LIV Golf London explained

LIV Golf United Kingdom
Location:England
Establishment:2022
Course:Centurion Club (2022-2023)
JCB Golf and Country Club (2024-)
Par:72
Yardage:[1]
Lang:uk
Tour:LIV Golf League
MENA Tour
Format:Individual and team stroke play
Purse: (individual)
(team)
Month Played:June
Aggregate:198 Cameron Smith (2023)
To-Par:−15 as above
Current Champion: Jon Rahm
Coordinates:51.741°N -0.406°W
Map:England#Hertfordshire
Map Label:Centurion Club
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

The LIV Golf United Kingdom (formerly LIV Golf London) is a golf tournament that is held in the United Kingdom. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2022 at the Centurion Club near Hemel Hempstead, England, as part of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a golf series led by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The 2022 48-player field included Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio García, and Kevin Na.[2] [3]

Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural event, finishing one shot ahead of Hennie du Plessis.[4]

Format

The tournament was a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams were selected via a draft by their designated team captains, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[5]

Inaugural field

48 golfers participated in the inaugural LIV London event. 43 players were invited, with the remaining five qualifying through the Asian Tour's International Series; three through an order of merit and the two highest finishers in the International Series England not already in the field.[6]

Winners

Individual

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
LIV Golf UK
2024 200 −13 1 stroke Tyrrell Hatton
Joaquin Niemann
Cameron Smith
LIV Golf London
2023 198 −15 1 stroke Marc Leishman
Patrick Reed
LIV Golf Invitational London
2022 203 −7 1 stroke Hennie du Plessis

Team

YearWinnersScore
(to par)
Margin of
victory
Runners-up
LIV Golf UK
Legion XII −26 3 strokes Ripper GC
LIV Golf London
4Aces GC −34 1 stroke Ripper GC
LIV Golf Invitational London
Stinger GC −20 14 strokes Crushers GC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Golf Country Course . centurionclub.co.uk . 7 June 2022.
  2. News: Van Valkenburg . Kevin . Dustin Johnson leaves PGA Tour to play in LIV . ESPN . 7 June 2022 . 7 June 2022.
  3. News: 2022-06-06 . Mickelson added to field for LIV Golf's first event . ESPN . Mark . Schlabach . 2022-06-07.
  4. News: 11 June 2022 . Charl Schwartzel wins inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event; Also part of team competition . Sky Sports . 11 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Scrivener . Peter . LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series . BBC Sport . 12 June 2022 . 8 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Scott Vincent wins at Slaley Hall as Travis Smyth earns LIV Invitational spot . Sky Sports . 12 June 2022 . 5 June 2022.