No 19th hole in Saudi Arabia...
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Only one of the tournaments is being held in Saudi Arabia.
Their promotional materials imply that guests are imbiding. The advertised hotel, the Hilton Jeddiah is 60 miles away from the course.
This set of events is being improperly described is LIV as in live without the e. It is actually Roman numeral LIV as in 54.
This apparently is relation to the fact at it is only 54 hole golf.
Golf, but not as you know it. 12 teams. 48 players. 54 holes. No cuts. Shotgun starts.
e are doing things differently. With smaller fields, fewer rounds, a defined season, shorter playing windows, and shotgun starts, the format has been designed with fans as the #1 priority.
THE SEASON
In 2022, the LIV Golf Invitational Series will host 8 events. There will be a 7 event regular season where players will compete as individuals and teams for both points and prize money. At the end of those 7 events, an Individual Champion will be crowned based on points accumulated throughout the season. The 8th and final event will be our season-ending Team Championship match play event.
Regular Season Events
Each Regular Season event will essentially be two simultaneous competitions - an individual and team event.
For the individual event, every stroke counts just like it always has (although with 54 holes, a fast start is even more important). The individual winner will be the player with the lowest 54-hole stroke play total. The player with the most ranking points after 7 events will be named the Individual Champion.
The team event is where the scoring gets even more exciting. Over the first two rounds, the best two stroke play scores will count for each team. For the third and final round, the best three scores will count, with the lowest overall team score after 54 holes being named the team winner.
Team Championship
The Team Championship will be the 8th and final event of the season. This will be a seeded four-day, four-round, match play knock-out.
TEAM FORMAT & DRAFT
LIV Golf Invitational Series will feature 12 teams of four players each. Since each event will be made up of a different field, teams will be decided via a draft the week of each event. Each team will have a LIV appointed team captain who will select their 3 open team positions via a snake draft format. The captain will be one of the four starting players but will also have the responsibility to set the lineup each week, choose the scores that will count and act as an on- and off-course captain for the team.
Each team will have unique logos, colors, and names, much like other major global sports teams.