Things have fallen into place rather quickly for the LIV Golf Invitational Series in recent days. After all, the complete field was only confirmed with the commitment of Phil Mickelson days before the start of the inaugural Series at Centurion Club in London.
Since then, the team captains, names and logos have been revealed and there’s been the draft event to determine which team each of the players will represent.
The LIV Golf Series format is markedly different from regular tournaments. For example, each of the seven regular events takes place over 54 holes and three days, rather than 72 holes in four days. There also isn't a cut, while the tournament combines both individual strokeplay golf with a team format.
Another big difference is the shotgun start. This means that each player is assigned a tee to begin their round, and he will play his first tee shot at the sound of a klaxon. With pairings of three, all 48 players will be on the course at once, rather than the staggered tee times of regular tournaments. One of the results of this is that every player will experience similar weather conditions. Another is that the day’s play will conclude significantly sooner than we’re used to seeing in other events.
