LIV Golf occasions can be performed over 72 holes beginning in 2026, the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit introduced on Tuesday.
Since its inception in 2022 LIV Golf tournaments have been 54-hole occasions, with the bulk performed Friday via Sunday, an unconventional format that performed a job within the Official World Golf Rating denying it rating factors.
Transferring to 4 days of competitors with occasions starting on Thursday of match weeks places LIV Golf extra in step with the setup of PGA Tour occasions.
“This is a win for the League, and the players,” stated two-time main champion Jon Rahm, LIV Golf’s reigning particular person champion and captain of the circuit’s Legion XIII.
“LIV Golf is a participant’s league. We’re rivals to the core and we wish each alternative to compete on the highest degree and to good our craft.
“Moving 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.”
Dustin Johnson added: “It is an ideal transfer for the league and I am excited for it. Taking part in 72 holes simply feels just a little extra like the large tournaments we have all grown up taking part in. I’ve all the time favored the grind of 4 rounds – it provides one of the best gamers an opportunity to rise to the highest.
“LIV Golf has been a great experience from the start, and I think this makes it even better for the fans and for us out there competing.”
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The stakes are excessive for LIV’s star-studded roster as world rankings play a key position in figuring out entry into golf’s 4 majors.
The shortage of rating factors has led to LIV Golf gamers tumbling down the rankings, with former world No 1 Dustin Johnson now ranked 604th within the OWGR.
“The 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,” stated LIV Golf chief government Scott O’Neil.
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