HOW TO PICK YOUR LIV GOLF FANTASY TEAM

We’re here to help.

The basic lineup is simple: one captain, three (non-captain) starters, one (non-captain) substitute and one team. You can select a maximum of two players from the same team. And just like in LIV Golf’s actual competition, the top three individual scores count each round (along with the counting score of your selected team).

Sure, you could do some serious numbers crunching, over-analyze each player’s current form, and consider course knowledge – such as at this week’s LIV Golf Greenbrier, in which 27 of the 48 players in the field have competed in previous pro tournaments held on The Old White course.

Or you could just go the theme route and make things simpler. Here are a few approaches you might consider:

The Points Leaders

Here’s how your team would look if you selected the current top performers in the season-long Individual Champion and Team races.

CAPTAIN – Cameron Smith (No. 2 in points)
STARTERS – Talor Gooch (No. 1), Patrick Reed (No. 4), Branden Grace (No. 6)

SUBSTITUTE – Harold Varner III (No. 7)

TEAM – 4Aces GC (No. 1)

The In-Form Lineup

These players have top-12 points finishes in two of the last three LIV Golf tournaments, while the team has the most podium finishes in the last four events.

CAPTAIN – Dustin Johnson (9th in Andalucía, 5th in London)
STARTERS – Patrick Reed (5th in Andalucía, 2nd in London), Sebastián Muñoz (4th in DC, 4th in Andalucía), Cameron Tringale (9th in DC, 8th in Andalucía, 8th in London)

SUBSTITUTE – Harold Varner III (1st in DC, 12th in London)
TEAM – Stinger GC (1st in Tulsa, 2nd in DC, 3rd in London)

The All-Podium Team

These players have the most regular-season podium finishes since LIV Golf’s debut in 2022.

CAPTAIN – Brooks Koepka (4). Note: Dustin Johnson also has four podium finishes but he’s not an option since we’re selecting his 4Aces teammates Reed and Uihlein
STARTERS – Branden Grace (5), Patrick Reed (4), Talor Gooch (3)
SUBSTITUTE – Peter Uihlein (3)
TEAM – 4Aces GC (10, plus last year’s Team Championship)

That ‘70s Team

These players were all born in the 1970s, making them among the most experienced pros in the LIV Golf lineup.

CAPTAIN – Phil Mickelson (born in 1970)

STARTERS – Richard Bland (1973), Lee Westwood (1973), Ian Poulter (1976). Note: Westwood and Poulter are Majesticks co-captains but are listed as regular players for fantasy game purposes (Henrik Stenson is the listed captain)

SUBSTITUTE – Pat Perez (1976)

TEAM – Majesticks GC or Cleeks GC (oldest by average age)

The Newest Pros

These players are the most recent to turn pro.

CAPTAIN – Joaquin Niemann (turned pro in 2018)
STARTERS – David Puig (2022), Eugenio Chacarra (2022), James Piot (2022)

SUBSTITUTE – Jediah Morgan (2021)

TEAM – Torque GC (youngest team in league)

The All-Distance Team

If you want a lineup with a ton of power, here are the top available players in driving distance average this season.

CAPTAIN – Dustin Johnson (Ranked 2nd)

STARTERS – Peter Uihlein (1st), David Puig (3rd), Dean Burmester (4th)

SUBSTITUTE – Mito Pereira (6th)

TEAM – Torque GC (1st)

The All-Fairway Team

If you want a lineup that finds the fairway with the most frequency, here are the top available players in Fairways Hit.

CAPTAIN – Henrik Stenson (Ranked 1st)

STARTERS – Abraham Ancer (2nd), Richard Bland (3rd), Paul Casey (4th)

SUBSTITUTE ­– Talor Gooch (5th)

TEAM – Majesticks GC (1st)

The All-GIR Team

If you want a lineup that hits the most greens, here are the top available players in Greens in Regulation.

CAPTAIN – Brooks Koepka (Ranked 1st)

STARTERS – Mito Pereira (2nd), Sebastián Muñoz (3rd), Jason Kokrak (4th)
SUBSTITUTE ­– Brendan Steele (5th)

TEAM – Torque GC (1st)

The All-Putting Team

If you want a lineup that needs the fewest putts per round, here are the top available players in Putting Average.

CAPTAIN – Cameron Smith (Ranked 1st)
STARTERS – Patrick Reed (2nd), Cameron Tringale (3rd), Anirban Lahiri (T4)
SUBSTITUTE ­– Matt Jones (T4)
TEAM – 4Aces GC (1st)

The All-Birdie Team

If you want a lineup of birdie-makers, here are the top available players in birdies made.

CAPTAIN – Dustin Johnson (Ranked 1st)

STARTERS – Talor Gooch (4th), Patrick Reed (5th), Sebastián Muñoz (6th)

SUBSTITUTE – Jason Kokrak (T8)

TEAM – 4Aces GC (1st)

The All-Greenbrier Team

This lineup is a bit more subjective, but each of these players have shown the ability to play well at The Old White

CAPTAIN – Joaquin Niemann (won in 2019). Could also pick Kevin Na (won in 2018)

STARTERS – Danny Lee (won in 2015), Sebastián Muñoz (T3 in 2017, T7 in 2019), Cameron Tringale (T4 in 2011 and 2014)

SUBSTITUTE – Matt Jones (T2 in 2013, T10 in 2019)

TEAM – Iron Heads GC (includes Greenbrier winners Na and Lee)

The All-Continent Team

Here are the top-ranked available players from the six continents that are represented by the LIV Golf Greenbrier field

CAPTAIN – Cameron Smith (Oceania-Australia)
STARTERS – Talor Gooch (North America-USA), Branden Grace (Africa-South Africa), Sebastián Muñoz (South America-Colombia)

SUBSTITUTE – Anirban Lahiri (Asia-India) or Eugenio Chacarra (Europe-Spain)

TEAM – Cleeks GC (only team with four players from different countries)