LIV Golf 2022: Quick Details About Tour Schedule, Dates, Locations
LIV Golf 2022: Quick Details About Tour Schedule, Dates, Locations. The LIV Golf Invitational series is all set to begin at the Centurion Club in Hertfordshire. It was a highly anticipated event and follows previous tournament media engagements.
Former world champion Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are going to lead the competition. It isn’t recognized by the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). Some popular names and previous winners like Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, and Martin Kaymer are also joining the game. Other than that, we will even witness the involvement of European Ryder Cup stars like Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood.
LIV Golf prize money
Every game session event is worth £20 million which is to be split between 48 golfers. The winner will be granted a $4 million package while the remaining $5 million will be distributed among three teams. Some of the amounts will be for respective podium positions and consolations.
There would be at least a $30 million bonus pool that is for the players participating in four. The final individual winner will get $18 million followed by $8 million for second place, and $4 million for third place. The final team winners will get $16 million.
LIV Golf format
There will be two competitions in the LIV Golf Invitational Series to occur on a concurrent basis. One will be an individual event, while the other would be a team event. The initial seven games will be at the course of LIV Golf’s regular season. Post that, one event will be the team championship in October end.
Individual event
All initial seven events will be played as an individual competition for 54 holes stroke play format. It is different from what it used to be in 72-hole tour events. The golfer having the lowest score after 54 holes will be announced as the winner. The competitions will be without any cuts while featuring shotgun shots as well. Every player will begin at the same time with each one at a different hole. It won’t be like the consecutive player groups beginning once followed by another group.
Team event
Every team event will have a total of 12 teams with four players on each side. The LIV Golf will be appointing the captain to lead each of them. The captains will be entitled to select the other three players for their respective teams. The selection of the players will be in the snake draft format. Every team will be coming up with its logo and color.