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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. |
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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>
| + | 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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| − | 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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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | [[category:sports]] | | [[category:sports]] |