LIV Golf Reveals Site for Season-Ending Team Championship
LIV Golf has announced that its 2024 season-ending Team Championship will take place at the Maridoe Golf Club near Dallas, from September 20-22. This event, featuring a $50 million prize pool, will see all 13 teams competing for the title.
Originally, only the top 12 teams were to qualify for the championship. However, LIV Golf decided to include all 13 teams this year. The top three teams from the final individual event in Chicago, held a week before, will get a bye into the second day of the competition.
One of the new twists this year is that team captains can choose to compete in either singles or foursomes matchups during the first two days. This strategic change is expected to add excitement to the competition.
“This year’s Team Championship at Maridoe Golf Club holds special significance for me as we make our Dallas debut and our team strives to defend our title in front of a home crowd,” said Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau. “I’m excited to play this course and compete in front of Texas fans for our closing event and can’t wait to bring LIV Golf’s electrifying energy and fierce competition to Dallas.”
The format for the championship is structured to build suspense. On Friday, teams seeded 4 through 13 will compete in five quarterfinal matches. The winners of these matches will join the top three teams in Saturday’s semifinals. The final day will feature a combined stroke play, with only the top four teams eligible for the overall championship. Last year, the top team earned a whopping $14 million.
LIV Golf has already held seven of its 14 scheduled events this season. DeChambeau’s Crushers GC leads the team standings, followed by Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII. In the individual standings, Joaquin Niemann is in first place, just ahead of Rahm.
The Maridoe Golf Club, designed by Steve Smyers and opened in 2017, is a challenging course stretching 7,817 yards. It has hosted various high-level amateur events, and during the pandemic, it even held charity tournaments featuring top PGA pros like Scottie Scheffler.
“Our LIV Golf players are looking forward to playing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with its great golf tradition,” said LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. “Texas is legendary for producing and hosting great golfers who set a high bar while competing for championships.”
With its knockout format and strategic changes, the LIV Golf Team Championship at Maridoe promises to be an exhilarating event, showcasing the league’s top talent and thrilling golf fans in Texas.