LIV Golf 2025 Schedule
Posted by Jamie Martin on 5th Dec 2024
LIV Golf gears up for its fourth season in 2025, with 14 tournaments scheduled around the globe. Ten events have been officially announced, with four more to come. Tournaments in South Korea and Indianapolis are new stopovers for LIV Golf in 2025.
LIV team rosters are yet to be finalised, but the winner of the LIV promotion series in mid-December is guaranteed a spot on one of the 13 teams, as is the winner of the Asian Tour’s International Series.
Looking at the timing of the 2025 LIV Golf schedule and connecting some admittedly distant dots, is a possible tie up between LIV and the DP World Tour looming in 2025?
LIV GOLF 2025 SCHEDULE
LIV RIYADH February 6-8
LIV’s fourth season kicks off at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia. The course takes over from Royal Greens in Jeddah as the Saudi stopover. Riyadh GC has previously hosted the Asian Tour’s Saudi Open.
Defending: Joaquin Niemann. Crushers GC.
LIV ADELAIDE February 14-16
LIV Adelaide was again nominated as the world’s best golf event after the 2024 edition set a new attendance record. Over 94,000 spectators flooded into The Grange Golf Club, creating an electrifying atmosphere that culminated in a playoff win for Ripper GC. LIV Adelaide will be held a couple of months earlier in 2025 and local fans will be hoping Ripper GC can get the job done again.
Defending: Brendan Steele. Ripper GC.
LIV HONG KONG March 7-9
The short, quirky Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling course was tamed by Fireballs’ Abraham Ancer when LIV Hong Kong made its debut in 2024. Meanwhile, Bryson’s Crushers pulled off an incredible comeback to win the team tournament. 4Aces Patrick Reed won the Asian Tour’s Hong Kong Open at the same course in November after shooting a 59.
Defending: Abraham Ancer. Crushers GC.
LIV SINGAPORE March 14-16
LIV’s mini-Asian swing wraps up in Singapore and Sentosa Golf Club will again host the LIV Singapore tournament. Sentosa Golf Club was named the world’s best golf course in 2023 and it’s expected to be hot and humid again for LIV Singapore, particularly with the event now earlier in the schedule. Brooks Koepka won in Singapore last year, holding off Ripper GC’s Cam Smith and Marc Leishman.
Defending: Brooks Koepka. Ripper GC.
LIV KOREA May 2-4
A new event for 2025, LIV Korea will be played at Incheon’s Jack Nicklaus Golf Course. The course was the host venue of the 2015 President’s Cup. LIV Korea can be considered a bit of a home game for IronHeads GC, with talented Danny Lee born in Incheon before emigrating to New Zealand.
New event
LIV DALLAS June 27-29
LIV Dallas shifts to a mid-year date in 2025 after hosting the LIV Teams Championship last year. Maridoe Golf Club is the venue again. It’s also a home game for Bryson Dechambeau: the 2024 US Open champion and Crushers captain resides in Dallas.
Defending: Sebastian Munoz. Ripper GC.
LIV ANDALUCIA July 11-13
LIV Andalucia is always a highlight, with the spectacular but difficult Valderrama taking centre stage. The tournament returns for the third year in a row and Spanish superstars Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia — captains of Legion XIII and Fireballs, respectively — will be keen to win on home soil. Garcia won a two-hole playoff in 2024 against Anirban Lahiri, who missed a one-foot putt to win in regulation.
Defending: Sergio Garcia. Fireballs GC.
LIV UK June 25-27
Played after the Open Championship in 2024, LIV UK shifts to a June date in 2025. Played at JCB Golf and Country Club near Uttoxeter, the course features rolling fairways and island greens — a complete contrast to what LIV players will experience at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush a few weeks later. Could the Majesticks finally win one? Or will England’s Tyrell Hatton prove his class?
Defending: Jon Rahm. Legion XIII.
LIV CHICAGO August 8-10
LIV Chicago was arguably the surprise event of the year in 2024. Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal course, was short but its small, fast greens made it a true test for the elite LIV field. Half the players finished over par but Jon Rahm got the job done on his way to claiming the LIV Individual Championship.
Defending: Jon Rahm. Crushers GC.
LIV INDIANAPOLIS August 15-17
A new event for 2025, LIV Indianapolis will certainly be intriguing. It’ll be played at The Club at Chatham Hills, which sounds almost as eccentric as the bloke who designed the course — the legendary architect Pete Dye. It was Dye’s last design and LIV Indianapolis might be the last stand for players in the dreaded Drop Zone, aka LIV’s relegation category.
New event
IS A LIV GOLF/DP WORLD TOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THE CARDS?
Assessing the LIV Golf Tour and DP World Tour schedules simultaneously suggests there might be a degree of coordination in programming.
Only one tournament out of the first five LIV events will be played opposite a DP World Tour event (the Joburg Open in South Africa vs LIV Hong Kong). In contrast, LIV’s 2024 schedule saw their first four events in conflict with DP World Tour dates.
Then there’s the back-to-back scheduling of the DP World Tour’s Singapore Classic and LIV Singapore in March. It may be a quirk but could be perfect for LIV players wanting to play a quick turnaround and a tournament offering OWGR points. And there is also an intriguing as-yet unnamed DP World Tour event in the Middle East on the same week as LIV Riyadh.
A LIV/DP World Tour partnership would have benefits for both tours. An injection of Saudi Public Investment Fund capital would prop up the precarious financial position of the DP World Tour and allow high profile LIV players into their fields. For LIV Golf members, it would provide access to tournaments offering world ranking points that would boost the chances of gaining major starts and making Ryder Cup teams.
WHO IS JOINING LIV IN 2025
Tony Finau looks set to be announced to play on LIV in 2025. His team options could be Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII or Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats.
HOW TO WATCH LIV GOLF IN 2025
Australian golf fans can watch every LIV event live on free-to-air channel 7 and the 7+ app.
In the US, LIV events are broadcast on the CW channel.
The LIV+ app and YouTube channel will also broadcast LIV tournaments to selected countries. LIV tournaments will also be shown on L’Equipe, SuperSport, DirecTV, K+, Servus TV, SPOTV, and Claro.
LIV GOLF TEAMS 2025
4 ACES
Dustin Johnson (captain), Patrick Reed, Pat Perez, Harold Varner, Thomas Pieters
CLEEKS
Martin Kaymer (captain), Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk,
CRUSHERS
Bryson DeChambeau (captain), Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri
FIREBALLS
Sergio Garcia (captain), Abraham Ancer, Eugenio Chacarra, David Puig
HYFLYERS
Phil Mickelson (captain), Cameron Tringale, Brendan Steele, Andy Ogletree
IRON HEADS
Kevin Na (captain), Danny Lee, Jinichiro Kozuma,
LEGION XIII
Jon Rahm (captain), Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt,
MAJESTICKS
Ian Poulter (co-captain), Henrik Stenson (co-captain), Lee Westwood (co-captain), Sam Horsfield
RANGEGOATS
Bubba Watson (captain), Peter Uihlein, Matthew Wolff,
RIPPER
Cameron Smith (captain), Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Lucas Herbert
SMASH
Brooks Koepka (captain), Jason Kokrak, Graeme McDowell, Talor Gooch
STINGER
Louis Oosthuizen (captain), Charl Schwartzel, Dean Burmester,
TORQUE
Joaquin Niemann (captain), Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz
Written by Jamie Martin
Jamie Martin is currently locked in a battle to keep his handicap hovering around the mid-single digits. Despite his obvious short-game shortcomings, Jamie enjoys playing and writing about every aspect of golf and is often seen making practice swings in a mirror.
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