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LIV Golf

LIV Golf is a professional golf tour financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. The name LIV is a reference to the Roman numeral for 54, the score if every hole on a par-72 course were birdied and the number of holes to be played at LIV events.

Chairman / President

Yasir Al-Rumayyan

CEO / Managing Director

Greg Norman

Industry

Sports

Website

livgolf.com

Headquarters address

18401 N Scottsdale Rd Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, United States

Year founded

2021

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy celebrates with relief on the 18th green and 1st play-off hole after winning the US Masters and completing a career grand slam. Photo: Reuters

Year in Review

Year in golf: McIlroy joins elite club, Europe win Ryder Cup

Scottie Scheffler enjoyed another stellar year and the civil war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour rumbles on.

25 Dec 2025 - 2:33PM

Brooks Koepka

Koepka quits LIV Golf for family reasons, Gooch to lead Smash GC in 2026

24 Dec 2025 - 9:48AM

PGA Tour

Canter snubs PGA Tour for return to LIV as part of all-English Majesticks team

2 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM

DP World Tour

LIV Golf’s Puig claims Aussie crown for biggest win of career, China’s Ding second

Spaniard seals BMW Australian PGA Championship after final round of five-under-par, becomes just ninth international winner of event.

30 Nov 2025 - 7:21PM

Spain’s David Puig celebrates winning the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club. Photo: AFP

Scott O’Neil

LIV turns back on 54-hole format, moves to traditional four rounds from 2026

Officials claim move shows willingness to ‘innovate and evolve’, while players hope it leads to Official Golf World Ranking points.

5 Nov 2025 - 1:02PM

Asian Tour

LIV Golf confirms promotions changes, adds extra spot, moves event to Florida

The off-season tournament, which will be played at Black Diamond Ranch, will give top two players place in LIV Golf league.

4 Nov 2025 - 10:16AM

Hong Kong Open

McKibbin leads low-scoring charge with record round at Link Hong Kong Open

Tom McKibbin shoots course record 60 on opening day at Hong Kong Golf Club, with local amateur Jeffrey Shen not far behind.

2 Nov 2025 - 7:36PM

Asian Tour

LIV Golf adds International Series qualifying spot, to tweak promotions event

Top two players on the International Series Rankings at the end of the season will get direct entry into Saudi-backed league.

30 Oct 2025 - 6:00PM

Asian Tour

Hong Kong Open: Reed hopes for rub of the greens on return to happy hunting ground

American defending champion says his game is ‘just a hair off’ and is glad to be at a venue he knows well and where he enjoys playing.

2 Nov 2025 - 7:35PM

Asian Tour

Philippines star Tabuena ends International Series drought to delight of home fans

Miguel Tabuena completes emotional victory at Sta Elena Golf Club, with thousands of supporters cheering every shot.

26 Oct 2025 - 6:30PM

Asian Tour

Red-hot putter puts Zheng in control at International Series Philippines

China’s Sampson Zheng cards a superb 10-under-par 62 to join local star Miguel Tabuena and Sarit Suwannarut in three-way tie for lead.

26 Oct 2025 - 11:07AM

Asian Tour

Asian Tour: Sarit shows few signs of Macau meltdown, as Johnson makes solid start

Sarit Suwannarut takes narrow one-shot lead after first round of International Series Philippines, with Dustin Johnson close behind.

23 Oct 2025 - 8:48PM

Asian Tour

International Series reaches Philippines with time running out for Johnson to win

Dustin Johnson has won a tournament almost every year since 2008, but has only come close once so far this season.

23 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

Asian Tour

International Series golf: Wade Ormsby back in race after exciting Jakarta win

Australian beats Scott Vincent in a play-off to put himself back into contention for LIV Golf spot, looks forward to Hong Kong Open.

6 Oct 2025 - 7:28PM

Australian Wade Ormsby (left) beat Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent, whose runner-up finish gave him top spot in the International Series rankings. Photo: Asian Tour.

DP World Tour

Greg Norman describes LIV Golf tenure as ‘mission accomplished’

Golfing legend says his time at helm of Saudi-backed breakaway league saw growth as well as PGA Tour players receiving better prize money.

5 Oct 2025 - 7:35PM

Greg Norman being introduced to the crowd at an LIV Golf event in Doral, Florida, in 2022. Photo: AFP

Asian Tour

International Series could be golden LIV ticket for Kim, if he can find his game

Anthony Kim cards a one-under 69 in opening round of International Jakarta Championship, with immediate return to elite league in his sights.

2 Oct 2025 - 8:19PM

Sergio Garcia

LIV Golf chiefs hope Hong Kong event joins Sevens, Art Basel as a city mainstay

Tournament aims to embed itself as another of Hong Kong’s ‘must-see, must-do’ occasions, according to LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil.

18 Sep 2025 - 1:41PM

Sergio Garcia

LIV Golf signs new 2-year deal with Hong Kong, HSBC league’s first title sponsor

The tournament will return to Hong Kong Golf Club in March 2026, with bank the first presenting partner in team competition’s history.

17 Sep 2025 - 9:34PMvideocam

Fireballs captain Sergio Garcia celebrates winning the team and individual title on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Hong Kong in March. Photo: Eugene Lee

Asian Tour

Norman officially ends time with LIV Golf, hails ‘movement that changed game’

Australian was replaced as CEO by Scott O’Neil at the start of the year, and departure was only a matter of time.

11 Sep 2025 - 10:46PM

Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong ranked in world’s top 50 cities for sport, tipped to host any event

Rankings based on perception and feedback, while Italy’s consul general predicts Hong Kong ‘would succeed’ if it were to stage the Olympics.

11 Sep 2025 - 5:30PM

Asian Tour

Hong Kong Open: Watson, Reed top strong field also aiming for spots at majors

The Masters winners are among 20 LIV golfers who will play at November’s International Series stop in Fanling, but ‘local spots’ will be protected.

2 Sep 2025 - 7:48PM

Bubba Watson plays a shot from the tee at the LIV Golf Team Championship Michigan last month. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Open

Winner of Hong Kong Open to get place at 2 majors - Masters and Open Championship

Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A announce plans to ‘align aspects of the qualification criteria’ for 2026 tournaments.

26 Aug 2025 - 11:00PM

Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2025 Masters and completing a career grand slam. Photo: Reuters

Asian Tour

Why golf in Asia is booming, and what must happen to fulfil the sport’s potential

The region boasts 26.2 million players and more than 600 courses have sprung up – five leading figures spell out how the surge can continue.

31 Jul 2025 - 7:19AM

Jon Rahm

LIV Golf reapplies for world ranking points, eyes approval before 2026 majors

Official World Golf Ranking says it has started the process of determining if the league could be included in system.

12 Jul 2025 - 1:52AM

HSBC

HSBC, LIV Golf sign multi-year deal, with bank to back 14-event season, 2 teams

HSBC to throw weight behind Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC, and Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson’s Majesticks GC.

21 Jul 2025 - 2:57PM

Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau tees off at the third hole during the first round of LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2024. Photo: LIV Golf

PGA Tour

Jay Monahan to step down as PGA Tour commissioner, ex-NFL boss to be first CEO

Jay Monahan’s controversial time running Tour will come to an end in 2026.

18 Jun 2025 - 9:01AM

Jay Monahan will step down as commissioner of the PGA Tour next year. Photo: Getty Images

Asian Tour

Japan next stop for International Series as schedule, new sponsors are locked in

Field at Caledonian Golf Club includes LIV’s Tom McKibbin and John Catlin, Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho, Matthew Cheung, and Japan’s Riyo Ishikawa.

6 May 2025 - 7:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet golf star Bubba Watson’s former WNBA player wife, Angie Watson

The pair married in 2004 and have welcomed 2 children by adoption; meet the woman Masters winner Watson calls ‘the best thing that ever happened to me on or off a golf course’.

9 Apr 2025 - 6:00AM

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