What does LIV Golf stand for?

The LIV Golf Series is a rival series on the PGA Tour, financed by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia. LIV stands for the Roman numeral 54, which is the number of holes in the LIV Golf event.

The series has been under controversy since its announcement in 2019. LIV Golf and the PGA Tour got into a legal battle after PGA Tour officials claimed that LIV was encouraging golfers to violate the terms of their existing contract.

When LIV Golf sued the PGA for blacklisting golfers, the PGA Tour countersued the Saudi-backed start-up for dangling lucrative offers for players.

The battle continues, and both series are making enticing changes so the golfers stay loyal to them.

Despite the controversy, LIV Golf organized a successful event in October with a purse of $255 million. Forty-eight golfers from the World Championships and PGA Tour joined hands with LIV to make the event a success.

The 2022 season was livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook, and now officials are planning to sign a deal with the broadcasting network.

A quick recap of the LIV Golf Championship

LIV Golf's CEO, Greg Norman, has offered a lucrative contract to pro golf players. While top-ranked players turned down the offer, some accepted.

The series has attracted players by offering them an undeniable contract for a really good amount.

The first season featured 48 players in the 54-hole tournament and was offered direct entry without any cuts.

Twelve teams with four players each competed in a competition with prize money of $255 million for eight tournaments.

The first seven events had a purse of $20 million each, and an additional $5 million was given to the top three teams each week.

The event started on July 11 in England and concluded on October 30 in Miami, with team 4 Aces GC lifting the inaugural season trophy.

Teams that competed in the first season of LIV Golf

4 Aces GC
Cleeks GC
Crusher GC
Fireball GC
HY Flyers GC
Iron Heads GC
Majesticks GC
Niblicks GC
Punch GC
Smash GC
Stinger GC
Torque GC

2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series Award

Individual Champion: Dustin Johnson
Team Champions: 4 Aces GC
Money Winner: Dustin Johnson

Golfers who signed contracts with LIV Golf

Shergo Al Kurdi
Abraham Ancer
Oliver Bekker
Richard Bland
Itthipat Buranatanyarat
Laurie Canter
Paul Casey
Eugenio Chacarra
Ratchanon Chantananuwat
Bryson DeChambeau
Hennie du Plessis
Oliver Fisher
Sergio García
Branden Grace
Talor Gooch
Justin Harding
Sam Horsfield
Charles Howell III
Yuki Inamori
Dustin Johnson
Matt Jones
Sadom Kaewkanjana
Martin Kaymer
Phachara Khongwatmai
Sihwan Kim
Ryosuke Kinoshita
Brooks Koepka
Chase Koepka
Jason Kokrak
Jinichiro Kozuma
Anirban Lahiri
Pablo Larrazábal
Marc Leishman
Viraj Madappa
Graeme McDowell
Phil Mickelson
Jediah Morgan
Kevin Na
Joaquín Niemann
Shaun Norris
Andy Ogletree
Louis Oosthuizen
Wade Ormsby
Carlos Ortiz
Adrián Otaegui
Pat Perez
Turk Pettit
James Piot
Ian Poulter
David Puig
Patrick Reed
J. C. Ritchie
Charl Schwartzel
Cameron Smith
Travis Smyth
Ian Snyman
Henrik Stenson
Hudson Swafford
Hideto Tanihara
Cameron Tringale
Peter Uihlein
Harold Varner III
Scott Vincent
Bubba Watson
Lee Westwood
Bernd Wiesberger
Blake Windred
Matthew Wolff
Kevin Yuan

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