Love it or hate it, LIV golf is here to stay. So what’s all the fuss about? Here we give a short introduction to LIV golf, plus other useful links including fixtures and where to watch LIV golf for free.

LIV Golf Playing Format

LIV Golf has an emphasis on both individual and team competition, making it very different to normal golf tournaments. Both occur in parallel. The season typically starts in early February ending in August,

LIV Golf Team Competition

The team competition is in the format of a league that continues throughout the season. Each of the 13 teams has a captain and four players in total. The team competition concludes with Match Play and Playoff competitions.

LIV Golf Individual Competition

Players compete for individual titles at each event, as well as a season-long league competition that determines the overall LIV Golf champion.

LIV Golf Events

Events are held across the globe over the season. Each LIV event is held over three days, with 54 holes and no cut, i.e., every player that starts an event finishes. LIV events are lively, with music and fast paced live action.

The LIV playing format has resulted in some controversy. Players in LIV events do not qualify for world ranking points (as of January 2025).

LIV Golf Shotgun Start

All players start at the same time on different holes across the course. This is known as a shotgun start. For viewers, the benefits of this include: increased live action, start and finish times are the same, duration is relatively short, ~4 hours in total.

LIV Golf Teams

As mentioned previously, core to LIV Golf is its team competition. Below are the teams and their respective Captains as of November 2024. Which team is your pick?

LIV Golf Venues

Up to the end of the 2024 season, LIV Golf has hosted events at 20 different venues across 8 countries. All are listed below. For a full list of fixtures and venues for the current season, see our LIV fixtures and venues page here.

Where to Watch LIV Golf

One of the benefits of LIV Golf, is that it is free to view in most countries on two platforms. LIV Golf +, and You Tube. Both are linked below.

Summary

LIV Golf is a unique addition to tournament golf. Its team format is particularly exciting and will capture the interest of most. It includes some of of the world’s best players; John Rahm, Bryson De’Chambeau, Tyrell Hatton, Cameron Smith. It is free to view without subscription – for the majority – which means you can get a taster without having to pay. Our recommendation: Pick a team, give it a watch, what do you have to lose? For the latest Fixtures see our LIV Golf Schedule, Fixtures and Venues Page.

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