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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. | + | '''LIV''' is a new [[golf]] series backed by [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] money, which ends the [[liberal]] [[PGA Tour]] [[monopoly]] over professional golf. The name is pronounced "live" (as in living) and has another meaning: LIV is the Roman numeral for 54, representing the number of holes played in each event. |
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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 16:57, June 21, 2022
LIV is a new golf series backed by Saudi Arabian money, which ends the liberal PGA Tour monopoly over professional golf. The name is pronounced "live" (as in living) and has another meaning: LIV is the Roman numeral for 54, representing the number of holes played in each event.
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]