LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman believes his controversial Saudi-backed Invitational Series has “revived the sport in record time” ahead of hosting the Team Championship season finale at Trump National Doral.
A staggering $50 million is up for grabs for the 12 qualified teams in the eighth and final LIV Golf Team Championship this week, with $16 million going to the winning team.
LIV Golf tournaments have put up $255 million in prize money across eight tournaments this season.
A new LIV Golf League will come into force in 2023, which will feature 12 established team captains and $405 million in total prize money across 14 tournaments.
It is also understood that at least four current PGA Tour players in the World Top 50 will be making a move to LIV Golf ahead of the new season.
Norman said:
“LIV Golf has revived the sport in record time during our beta-test season.
“Players are celebrating the team format which is bringing new energy and audiences to golf that the game deserves.
“It’s fitting that we tie a bow on this historic year with a dramatic and innovative team championship that will propel us into a team-focused league from 2023 onward.”
Related: Everything you need to know about the LIV Golf Invitational Series
The top 12 four-man teams in the LIV Golf Team Standings head to Miami going in search of team glory this week.
Points were awarded to teams at each event of the LIV Golf season based on their finishing position, with 32 points handed out to winners down to 0 for those finishing ninth to 12th in the 48-man fields.
Following the seventh and final regular season event, team standings determined seeds one to 12 for the Team Championship.
Top-seeded 4 Aces GC (152 points), second seed Crushers GC (96), third seed Fireballs GC (93), and fourth seed Stinger GC (72) earned a bye and automatically advance to Saturday’s semi-finals.
The remaining highest-ranked teams will select their opponents for Friday’s quarterfinal matchups at a live press conference at Doral.
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LIV Golf Team Championship Field:
Dustin Johnson’s red-hot 4 Aces team, also featuring Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and Pat Perez, will start as warm tournament favourites.
The 4 Aces have won four of the seven team events on LIV Golf so far this season.
Here’s all you need to know about the 4 Aces GC.
Related: How the LIV Golf Team Championship works
LIV Golf Team Championship Format
Friday, October 28 – Quarter Finals
- Teams seeded 1-4 will receive a bye
- Teams seeded 5-12 will compete in head-to-head match-play competitions
- Highest-ranked teams select their opponents
- All 32 players among those eight teams will compete simultaneously in a shotgun start
- For each head-to-head team match-up, three matches will take place: two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match
- Matches will be played until a winner is determined; there will be no ties. Each match winner receives one point
- Teams earning two points will advance to Saturday’s Semifinals
Saturday, October 29 – Semi Finals
- Teams seeded 1-4 will join the winning four teams from Friday for another day of head-to-head team match play
- Highest-ranked teams select their opponents
- All 32 players among those eight teams will compete simultaneously in a shotgun start
- Teams compete in the same format as Friday: two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match, with each match winner receiving one point
- Matches will be played until a winner is determined; there will be no ties
- The four teams earning two points will advance to the Team Championship
Sunday, October 30 – Team Championship
- The four winning teams will compete in a shotgun-start round of stroke play
- All 16 players will compete in twosomes, with Team Captains playing together
- All four scores count towards the team’s score
- At the end of Sunday’s round, the squad with the lowest team score is the LIV Golf Invitational Series Team Champion
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