LIV Golf introduced a sequence of “enhancements” to its format on Thursday forward of this week’s season-opening occasion in Mexico with the circuit that includes expanded fields and adjustments to how factors and prize cash are earned.
Financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), the breakaway circuit didn’t its finalise a partnership settlement with the PGA Tour by a December 31 deadline however negotiations are ongoing.
Tyrrell Hatton is the most recent large identify to affix LIV Golf, with the Englishman signing as much as an growth staff captained by Masters champion Jon Rahm, and makes his debut on the season-opening occasion at El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba.
LIV will stage 14 occasions this season with 13 groups of 4 golfers and two Wild Card gamers competing. The circuit’s first season had 48 gamers.
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Golfers ending within the high 24 within the end-of-season rankings will safe a spot for 2025, with these from 25-48 having to be re-signed by their staff or chosen by one other to compete.
The remaining gamers are relegated out of the league however qualify for LIV’s “Promotions Match”.
For the ‘Staff Championship’, the three finest scores will now rely for the primary two rounds, whereas all 4 scores will go in direction of the third and remaining spherical. The staff with the bottom accumulative rating will likely be topped champion and win $3 million for the occasion.