First Look: LIV Golf Nashville at The Grove
An early glance at LIV Golf Nashville, the ninth tournament in the 2024 LIV Golf League.
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
When: June 21-23, 2024
Where: The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee
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 12:15 p.m. local (1:15 p.m. ET); Rd. 3 at 12:05 p.m. local (1:05 p.m. ET)
KEY STORYLINES
LIV Golf makes its first visit to Tennessee, which becomes the 12th different state to host a LIV Golf tournament
Five tournaments remain in the regular season that will determine the season-long Individual Champion and seeds for the final 2024 tournament, the Team Championship in Dallas
Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau makes his first start after winning the U.S. Open in epic fashion at Pinehurst with a dramatic 55-yard bunker shot to set up his winning par putt on the final hole More details on DeChambeau’s win here
DeChambeau earned the second major victory of his career and joins Smash GC Captain Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA Champion) as players who have won majors since joining LIV Golf
DeChambeau’s Crushers leads the team standings, while Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann is the current individual points leader
Cleeks GC, captained by two-time major winner Martin Kaymer, won its first LIV Golf team title at the previous tournament in Houston
Torque’s Carlos Ortiz won his first LIV Golf individual title by one stroke over Cleeks newcomer Adrian Meronk
The Cleeks are the 10th different team to win a team trophy, while Ortiz is the 17th different individual winner
Legion XIII’s Tyrrell Hatton is the only player this season to finish with points (top 24) in each of the first eight tournaments this season.
Six LIV Golf players who have qualified for the men’s golf competition at the Paris Olympics will be in the field – Spain’s Jon Rahm (Legion XIII) and David Puig (Fireballs GC), Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz (Torque GC) and Abraham Ancer (Fireballs GC), Poland’s Adrian Meronk (Cleeks GC) and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann (Torque) More details here
ABOUT THE COURSE
THE GROVE
College Grove, Tennessee
Par: 71 Yardage: 7,297
Designed by LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman, The Grove opened in 2012
Golf Digest ranks The Grove as one of its top 10 courses in its Best In Tennessee list
The Grove hosted one of the four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events in 2023, and has also hosted USGA and NCAA tournaments
The course has been modified from a members’ par-72 to a par-71 for LIV Golf Nashville, with the second hole playing as a par-4 at 529 yards, making it the longest par 4 on the course
The 344-yard par-4 fourth could play as a drivable hole depending on the tee location
Tees and fairways grass are Zorro Zoysia, while the green is TifEagle Bermuda
Projected stimpmeter green speed will be between 12.5 to 13
SURRAT RETURNS TO TENNESSEE
LIV Golf’s youngest player, 20-year-old Caleb Surratt, returns to his home state this week at LIV Golf Nashville.
Born in North Carolina, Surratt played collegiately at the University of Tennessee and remains a Knoxville resident. He turned pro as a teenager before the 2024 LIV Golf season to join Jon Rahm’s expansion Legion XIII team.
“I’m ecstatic,” said Surratt, who won the 2023 SEC Championship as a freshman while earning All-American honors. “It’ll be the first time all my friends and family really get to come out and see me.”
Surratt currently ranks 35th in points, finishing top 15 in each of his first two starts. He also has contributed to Legion XIII’s two team victories in Mayakoba and Miami; the team ranks second in the points standings.
“I’m so happy to be here,” Surratt said. “I’ve started to embrace being here instead of being scared of the moment.”
WEATHER
Forecast from weather.com
FRIDAY - RD. 1 | SATURDAY - RD. 2 | SUNDAY - RD. 3 | |
Temps | Hi: 95 Lo: 72 | Hi: 97 Lo: 73 | Hi: 96 Lo: 73 |
Outlook | Mostly Sunny | Mostly Sunny | Partly Cloudy |
Chance of precipitation | 11% | 13% | 15% |
Wind | ENE, 4 mph | SSW, 5 mph | SW, 9 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, LIV Golf YouTube and Caffeine.
Saturday and Sunday – Live on The CW, 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 several international broadcast partners.
In person: Tickets available here
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