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| − | '''LIV''' is a new [[golf]] series backed by [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] money, which ends the [[liberal]] [[PGA]] [[monopoly]] over professional golf. | + | '''LIV''' is a new [[golf]] series backed by [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] money, which ends the [[liberal]] [[PGA Tour]] [[monopoly]] over professional golf. |
| − | + | The two biggest names to have joined LIV are 51-year-old Phil Mickelson and 37-year-old Dustin Johnson.<ref>https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34051209/dustin-johnson-resigns-pga-tour-play-rival-liv-series</ref> They are T8 and T26 for most PGA Tour wins, with 45 and 24 career victories, respectively.<ref>https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/records/all-time/36</ref> | |
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| + | The inaugural tournament has a 54-hole, no-cut, stroke-play format. The field of 48 features four of the current OWGR top 50: | ||
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| + | *13. Dustin Johnson | ||
| + | *20. Louis Oosthuizen | ||
| + | *33. Kevin Na | ||
| + | *35. Talor Gooch<ref>https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2022/06/05/2022-liv-golf-invitational-london-field-players-rankings-126306/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:45, June 9, 2022
LIV is a new golf series backed by Saudi Arabian money, which ends the liberal PGA Tour monopoly over professional golf.
The two biggest names to have joined LIV are 51-year-old Phil Mickelson and 37-year-old Dustin Johnson.[1] They are T8 and T26 for most PGA Tour wins, with 45 and 24 career victories, respectively.[2]
The inaugural tournament has a 54-hole, no-cut, stroke-play format. The field of 48 features four of the current OWGR top 50:
- 13. Dustin Johnson
- 20. Louis Oosthuizen
- 33. Kevin Na
- 35. Talor Gooch[3]