The LIV Golf League is in preparation for its third season which will be held in 2024. However, there is no set schedule as of now. Still, the upcoming LIV season has the attention of the golf world and speculations are being made by the minute. Greg Norman, the LIV Golf CEO, for one, has been charged with trying to enter the Tiger’s den. This move comes as unexpected owing to the ongoing merger.
At the moment, the professional golf tour is expected to have fourteen events in its upcoming season. Speculations are being made regarding the venues of the fourteen events. Even though nothing is set in stone at the moment, questions arise as to what move Greg Norman is making that will potentially upset Tiger Woods. Let’s dive in to know what’s expected.
The story behind LIV Golf’s expected venues for 2024
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As the start of 2024 comes closer, fans expect to know more about the details of the highly awaited third season of the famous LIV Golf League. Bryson DeChambeau’s latest win at LIV Golf- Chicago has added fuel to the ongoing fire of expectations as it has driven the attention of the golf world to LIV Golf’s next move. However, the Greg Norman-led LIV Golf has not released an official schedule to date. But there are suppositions as to where the venues would be.
It is expected that eight of the fourteen events will be held outside of the United States soil. The expected international locations for these include Mexico, Jeddah, Hong Kong, Adelaide, Singapore, Valderrama, England, and South Korea.
The remaining events are expected to be held in the USA. The following cities are expected to hold the six remaining events- Dallas, West Virginia, LA, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, and South Florida.
Even though, there is no confirmation of the venues at the moment. Guesswork has surely been done as to where LIV will conduct its events. The opening of the season is expected to happen in Mayakoba in Mexico.
Interestingly, the six events speculated to be conducted in the USA are also expected to clash with three of the PGA Tour’s most famous tournaments- the Memorial, The Travelers, and FedEx St. Jude. Questions are being asked as to how will the famous PGA Tour loyalist, Tiger Woods react to this.
🚨📆⛳️ #LIV — Rough draft scheduling is being reported for LIV in 2024. 8 events will take place outside the US in Mexico, Jeddah, Hong Kong, Adelaide, Singapore, Valderrama, England and South Korea. There are also no events scheduled for Trump properties. Dallas, West Virginia,…
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) September 25, 2023
What makes it most interesting is that the season’s finale is expected to be held in South Florida. This is an interesting choice as South Florida is home to the golf world legend, Tiger Woods. Tiger’s Den is situated on the famous Florida Jupiter Island. This move by LIV Golf to host their season finale is being viewed as the CEO and commissioner of the LIV Golf league, Greg Norman entering Tiger Woods’s den.
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The Greg Norman-Tiger Woods rivalry expected to continue
Tiger Woods and Greg Norman are probably two of the most famous names in the game of golf. Just like the two individuals, their relationship with one another is also highly talked about in golfing circles. Their rivalry has now been going on for years. The duo is famously said to have had a strained relationship ever since the start.
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Just like most relationships, the one between this duo has also seen its ups and downs from time to time. The PGA Tour- LIV Golf rivalry in the fast year has exacerbated their already weak ties. One would expect the duo to come to a better place ever since the merger was announced. However, Norman’s recent move to conduct the crucial season finale of the 2024 LIV Golf season in South Florida has been viewed as an attempt to enter the PGA Tour loyalist Tiger’s territory. Will there be implications to Greg’s expected move? What do you think?
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