FIRST LOOK: 2023 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN MIAMI
Oct 17, 2023 - 7:12 PMWritten by: LIV Golf Staff
An early glance at the LIV Golf Team Championship in Miami, the season-ending event of the 2023 LIV Golf League.
When: October 20-22, 2023
Where: Trump National Doral Miami, Miami, Florida
Competition: Team match play for Quarterfinals and Semifinals; stroke play for Finals
Field: 12 teams (4 players per team)
Purse: $50 million
Local tee time: Shotgun start at 1:15 p.m EDT for Quarterfinals and Semifinals; 1:05 p.m. EDT for Finals
KEY STORYLINES
LIV Golf completes its first full League season with a return to Miami for the Team Championship, the season-ending team-only competition involving both match play and stroke play
The tournament will be played at the famed Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral, with a total purse of $50 million, largest of any LIV Golf event
Defending champion 4Aces GC, captained by Dustin Johnson, enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year
The top four teams in the season-long points standings – 4Aces GC, Crushers GC, Torque GC and RangeGoats GC – earned first-round byes, with the eight remaining teams competing in a match-play format (two Singles, one Foursomes) in Friday’s Quarterfinals
The four Quarterfinals winners will advance to Saturday’s Semifinals, with teams once again competing in match play (two Singles, one Foursomes)
For both the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, higher-seeded teams will select their opponents
Sunday’s Finals involves all 12 teams/48 players competing in a three-tier stroke play competition, with every score counting to determine the final order
Talor Gooch, winner of the Individual Champion after last week’s LIV Golf Jeddah, competed for 4Aces last year before joining Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats this season
Smash GC Captain Brooks Koepka enters Miami after successfully defending his Jeddah tournament title by beating Gooch on the second playoff hole
Fireballs GC, captained by Sergio Garcia, won the team title in Jeddah for its second victory of the season
Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith, who finished second in the Individual standings, shot a 7-under 65 in last year’s Finals to lead his team to a second-place finish
ABOUT THE COURSE
TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL MIAMI
Miami, Florida
Par 72
Yardage 7,725
The Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral is hosting the LIV Golf Team Championship for the second consecutive year
Doral hosted elite-level professional tournaments starting in 1962
The course was lengthened and made more dramatic during a complete redesign by famed golf architect Gil Hanse in 2014
The course features a series of strategically placed deep bunkers, long flowing fairways, interesting undulating greens, deep Bermuda rough and a challenging assortment of water hazards
The famous 18th hole is traditionally considered one of the most difficult in golf
LIV Golf members Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed are among the golfers who have tamed the Blue Monster, while Bubba Watson is a three-time runner-up
LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman won three times at Doral during a seven-year stretch (1990, 1993, 1996)
“It's a great golf course. It's a good test of golf. It's a course I've always enjoyed playing..” – Dustin Johnson
WEATHER
Forecast from weather.com
FRIDAY, RD. 1 | SATURDAY, RD. 2 | SUNDAY, RD. 3 | |
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Temps | Hi: 86 Lo: 68 | Hi: 85 Lo: 66 | Hi: 85 Lo: 68 |
Outlook | Mostly Sunny | Sunny | Mostly Sunny |
Chance of precipitation | 22% | 8% | 4% |
Wind | NW, 9 mph | WNW, 10 mph | N, 7 mph |
HOW TO WATCH
United States: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets.
Friday – Live on **** The CW App, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube
Saturday and Sunday – Live on The CW App, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.
Global: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on 12 international broadcast partners and counting.
Broadcast details: Click here
In person: Tickets available here
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