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The LIV Golf Invitational Series begins tomorrow in London, marking its first event out of the eight scheduled events. The league has been in the news ever since it was announced and got even bigger after players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson got on board.
The LIV Golf Series has been the biggest rival of the PGA Tour and is on every golfer’s mind today. Let’s find out more about where each event is going to be played and when. Also, take a look at the prize money that this tour has to offer to the winning team.
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Event Venues and Dates
Here’s when and where the eight events are scheduled to happen:
- London, England: June 9-11
- Portland, Oregon: June 30 – July 2
- Bedminster, New Jersey: July 29-31
- Boston, Massachusetts: Sept. 2-4
- Chicago, Illinois: Sept. 16-18
- Bangkok, Thailand: Oct. 7-9
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Oct. 14-16
- Miami, Florida: Oct. 27-30
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May 27, 2021; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Phil Mickelson on the 14th tee during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
The Teams in the LIV Golf Tour
There are 12 teams in the LIV Golf Series, each with four golfers in it. All teams have the most experienced players as captains. Here is a list of all the participating teams:
- Aces GC: Dustin Johnson, Oliver Becker, Shaun Norris, and Kevin Yuan.
- Cleeks GC: Martin Kaymer, Pablo Larrazabal, JC Ritchie, and Ian Snyman.
- Crushers: Peter Uihlein, Richard Bland, Phachara Khongwatmai, and Travis Smyth.
- Fireballs: Sergio Garcia, David Puig, James Piot, and Jediah Morgan.
- Hy Flyers: Phil Mickelson, Justin Harding, Ratchanon Chantananuwat, and Chase Koepka.
- Iron Heads: Kevin Na, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Hideto Tanihara, and Viraj Madappa.
- Majesticks GC: Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield, and Laurie Canter.
- Niblicks GC: Graeme McDowell, Bernd Wiesberger, Turk Petit, and Oliver Fisher.
- Punch GC: Wayde Ormsby, Matt Jones, Ryosuke Kinoshita, and Blake Windred.
- Smash GC: Sihwan Kim, Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma, and Itthipat Burananatanyarat.
- Stinger GC: Louis Oosthuizen, Henni Du Plessis, Charl Schwartzel, and Branden Grace.
- Torque GC: Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, Adrian Otaegui, and Andy Ogletree.
LIV Golf Tour’s Prize Money
The main attraction of the LIV Tour for the golfers is the huge prize money they are offering. The total money for each tournament is $25 million. The amount consists of $5 million for the teams as well as the $20 million for individual players.
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Mar 26, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Dustin Johnson tees off on the 6th hole during the fourth round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Here’s how much the players will get as per their position on the tour:
| Place | Projected payout |
| 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 2 | $2,125,000 |
| 3 | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | $1,050,000 |
| 5 | $975,000 |
| 6 | $800,000 |
| 7 | $675,000 |
| 8 | $625,000 |
| 9 | $580,000 |
| 10 | $560,000 |
| 11 | $540,000 |
| 12 | $450,000 |
| 13 | $360,000 |
| 14 | $270,000 |
| 15 | $250,000 |
| 16 | $240,000 |
| 17 | $232,000 |
| 18 | $226,000 |
| 19 | $220,000 |
| 20 | $200,000 |
| 21 | $180,000 |
| 22 | $172,000 |
| 23 | $170,000 |
| 24 | $168,000 |
| 25 | $166,000 |
| 26 | $164,000 |
| 27 | $162,000 |
| 28 | $160,000 |
| 29 | $158,000 |
| 30 | $156,000 |
| 31 | $154,000 |
| 32 | $152,000 |
| 33 | $150,000 |
| 34 | $148,000 |
| 35 | $146,000 |
| 36 | $144,000 |
| 37 | $142,000 |
| 38 | $140,000 |
| 39 | $138,000 |
| 40 | $136,000 |
| 41 | $134,000 |
| 42 | $132,000 |
| 43 | $130,000 |
| 44 | $128,000 |
| 45 | $126,000 |
| 46 | $124,000 |
| 47 | $122,000 |
| 48 | $120,000 |
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Other Details about the tournament
The teams are led by the most experienced pro golfers in the league. Here is a list of the teams and their respective captains:
| Captain | Team Name |
| Peter Uihlein | Crushers |
| Louis Oosthuizen | Stinger GC |
| Kevin Na | Iron Heads |
| Talor Gooch | Torque GC |
| Sergio Garcia | Fireballs |
| Phil Mickelson | Hy Flyers |
| Ian Poulter | Majesticks GC |
| Sihwan Kim | Smash GC |
| Martin Kaymer | Cleeks GC |
| Wade Ormsby | Punch GC |
| Graeme McDowell | Niblicks GC |
| Dustin Johnson | Aces GC |
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The tournament is all set to begin at the Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead on June 9, 2022. It will be interesting to watch all golf legends in the same league, competing as teams to win the prize money.
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