{"id":263524,"date":"2025-11-05T04:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/263524\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T04:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:38:13","slug":"liv-golf-announces-major-shake-up-with-new-72-hole-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/263524\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf announces major shake-up with new 72-hole format"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIV Golf<\/a> events will be played over 72 holes starting in 2026, the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit has announced.<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 2022 LIV Golf tournaments have been 54-hole events, with the majority played Friday through Sunday, an unconventional format that played a role in the Official World Golf Ranking denying ranking points.<\/p>\n

Moving to four days of competition with events mostly beginning on Thursdays of tournament weeks puts LIV Golf more in line with the set-up of PGA Tour events.<\/p>\n

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The first event of 2026 will start Wednesday February 4 in Saudi Arabia followed by Adelaide the following week, likely February 12-15.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a win for the League, and the players,\u201d said two-time major champion Jon Rahm, LIV Golf\u2019s reigning individual champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cLIV Golf is a player\u2019s league. We are competitors to the core and we want every opportunity to compete at the highest level and to perfect our craft.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving to 72 holes is the logical next step that strengthens the competition, tests us more fully, and if the growing galleries from last season are any indication, delivers more of what the fans want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau said, \u201cEveryone wants to see the best players in the world competing against each other, especially in the majors, and for the good of the game, we need a path forward,\u201d<\/p>\n

The stakes are high for LIV\u2019s star-studded roster as world rankings play a key role in determining entry into golf\u2019s four majors.<\/p>\n

The lack of ranking points has led to LIV Golf players tumbling down the rankings, with former world No.1 Dustin Johnson now ranked 604th in the OWGR.<\/p>\n

Australian star Cam Smith was ranked as high as No.2 after winning the British Open in 2022, but he too now sits outside the top 300 players in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe move to 72 holes marks a pivotal new chapter for LIV Golf that strengthens our league, challenges our elite field of players, and delivers more of the world-class golf, energy, innovation and access that our global audience wants,\u201d LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n

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