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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.
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'''LIV''' is a new [[golf]] series backed by [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] money, which ends the [[liberal]] [[PGA Tour]] [[monopoly]] over professional golf.
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Two of the top four PGA career winners have joined LIV:  Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.<ref>https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34051209/dustin-johnson-resigns-pga-tour-play-rival-liv-series</ref>
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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
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*20. Louis Oosthuizen
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*33. Kevin Na
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*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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The top four career PGA players are:
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#Tiger Woods
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#Phil Mickelson
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#Vijay Singh
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#Dustin Johnson
   
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