What Is LIV Golf And How It Differs From The PGA Tour?

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In this video, Neil Tappin explains how the controversial LIV Golf Series works. He talks through the unique format used in each of the vents and how players compete individually and on teams.

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00:00The controversial Live Golf series has, it would be fair to say, shaken up the world of golf with

00:05a number of big-name players from the PGA and DP World Tours choosing instead to ply their trade

00:12in the Saudi-backed series. The Live Golf Invitational Series comprises of eight tournaments

00:17in 2022, seven regular events and a season-ending team championship. But what exactly is it?

00:24How does it work? Why is it different? Let's take a look.

00:27One of the key differences between the Live Golf Invitational Series and what we've become

00:33accustomed to from the major tours over the years is the format. So each event will be comprised of

00:40three rounds and no cut. What's more, each round begins with a shotgun start. So this enables all

00:4748 players to be on the golf course at the same time, with groups of three players all starting

00:53on different holes. Now the idea here is that each day's action is condensed into a slightly

00:58shorter period of time and with the whole field on the golf course at the same time, there are

01:03fewer breaks in the action. Now in a bid to add an extra layer of interest for the fans, the players

01:08will compete as individuals but also within teams. There are 12 teams of four players, each team has

01:14a captain and there is a draft system to decide which players compete for which teams. To entice

01:20the big name players to compete in the Live Golf Series, there is a huge $225 million of prize money

01:28up for grabs. The individual winner at each of the seven regular events will walk away with a check

01:33for $4 million and even the player who finishes last will pocket $120,000. The winners of the team

01:40event during each regular week will receive $3 million. The crescendo of the Live Golf Invitational

01:46Series, the team championship finale, has double the purse of $50 million. As its name suggests,

01:53it's a team only affair with the prize money shared between all 12 teams. The winning team

01:59will receive $16 million and the team finishing last will receive $1 million, each player taking

02:06a 25% cut of team earnings. So there you have it, that's our look at how the controversial Live Golf

02:14Invitational Series works.

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