The LIV Golf Invitational Series has confirmed plans for a 14-tournament league starting in 2023, with 48 contracted gamers being a part of 12 “established team franchises”.
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The announcement comes as Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, prepares to stage the third of this 12 months’s eight LIV Golf Invitational Series occasions.
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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman had stated in May that 10 occasions can be held in 2023 earlier than increasing to 14 in 2024.
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“LIV Golf’s expanding global platform will add a new dimension to the golf ecosystem as we know it, one that provides an opportunity for players and fans around the world to help maximise our beloved sport’s true potential,” Norman stated in a statement launched on Wednesday.
“Our franchise model will bring new energy and excitement to fans from all corners of the world, establishing a league of teams to connect and grow with.”
Players contracted to LIV Golf can even compete in International Series occasions on the Asian Tour as a method to acquire important world rating factors, an element seemingly at odds with claims from some gamers that they joined LIV in order to play much less golf and spend extra time with their households.
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The full listing of occasions will likely be introduced at a later date and, based on a press launch, “will not compete with the Majors, international team events or heritage events”.
The creation of “established team franchises” will likely be in stark distinction to this season, which has featured a rotating forged of gamers as new arrivals – together with former Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson – have required different recruits to be dropped.
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