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What we know and still don't know about LIV Golf, the circuit challenging the PGA Tour
Two more major champions, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, are reportedly defecting from the PGA Tour to the new LIV Golf Invitational Series.
They might not be the last high-profile golfers to join the breakaway circuit being fronted by two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman and financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Rickie Fowler and others have also been linked to the new venture.
At least 16 PGA Tour players have defied the tour and joined forces with the Saudis, including six-time major champion Phil Mickelson and two-time winner Dustin Johnson, who are competing in LIV Golf's inaugural event, which begins Thursday at Centurion Club outside London.
At the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario on Wednesday, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas called the defections a "bummer." "I don't know if annoyed or tired is the right word," Thomas said. "It's just one of those things. I've thought a lot about it and it's like, people are entitled to choose as they wish. I don't dislike DJ now. I don't think he's a bad dude. I'm not going to treat him any differently. It's like he's entitled to choose as he wishes.
"And I think that the day and age that we live in now, it's just so negative that you see it in everything. Sport, politics, whatever it is, it's like if you disagree with someone you just feel that you're entitled to hate them and talk bad about them and just bash their decision, when everybody's entitled to their own opinion, you know what I mean?"
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has warned players that they would face stiff penalties for competing in the rival circuit, and the tour issued another statement saying as much again last week.
While stars like Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay have said they'll remain loyal to the PGA Tour, they admit they're interested to see what goes down over the next several weeks.
"I'm as curious as you are to see how the tournaments will go and what the presentation will be like, if it will be similar to golf tournaments that we're used to seeing on TV, or if it will be something totally different, and only time will tell," Cantlay said last week. "I'm interested to see what that product will be compared to what the product is right now that we are all used to."
Where do the PGA Tour and LIV Golf go from here? Here are a few questions that must still be answered:
When will the PGA Tour players face discipline?
Will players who compete on the LIV Golf circuit be eligible for majors?
Why are PGA Tour players leaving for LIV Golf?
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34020759/what-know-know-liv-golf-circuit-challenging-pga-tour
What does LIV Golf stand for? Explaining the name, meaning of the Saudi-backed invitational tour
What is the LIV Golf Tour?
The LIV Golf Tour is the name of the start-up tour that is attempting to compete with the PGA Tour. It was commonly referred to as the "Saudi Golf League" during its early days given that it is financially backed by Saudi Arabia.
It will host eight events during its inaugural season. Pros won't have to commit to playing a full schedule and will instead be paid to play on a per-event basis. The purses for the eight total events will total $225 million — $20 million will be awarded at the first event in London — while the most notable golfers that are competing in the tour have gotten nine-figure paychecks to defect from the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour has insisted that players must choose between competing in PGA Tour events and in LIV Golf events. To date, only a handful of notable players — Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Kevin Na — have committed to playing on the LIV Golf Tour. Johnson and Na resigned from the PGA Tour to do so given the tour's policies limiting participation in LIV Golf Tour events.
It will also use a different format than the PGA Tour tournaments, and that is partially reflected by their name.
What does LIV Golf stand for?
The "LIV" in the LIV Golf Tour's name isn't an acronym. It is the Roman numeral for 54.
What does that mean in the context of the LIV Golf tour? Greg Norman explained in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.
54 is the lowest score you could shoot if you were to birdie every hole on a par-72 course, so there is an aspirational aspect to the thinking. It is also the number of holes to be played in each event.
Indeed, LIV Golf players will play just 54 holes in total, as the start-up's tournaments are only three days long. Most events and tournaments on the PGA Tour last four days and 72 holes.
So, while the LIV Golf Tour may look like a strange name on paper, there is actually a reason they chose it. And at least it's catchier than the rather bland "Saudi Golf League" moniker.
Entire article: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/gol...es-meaning-explained/ietdisstrdtxa8k3u2s5c5kq
Well, the 1st LIV event is off and running in London. Here's their leaderboard:
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34069682/liv-golf-london-sights-sounds-leaderboard-day-2
Besides a few notable Americans (i.e. like Johnson and Mickelson, etc.) and some "over the hill" and/or marginal foreign players (i.e. like Oosthuizen, Garcia, Poulter, Na, and Westwood, etc.) I never heard of most of them. Apparently the money is there and the guy that finishes in last place still gets over $100K.
Phil Mickelson reminds me of Guy Incognito:
Two more major champions, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, are reportedly defecting from the PGA Tour to the new LIV Golf Invitational Series.
They might not be the last high-profile golfers to join the breakaway circuit being fronted by two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman and financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Rickie Fowler and others have also been linked to the new venture.
At least 16 PGA Tour players have defied the tour and joined forces with the Saudis, including six-time major champion Phil Mickelson and two-time winner Dustin Johnson, who are competing in LIV Golf's inaugural event, which begins Thursday at Centurion Club outside London.
At the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario on Wednesday, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas called the defections a "bummer." "I don't know if annoyed or tired is the right word," Thomas said. "It's just one of those things. I've thought a lot about it and it's like, people are entitled to choose as they wish. I don't dislike DJ now. I don't think he's a bad dude. I'm not going to treat him any differently. It's like he's entitled to choose as he wishes.
"And I think that the day and age that we live in now, it's just so negative that you see it in everything. Sport, politics, whatever it is, it's like if you disagree with someone you just feel that you're entitled to hate them and talk bad about them and just bash their decision, when everybody's entitled to their own opinion, you know what I mean?"
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has warned players that they would face stiff penalties for competing in the rival circuit, and the tour issued another statement saying as much again last week.
While stars like Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay have said they'll remain loyal to the PGA Tour, they admit they're interested to see what goes down over the next several weeks.
"I'm as curious as you are to see how the tournaments will go and what the presentation will be like, if it will be similar to golf tournaments that we're used to seeing on TV, or if it will be something totally different, and only time will tell," Cantlay said last week. "I'm interested to see what that product will be compared to what the product is right now that we are all used to."
Where do the PGA Tour and LIV Golf go from here? Here are a few questions that must still be answered:
When will the PGA Tour players face discipline?
Will players who compete on the LIV Golf circuit be eligible for majors?
Why are PGA Tour players leaving for LIV Golf?
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34020759/what-know-know-liv-golf-circuit-challenging-pga-tour
What does LIV Golf stand for? Explaining the name, meaning of the Saudi-backed invitational tour
What is the LIV Golf Tour?
The LIV Golf Tour is the name of the start-up tour that is attempting to compete with the PGA Tour. It was commonly referred to as the "Saudi Golf League" during its early days given that it is financially backed by Saudi Arabia.
It will host eight events during its inaugural season. Pros won't have to commit to playing a full schedule and will instead be paid to play on a per-event basis. The purses for the eight total events will total $225 million — $20 million will be awarded at the first event in London — while the most notable golfers that are competing in the tour have gotten nine-figure paychecks to defect from the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour has insisted that players must choose between competing in PGA Tour events and in LIV Golf events. To date, only a handful of notable players — Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Kevin Na — have committed to playing on the LIV Golf Tour. Johnson and Na resigned from the PGA Tour to do so given the tour's policies limiting participation in LIV Golf Tour events.
It will also use a different format than the PGA Tour tournaments, and that is partially reflected by their name.
What does LIV Golf stand for?
The "LIV" in the LIV Golf Tour's name isn't an acronym. It is the Roman numeral for 54.
What does that mean in the context of the LIV Golf tour? Greg Norman explained in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.
54 is the lowest score you could shoot if you were to birdie every hole on a par-72 course, so there is an aspirational aspect to the thinking. It is also the number of holes to be played in each event.
Indeed, LIV Golf players will play just 54 holes in total, as the start-up's tournaments are only three days long. Most events and tournaments on the PGA Tour last four days and 72 holes.
So, while the LIV Golf Tour may look like a strange name on paper, there is actually a reason they chose it. And at least it's catchier than the rather bland "Saudi Golf League" moniker.
Entire article: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/gol...es-meaning-explained/ietdisstrdtxa8k3u2s5c5kq
Well, the 1st LIV event is off and running in London. Here's their leaderboard:
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34069682/liv-golf-london-sights-sounds-leaderboard-day-2
Besides a few notable Americans (i.e. like Johnson and Mickelson, etc.) and some "over the hill" and/or marginal foreign players (i.e. like Oosthuizen, Garcia, Poulter, Na, and Westwood, etc.) I never heard of most of them. Apparently the money is there and the guy that finishes in last place still gets over $100K.
Phil Mickelson reminds me of Guy Incognito:
