LIV Golf returns to London, Chicago, Bedminster, Jeddah and Miami whereas including Orlando, Washington DC and Australia amongst an expanded 14-event league schedule; season begins in Mexico from February 24-26
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Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson gained occasions throughout the inaugural LV Golf season
LIV Golf has introduced a 14-event schedule for its 2023 league season, with seven international locations internet hosting occasions as a part of an expanded calendar.
All 14 occasions happen on weeks outdoors of the lads’s majors and the Ryder Cup, with any potential clashes with the PGA Tour’s elevated occasions and Rolex Sequence tournaments on the DP World Tour additionally averted.
LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman mentioned: “We acquired super suggestions globally from followers all through our beta-test 12 months, with one resounding theme: LIV Golf’s group format, improvements, and festival-like occasions are delivering a one-of-a-kind golf expertise.
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Phil Mickelson spoke forward of the ultimate occasion of 2022 about how a lot LIV Golf was a pressure within the sport that was not going away
“Final 12 months helped lay the inspiration for the way forward for golf at extraordinary programs which have hosted a number of the world’s prime competitions. LIV Golf’s schedule options incredible venues and championship websites for our official league launch that can carry the game into a brand new period.”
El Camaleon at Mayakoba in Mexico will host the season opener from February 24-26, with The Gallery Golf Membership in Tucson the venue for an Arizona-based occasion from March 17-19.
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Dame Laura Davies has welcomed the choice to permit golfers who joined LIV Golf to play at The Masters in 2023
Orange County Nationwide in Orlando is the venue used from March 31-April 2, the week earlier than The Masters, whereas The Grange Golf Membership in Adelaide, Australia and Sentosa Golf Membership in Singapore maintain occasions in successive weeks throughout April.
There are USA-based tournaments at Cedar Ridge Nation Membership in Oklahoma and Trump Nationwide in Washington DC in Might, going down the weeks both facet of the PGA Championship, with former Ryder Cup venue Actual Membership Valderrama in Spain internet hosting the primary of successive European occasions from June 30-July 2.
The Centurion Membership in England – venue for final 12 months’s inaugural occasion – is used once more from July 6-9, whereas back-to-back tournaments in America happen in West Virginia and New Jersey over the primary two weeks in August.
Wealthy Harvest Farms in Chicago is used the week earlier than the Ryder Cup and Trump Nationwide Doral is the venue from October 20-23, earlier than the Crew Championship is held at Royal Greens Golf and Nation Membership in Saudi Arabia from November 3-5.
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Former world No 1 Dustin Johnson gave his verdict late in 2022 about whether or not OWGR factors needs to be awarded for future LIV occasions
Who will function?
Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia and Patrick Reed are a number of the notable gamers concerned, having all featured throughout the inaugural season in 2022.
Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson, Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, Martin Kaymer and Charl Schwartzel are additionally among the many former main winners who will return for the expanded marketing campaign.
Last rosters for the LIV Golf League shall be introduced previous to the league launch, when 12 established group franchises will compete within the international 14-event schedule for an unprecedented $405m in prize purses.