conspicuous by its absence for a while.
An International Series event could return to India next year as the tour – which works with the Saudi PIF – looks to explore new avenues, though, while World No.3 Rory McIlroy floated the idea of a post-merger tournament in India back in January when discussing his hopes for a global tour.
As one of the most populous nations on the planet – with a number of golf pros hailing from there – it would make a lot of sense for India to be one of LIV’s new host countries.
SOUTH AFRICA
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South Africa is hardly short on golf courses, and a first trip to Africa for LIV is arguably well overdue. As the league evolves and it works out how to elevate its team…
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