An early glance at LIV Golf London, the ninth of 14 tournaments in the 2023 LIV Golf League season.
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
When: July 7-9, 2023
Where: Centurion Club, St Albans, England
Competition: 54 holes of stroke play
Field: 48 players/12 teams
Purse: US$25 million ($20 million individual, $5 million team)
Winner’s Share: US$4 million (individual), $3 million (team)
Local tee time: Shotgun start for Rds. 1-2 at 1:15 p.m. ET, Rd. 3 at 1:05 p.m.
KEY STORYLINES
LIV Golf League returns to the site of its inaugural tournament that launched the 2022 Invitational season
In addition to hosting the first-ever LIV Golf event, Centurion Club becomes the first course to repeat as a host site
Charl Schwartzel (individual winner) and his all-South African Stinger GC (team winner) are set to defend their LIV Golf London titles
Six players from the United Kingdom are in this week’s 48-player field: England’s Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Richard Bland and Laurie Canter, and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell
Longtime English stars Westwood and Poulter are co-captains (along with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson) of Majesticks GC, with Canter as a reserve player for the injured Sam Horsfield
LIV Golf London will be the second consecutive tournament played in Europe, following last week’s LIV Golf Andalucía in Spain
Andalucía winners Talor Gooch (individual) and Torque GC (team) each won for the third time this season
Gooch enters LIV Golf London as the leader in the season-long Individual Champion standings, while 4Aces GC tops the team standings
ABOUT THE COURSE
CENTURION CLUB
St Albans, England
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,068
Hosted LIV Golf’s inaugural tournament in the 2022 Invitational Series season won by Charl Schwartzel (individual) and his all-South African Stinger GC (team)
First course to host multiple LIV Golf events
Has also hosted multiple Aramco Team Series events on the Ladies European Tour
Scorecard includes five par 3s and four par 5s – three of those on the final nine holes
Raised tees provide broad views across the landscape
80 bunkers and four major water features provide defense
Holes 1-5 and 14-18 meander through pine woodlands
New tee at the ninth hole makes it a par 5 playing to 513 yards
18th tee has been moved up to make it reachable in two at 559 yards
WEATHER
Forecast from weather.com
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|
Temps | Hi: 81 Lo: 64 | Hi: 82 Lo: 58 | Hi: 73 Lo: 56 |
Outlook | Mostly Sunny | PM Thunderstorms | AM Showers |
Chance of precipitation | 7% | 56% | 42% |
Wind | SE, 13 mph | SSE 13 mph | SW, 11 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. Tape delayed on the CW starting at 1 p.m. ET.
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.
In person: Tickets available here
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