First Look: LIV Golf Greenbrier at The Old White

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

When: August 16-18, 2024

Where: The Old White at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play

Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two Wild Cards

Purse: $25 million US ($20 million individual, $5 million team)

Winner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)

Local Tee Times: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 1:15 p.m. ET; Rd. 3 at 1:05 p.m. ET.

KEY STORYLINES

• LIV Golf returns to The Greenbrier resort for the second consecutive season

• Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau is the defending Greenbrier champion, and Torque GC are the defending team champions

• Just two tournaments remain in the season-long race to determine the Individual Champion and team seeds for the Team Championship

• Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann leads the Individual standings by just under 25 points and could wrap up the title at Greenbrier

• Crushers GC and Legion XIII are the top teams in points and could secure top-three seeds this week

• Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm won his first LIV Golf individual title at the previous tournament, LIV Golf UK by JCB

• Rahm’s Legion XIII won its league-leading fourth team title of the season in England

• The first round at Greenbrier marks the 100th competition day in LIV Golf history

MR. 58 RETURNS

The last time Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau was at Greenbrier, he celebrated a record-setting performance that brought his first individual LIV Golf title.

His 12-under 58 on the final day last year is the lowest round in LIV Golf history and the join-lowest round in any leading pro tour. What's more, his 23-under winning total, which also featured a round of 61 on day 2, remains the lowest of any LIV Golf champion.

DeChambeau returns to Greenbrier this week as the reigning U.S. Open champion, but he has yet to win a LIV Golf tournament in 2024. He currently ranks eighth in the season-long points race and needs a big finish in the last two regular-season tournaments to move inside the top-three bonus-earning positions.

“I’ve got to win one. I need to win one,” DeChambeau said. “That’s my full goal.”

ABOUT THE COURSE

THE OLD WHITE AT THE GREENBRIER
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Par: 70
Yardage: 7,299

• Designed by legendary architect Charles Blair Macdonald, The Old White opened for play in 1914

• Macdonald modeled several holes from some of the most famous in Europe, including holes from St Andrews and Prestwick in Scotland

• Macdonald’s associate Seth Raynor returned in the 1920s to oversee updates to the course

• In addition to Bryson DeChambeau’s win last year, three other current LIV Golf League members have experienced success at The Old White at other professional events – Danny Lee (2015), Kevin Na (2018) and Joaquin Niemann (2019)

• DeChambeau’s 12-under 58 in the final round last year broke the previous professional low of 59 at The Old White

• The par-3 18th is the shortest hole on the course at 160 yards

• The 382-yard 10th hole is the shortest par 4 and not expected to be drivable

• The 507-yard 16th is the longest par 4 on the course but could be moved up to 418 yards

• The course utilizes bentgrass for tees, fairways, greens and fringe/collars, with a projected green speed of 12

TOUGHEST HOLES

3rd
Par 3 | 208 yards
2023 stroke avg: 3.042

15th
Par 3 | 216 yards
2023 stroke avg: 3.042

EASIEST HOLE

12th
Par 5 | 570 yards
2023 stroke avg: 4.392

WEATHER

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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, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.

GLOBAL: Broadcast in over 180 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 several international broadcast partners.

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