2024 LIV Golf League season
Duration2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) – TBD
Number of official events14
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The 2024 LIV Golf League will be the third season of LIV Golf. The season will consist of 54-hole tournaments, featuring 48 players and no cut, with a team championship event at the season end.

Qualification

Players who did not play in the 2023 LIV Golf League will have two opportunities to qualify for the 2024 LIV Golf League. The first is by winning the 2023 Asian Tour International Series Order of Merit. This spot was won by Andy Ogletree.

The other three spots will be claimed by the top three finishers in the 2023 LIV Golf Promotions event which will be held 8–10 December 2023 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The event will take place over three days, with 72 holes being played in total.[1] The first round will be open players finishing 6–32 in the 2023 International Series Order of Merit, winners of leading amateur tournaments, players ranked inside the top-200 of the Official World Golf Ranking and players ranked inside the top-20 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The top-20 and ties from the first round advance to the second round, where scores are reset. Also entering at this stage will be players relegated from the 2023 LIV Golf League, tournament winners during the 2022–23 PGA Tour and 2023 European Tour seasons, major champions since 2018, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup players, and players finishing 2–5 on the 2023 International Series Order of Merit. The top-16 from the second round will advance to the final two rounds, with the scores being reset once again. The top three finishers over the final two rounds will earn status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.

On 30 November 2023, LIV Golf released the field for the promotions event. The field includes more than 70 players from 23 different countries. Notable entries include 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner, two-time PGA Tour winner Kyle Stanley, and French Ryder Cup participant Victor Dubuisson. Also in the field are four players who were relegated from LIV Golf after the 2023 season: Sihwan Kim, Chase Koepka, Jediah Morgan, and James Piot. Laurie Canter, Kieran Vincent, and Wade Ormsby, who played in various events of the 2023 season as reserve players, are also in the field.[2][3]

Broadcasting

In the United States, LIV Golf will be in the second year of a multi-year deal with The CW to broadcast and stream its tournaments.[4]

PGA Tour agreement

In June 2023, it was announced that the Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour and the European Tour would create a new entity to serve the best interests of each entity.[5] As of 15 November 2023, terms of that agreement have not been finalized, and LIV Golf is moving forward with its plans for the 2024 LIV Golf League.

Teams

The 2024 LIV Golf League will again consist of twelve teams.

Team changes

Players who finished in the top 24, also called the Lock Zone, of the 2023 individual standings whose contracts expired after the season will be offered extensions for a minimum of one year to remain with their current teams. Players can choose to accept the contract extension or become free agents.

The following table lists players who finished in the Lock Zone and were offered contracts by their teams for 2024 and whether they accepted the contract extension or became a free agent.

Lock Zone contract extensions
Player 2023 Team 2023
Finish		 Decision
United States Peter Uihlein 4Aces GC 12th Signed
India Anirban Lahiri Crushers GC 13th Signed
Mexico Carlos Ortiz Fireballs GC 15th Free agent
England Richard Bland Cleeks GC 20th Signed
Zimbabwe Scott Vincent Iron Heads GC 22nd Signed

Players who declined their contract extensions, along with those who finished in places 25–44 of the individual standings, also called the Open Zone, whose contracts expired after the season will become free agents and can negotiate with any team. Free agents are not guaranteed to be signed and may lose their playing privileges in 2024 if they are not signed. The free agency period began on 16 November 2023. The following table lists players who became free agents.

Free agents
Player 2023 Team 2023
Finish		 2024 Team
Mexico Carlos Ortiz Fireballs GC 15th
United States Pat Perez 4Aces GC 28th 4Aces GC[6][7]
Spain David Puig Torque GC 31st
Australia Matt Jones Ripper GC 37th
Austria Bernd Wiesberger Cleeks GC 41st DP World Tour
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell Cleeks GC 42nd Smash GC[8]

Players who finished in places 45 and below and are not team captains are relegated out of LIV Golf. They can earn their way back into the 2024 season through the LIV Golf Promotions event. The following table lists players who were relegated after the 2023 season.

Relegated players
Player 2023 Team 2023
Finish		 2024 Status
Australia Jediah Morgan Ripper GC 46th
United States James Piot HyFlyers GC 47th
United States Chase Koepka Smash GC 48th
United States Sihwan Kim Iron Heads GC 50th
Promoted players
Player 2023 Team/Tour 2023
Finish		 2024 Status
United States Andy Ogletree Substitute/Asian Tour 43rd

Rosters

Updated as of 28 November 2023

TeamMembers[lower-alpha 1]
Captain(s)Player 2Player 3Player 4Substitute players
4 Aces GC United States Dustin JohnsonUnited States Patrick ReedUnited States Peter UihleinUnited States Pat Perez
Cleeks GC Germany Martin KaymerEngland Richard Bland
Crushers GC United States Bryson DeChambeauEngland Paul CaseyUnited States Charles Howell IIIIndia Anirban Lahiri
Fireballs GC Spain Sergio GarcíaMexico Abraham AncerSpain Eugenio Chacarra
HyFlyers GC United States Phil MickelsonUnited States Cameron TringaleUnited States Brendan Steele
Iron Heads GC United States Kevin NaNew Zealand Danny LeeZimbabwe Scott Vincent
Majesticks GC[lower-alpha 2] England Ian Poulter, England Lee Westwood, Sweden Henrik StensonEngland Sam Horsfield
RangeGoats GC United States Bubba WatsonUnited States Talor GoochUnited States Harold Varner IIIBelgium Thomas Pieters
Ripper GC Australia Cameron SmithAustralia Marc Leishman
Smash GC United States Brooks KoepkaUnited States Jason KokrakUnited States Matthew WolffNorthern Ireland Graeme McDowell
Stinger GC South Africa Louis OosthuizenSouth Africa Branden GraceSouth Africa Charl SchwartzelSouth Africa Dean Burmester
Torque GC Chile Joaquín NiemannChile Mito PereiraColombia Sebastián Muñoz

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[11][12]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse (US$)Individual winner[lower-alpha 3]Winning teamNotes
IndividualTeam
4 FebLIV Golf MayakobaUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
10 FebLIV Golf Las VegasUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
3 MarLIV Golf Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia20,000,0005,000,000
10 MarLIV Golf Hong KongHong Kong20,000,0005,000,000
7 AprLIV Golf USAUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
28 AprLIV Golf AdelaideAustralia20,000,0005,000,000
5 MayLIV Golf SingaporeSingapore20,000,0005,000,000
9 JunLIV Golf HoustonUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
23 JunLIV Golf NashvilleUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
14 JulLIV Golf AndalucíaSpain20,000,0005,000,000
28 JulLIV Golf United KingdomUnited Kingdom20,000,0005,000,000
18 AugLIV Golf GreenbrierUnited States20,000,0005,000,000
LIV Golf Individual Championship
LIV Golf Team Championship

Notes

  1. ↑ Players presented in order of the LIV Golf beginning of free agency announcement.[9]
  2. ↑ Stenson, Poulter, and Westwood are co-captains of Majesticks GC.[10]
  3. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of LIV Golf League events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. ↑ Coles, Matt (17 October 2023). "How will the LIV Golf Promotions Event work?". National Club Golfer. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "International field announced for LIV Golf Promotions". LIV Golf. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Berhow, Josh (30 November 2023). "10 notable pros entering LIV Golf Promotions event (including a major winner)". Golf Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Porter, Kyle (19 January 2023). "LIV Golf inks multi-year deal with The CW Network as Saudi-backed league lands first U.S. TV deal". CBS Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agree to stunning merger". Sky Sports. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. ↑ McAllister, Mike (21 November 2023). "Perez 'excited' to return to 4Aces GC lineup | LIV Golf". www.livgolf.com. LIV Golf. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Hall, Mike (20 November 2023). "Dustin Johnson Retains Pat Perez On 4 Aces LIV Golf Team". Golf Monthly Magazine. Golf Monthly. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Harig, Bob (28 November 2023). "Graeme McDowell Staying in LIV Golf With Spot on Brooks Koepka's Team". Sports Illustrated Golf: News, Scores, Equipment, Instruction, Travel, Courses. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "LIV Golf announces the start of player free agency | LIV Golf". www.livgolf.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ↑ McAllister, Mike (15 February 2023). "Now Playing His 25th Season, Stenson Eager To Chase Titles As Majesticks Co-Captain". LIV Golf. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "LIV Golf announces 2024 global regular-season schedule". LIV Golf. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Harig, Bob (22 November 2023). "LIV Golf Announces 14-Event Schedule for 2024, With Five New U.S. Venues". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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