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Trump Doral to host LIV Golf season finale; More big names heavily linked to Saudi-backed tour
LIV Golf Invitational Series today announced Trump National Doral Miami as the host for the season-ending Team Championship set for October 27-30.
The iconic Blue Monster course will stage the seeded four-day, four-round, match play knock-out event featuring 12 teams competing for $50MM. The first-place team will walk away with $16m, followed by $10m for second, and $8m for third with each player on the team receiving a 25% cut of earnings. The Team Championship is the eighth and final event on the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series schedule.
In regards to the tournament, CEO and Commissioner of LIV Golf, Greg Norman said: “There could not be a more perfect location to host our biggest event of the year at a course with such a long history with professional golfers, and we are excited to add another piece of history to this famed destination,”
“I am very much looking forward to October to watch these teams go head-to-head to compete for the largest prize purse in tournament history. As we continue to select locations for our events in world-class cities, we knew Miami had to be included in the rota, and the Blue Monster is a fan favorite and a perfect place to end our inaugural season.”
Remastered by Gil Hanse in 2014, the famed Blue Monster is one of the legendary courses in America having hosted professional elite events for 55 years. Stretching over 7,600 yards, 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 – all of which combine for a course that requires both length and finesse to score well. The famous 18th hole is traditionally ranked as one of the most difficult by touring professionals.
“Trump National Doral is one of the finest golf resorts anywhere in the world and we are honored to host the LIV Golf Invitational Team Championship in October. The iconic Blue Monster is a beloved championship venue that has hosted many of the greatest players in all of golf and we are looking forward to making this event a phenomenal success,” said Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization.
In addition to the event at Trump Doral being announced, there has also been some new insight on what golfers may be playing in the LIV Golf events.
According to The Telegraph. Sergio Garcia is one of the big names who have reportedly applied for a release from the PGA Tour to play in the $25m LIV Golf tournament in St Albans set to begin in June. In a fascinating turn of events, it appears Garcia is willing to risk his future potential Ryder Cup captaincy to play in the event. Garcia is the European team’s all-time points leader so losing him would be quite a devastating blow.
Monday was the last day for PGA Tour members to apply for a release to play at the Centurion Club for the first LIV event and there are reportedly as many as twenty PGA Tour players including at least three major winners that have already applied for permission prior to the 5pm deadline.
Among the players who have been speculated to have potentially applied are 2010 Open Champ Louis Oosthuizen and fellow countrymen Charl Schwartzel, and Branden Grace. Englishmen Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, as well as American Kevin Na have also been heavily linked.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
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- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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geohogan
Apr 29, 2022 at 4:25 pm
Soon they will own the Presidency.
US golf courses owned by Donald Trump could host events in a hugely controversial new league funded by Saudi Arabia, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/19/trump-golf-courses-saudi-arabia-league-liv
USGA Brad
Apr 27, 2022 at 12:47 am
Doral is so hard. When was the last time a Major was played in FL?
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Niacin
Apr 26, 2022 at 6:26 am
Did Khashoggi work for the Washington Post? I don’t see the problem. 50 million purse? I’ll watch that.
Rich
Apr 26, 2022 at 10:13 am
When a regime of killers takes a bone saw to your mother for telling the truth about the killers, maybe you’ll feel different.
Grow up, young one.
Holden Tudiks
Apr 26, 2022 at 3:54 pm
LIV Golf haters are seething right now. Worry less my friends and don’t forget your daily meds.
Vspin1
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:12 am
You are pathetic. Do something about it if you care so much.
Not Rich
Apr 27, 2022 at 2:50 pm
Hey old one… aka Rich… are you all electric? Because I sure you have used some Saudi gas recently.. you get a clue idiot
Edmund
Apr 25, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Everybody sucking up to the Jamal Khashoggi hit squad now.
Why does it seem like the Saudis and Israelis own the US? Because they control the oil and currency?