What Is LIV Golf? 2026 Format, Teams, Schedule Explained

The 2026 LIV Golf season is officially underway with live coverage on FOX Sports and streaming live on FOX One. Here's everything to know to gear up for an exciting season of action.

WHAT IS LIV GOLF?

LIV Golf is a unique league with tournaments played over four rounds and 72 holes across four days, anchored by shotgun starts, where every group begins play simultaneously on different holes. That's a change from prior seasons, when events ran three rounds over 54 holes. LIV's 13 four-player teams compete for both individual and team honors at every event.

WAIT, THERE ARE TEAMS?!

Yes. LIV features 13 teams of four players, including some of the biggest names in the sport: 4Aces GC, Cleeks GC, Crushers GC, Fireballs GC, HyFlyers GC, Korean Golf Club, Legion XIII, Majesticks GC, OKGC, RangeGoats GC, Ripper GC, Southern Guards GC and Torque GC.

Three teams enter 2026 under new names. Iron Heads GC is now Korean Golf Club, Stinger GC is now Southern Guards GC, and Smash GC is now OKGC under new captain Talor Gooch.
 

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MEET THE PLAYERS

LIV's roster for 2026 includes 57 players, 13 team captains among them, headlined by major champions Jon Rahm (Legion XIII), Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC), Phil Mickelson (HyFlyers GC), Dustin Johnson (4Aces GC), Sergio García (Fireballs GC) and Joaquín Niemann (Torque GC).

The offseason brought real turnover. Brooks Koepka received an early, mutually agreed release from Smash GC (now OKGC), with Harold Varner III taking his spot. Abraham Ancer moved to Torque GC, and Victor Pérez joined Cleeks GC.

ALRIGHT, BACK TO THE FORMAT

All 57 players, including five wild-card entries, compete across the 13 four-player teams. The player with the lowest score after 72 holes wins individual honors, while the team with the lowest combined score wins the team title. Competitors accumulate points toward season-long individual and team championships.

HOW TO WATCH

FOX One is the home base for LIV Golf in 2026. Every round of every event streams live on FOX One, with select rounds also airing across the rest of the FOX family of networks, including FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Business Network. More than half the schedule airs on FOX or FS1, and coverage is also available on the FOX Sports App and to LIV Golf+ app subscribers.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• February 4–7: Riyadh
• February 12–15: Adelaide
• March 5–8: Hong Kong
• March 12–15: Singapore
• March 19–22: South Africa
• April 16–19: Mexico City
• May 7–10: Virginia
• June 4–7: Andalucia
• June 25–28: Louisiana (postponed, new date to be announced)
• July 23–26: United Kingdom
• August 6–9: New York
• August 20–23: Indianapolis
• August 27-30: Michigan

AND THE WINNER IS …

Jon Rahm enters the season as the defending individual champion after shooting a career-best 11-under 60 at LIV Golf Indianapolis to overtake points leader Joaquín Niemann on the final day of the 2025 season, despite not winning a single event. Rahm's Legion XIII also enters as the defending team champion, having beaten Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers GC in a playoff at the season-ending Team Championship.

The individual champion is crowned after the 13th event of the season, based on points earned. The team championship is decided at the 14th and final event, where four qualifying teams play down to a winner.

PLAYERS' FUTURES ALSO ON THE LINE

Every player's position in the final standings determines their status with the league the following season, with players sorted into three tiers: the Lock Zone, the Open Zone and the Drop Zone at the bottom, which carries the risk of relegation. 

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