2023 LIV Golf League

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2023 LIV Golf League season
Duration24 February 2023 (2023-02-24) – 22 October 2023 (2023-10-22)
Number of official events14
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch (3)
Individual points list Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch
Team championsCrushers GC
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch
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The 2023 LIV Golf League was the second season of LIV Golf following the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series. The season consisted of thirteen 54-hole tournaments, featuring 48 players and no cut, with a team championship event at the season end.

Contents

Talor Gooch won three tournaments during the season to claim the individual title by 22 points from Cameron Smith, with Brooks Koepka in third place. [1] The team championship was won by Crushers GC, captained by Bryson DeChambeau, by two strokes from Range Goats GC; 4 Aces GC had topped the regular season points standings but finished in fourth place in the final. [2] Smith, Koepka and DeChambeau all won twice during the season; the other winners were Charles Howell III, Danny Lee, Dustin Johnson and Harold Varner III.

Broadcasting

In the United States, The CW broadcast and streamed the tournaments under a multi-year deal with the organization signed in January 2023. [3]

PGA Tour agreement

In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity. [4]

OWGR points rejection

In October 2023, it was announced by the Official World Golf Ranking that LIV Golf's application to receive OWGR points was rejected. [5] [6]

Teams

The 2023 LIV Golf League consisted of twelve teams. Unlike the structure of the 2022 Invitational Series; where some players regularly changed teams from week-to-week, the 2023 season was planned to have players signed to individual teams and will have remained with that team throughout the entire season. LIV Golf began announcing team rosters on 15 February 2023. [7]

Starting roster

TeamMembers [lower-alpha 1]
Captain(s)Player 2Player 3Player 4Substitute players
4Aces GC Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez
Cleeks GC Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell Flag of England.svg Richard Bland Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter [lower-alpha 2]
Crushers GC Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau Flag of England.svg Paul Casey Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri Flag of the United States.svg Andy Ogletree [lower-alpha 3]
Fireballs GC Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Ancer Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ortiz Flag of Spain.svg Eugenio Chacarra
HyFlyers GC Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tringale Flag of the United States.svg James Piot Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Steele
Iron Heads GC Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent Flag of the United States.svg Sihwan Kim Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee
Majesticks GC [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson, Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter, Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood Flag of England.svg Sam Horsfield Flag of England.svg Laurie Canter [lower-alpha 5]
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Ogletree [lower-alpha 6]
RangeGoats GC Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby [lower-alpha 7]
Ripper GC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jediah Morgan
Smash GC Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Wolff Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak Flag of the United States.svg Chase Koepka Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kieran Vincent [lower-alpha 8]
Stinger GC Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester
Torque GC Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Muñoz Flag of Chile.svg Mito Pereira Flag of Spain.svg David Puig

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [18] [19] [20]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse (US$)Individual winner [lower-alpha 9] Winning teamOther
tours [lower-alpha 10] 		Notes
IndividualTeam
26 Feb LIV Golf Mayakoba Mexico20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III (1)Crushers GC MENA
19 MarLIV Golf TucsonUnited States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee (1)Fireballs GC MENA
2 AprLIV Golf OrlandoUnited States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka (2)Torque GC MENA
23 Apr LIV Golf Adelaide Australia20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch (1)4Aces GC MENA
30 AprLIV Golf SingaporeSingapore20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch (2)RangeGoats GC MENA
14 MayLIV Golf TulsaUnited States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (2)Stinger GC MENA
28 MayLIV Golf Washington, D.C.United States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III (1)Torque GC MENA
2 JulLIV Golf AndalucíaSpain20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch (3)Torque GC MENA
9 Jul LIV Golf London England20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith (2)4Aces GC MENA
6 AugLIV Golf GreenbrierUnited States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau (1)Torque GC MENA
13 Aug LIV Golf Bedminster United States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith (3)Ripper GC MENA
24 Sep LIV Golf Chicago United States20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau (2)Crushers GC MENA
15 Oct
5 Nov [lower-alpha 11] 		LIV Golf JeddahSaudi Arabia20,000,0005,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka (3)Fireballs GC MENA
22 OctLIV Golf MiamiUnited Statesn/a50,000,000n/aCrushers GCTeam Championship

Points list

Individual points list

The individual points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [22] [23]

PositionPlayerTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch RangeGoats GC192
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith Ripper GC170
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka Smash GC152
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau Crushers GC149
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 4Aces GC125

Team points list

The team points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [22] [24]

PositionTeamPointsTC finish
14Aces GC1924th
2Crushers GC1861st
3Torque GC1833rd
4RangeGoats GC1792nd
5Stinger GC1575th

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [25]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
IndividualTeamBonusTotal
1 Flag of the United States.svg Talor Gooch 17,320,0124,187,50018,000,00039,507,512
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith 13,955,4171,625,00010,000,00025,580,417
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau 13,335,0006,250,00019,585,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka 13,495,833812,5004,000,00018,308,333
5 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III 9,125,8334,187,50013,313,333

Relegations

Non-exempt players who finished 45th or lower in the individual points list were relegated from the league. Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer finished 45th and 49th, respectively; however, both were exempt from relegation as they were team captains. Jediah Morgan (46th), James Piot (47th), Chase Koepka (48th), and Sihwan Kim (50th) were relegated from the league. [22] [26]

Promotions event

The LIV Golf Promotions Event is due to be held 8–10 December 2023 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. [27]

Format

The event will take place over three days, with 72 holes being played in total. [28] The first round will be open players finishing 6–32 in the 2023 International Series Order of Merit, winners of leading amateur tournaments, players ranked inside the top-200 of the Official World Golf Ranking and players ranked inside the top-20 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The top-20 and ties from the first round advance to the second round, where scores are reset. Also entering at this stage will be players relegated from the 2023 LIV Golf League, tournament winners during the 2022–23 PGA Tour and 2023 European Tour seasons, major champions since 2018, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup players, and players finishing 2–5 on the 2023 International Series Order of Merit. The top-16 from the second round will advance to the final two rounds, with the scores being reset once again. The top three finishers over the final two rounds will earn status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.

Notes

  1. ↑ Players presented in order of the LIV Golf final 2023 team rosters announcement. [8]
  2. ↑ Substituted for Kaymer in Mayakoba, [9] Tucson [10] and Orlando. [11]
  3. ↑ Substituted for Lahiri in Orlando, [11] and Casey in Washington, D.C. [12]
  4. ↑ Stenson, Poulter, and Westwood are co-captains of Majesticks GC. [13]
  5. ↑ Substituted for Horsfield after he withdrew before the third round in Adelaide; [14] and continued to substitute for him in Singapore, Tulsa, Washington, D.C., Andalucía, London, Greenbrier and Bedminster.
  6. ↑ Substituted for Westwood in Tulsa, after he withdrew before the third round. [15]
  7. ↑ Substituted for Pieters after he withdrew before the third round in Washington, D.C. [16]
  8. ↑ Substituted for Kokrak in Washington, D.C., after he withdrew before the second round. [17]
  9. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of LIV Golf League events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  10. ↑ MENA − MENA Tour.
  11. ↑ In July, LIV Golf announced that Miami would host the team championship to end the season and Jeddah would move to the week prior to Miami. [21]

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