LIV Golf Jeddah: Day 1 tee times and pairings explored

The 2024 LIV Golf Jeddah will be played from March 1 to 3 at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event is the third of the current season and, in turn, visits the third of eight countries the league will be featuring in 2024.

The first round is scheduled to tee off at 11:15 local time (3:15 Eastern Time) next Friday, March 1. Given the characteristics of the shotgun start system used by LIV Golf, all players will tee off at the same time.

LIV Golf Jeddah: Pairings

The 54 players that make up the field of LIV Golf Jeddah will tee off in groups:

Hole 1: Dustin Johnson, Peter Uihlein, Brooks Koepka
Hole 2: Bubba Watson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed
Hole 3: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann
Hole 4: Carlos Ortiz, Talor Gooch, Sergio Garcia
Hole 5: Tyrrell Hatton, Mito Pereira, Louis Oosthuizen
Hole 6: Dean Burmester, Charles Howell III, Marc Leishman
Hole 7: Caleb Surratt, Harold Varner III, Danny Lee
Hole 8: Abraham Ancer, Brendan Steele, Charl Schwartzel
Hole 9: Thomas Pieters, Henrik Stenson, David Puig
Hole 10: Matt Jones, Scott Vincent, Hudson Swafford
Hole 11: Kalle Samooja, Kieran Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma
Hole 12: Sam Horsfield, Eugenio Chacarra, Andy Ogletree
Hole 13: Cameron Tringale, Richard Bland, Pat Perez
Hole 14: Jason Kokrak, Lee Westwood, Lucas Herbert
Hole 15: Adrian Meronk, Matt Wolff, Anirban Lahiri
Hole16: Ian Poulter, Sebastian Muñoz, Paul Casey
Hole 17: Martin Kaymer Branden Grace, Kevin Na
Hole 18: Cameron Smith, Anthony Kim, Graeme McDowell.

One of the main attractions on the field will undoubtedly be Anthony Kim, as fans are eager to see what condition the former star's game is in after 12 years away from competitive golf.

However, there are other very interesting groups at LIV Golf Jeddah, such as the one starting from hole 1. Dustin Johnson currently leads the individual ranking of the circuit, while Peter Uhilein is sixth and Brooks Koepka is ninth.

Three of LIV Golf's most followed players will be teeing off on hole three. Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann are among the best players in the world today, and Phil Mickelson is the greatest legend among the players who belong to the circuit.

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Julio enjoys keeping up with everything that happens in the golf world, which helps him develop interesting angles for even the most mundane stories. What separates him from other journalists is that he has an eye for stats, and is proficient in both Spanish and English. His legal background helps him accurately report non-sporting golf issues such as rules analysis, contract issues, etc.

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Nelly Korda is his favorite golfer due to her pure talent, while he also likes Alison Lee for her perseverance. His non-golf interests include baseball and track & field, while he also enjoys watching TV.

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