The LIV Golf Format

Three Rounds

LIV Golf events run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Each day is one round of 18 holes. No fourth round, no Sunday finish. This is a departure from every traditional professional golf format and one of the most discussed aspects of the LIV model.

Shotgun Start

At the start of each round, all 12 groups tee off simultaneously — each from a different hole on the course. A cannon or horn fires (the "shotgun"), and play begins everywhere at once. Everyone finishes at roughly the same time, creating a unified finish experience unlike traditional wave starts.

No Cut

In traditional golf, the bottom half of the field is eliminated after 36 holes (the cut). In LIV Golf, there is no cut — all 48 players compete for all three rounds. Every player gets paid, every week, regardless of score.

Individual Competition

Exactly like traditional golf — each player plays their own ball and the player with the lowest score after 54 holes wins the individual title. The individual champion wins the event trophy and $4 million from the $25 million purse.

The remaining prize money is distributed to all 48 players based on individual finishing position, so even last place earns a significant sum.

Team Competition

The 48 players are divided into 12 teams of 4. During each round, each player's individual score also contributes to the team score. The team's score per hole is the best three of four players' scores on that hole (one score is dropped).

The team with the best 54-hole total wins the team championship for that event, earning separate team prize money. Team standings also accumulate across the full season toward the season-ending team championship.