The LIV Golf League’s third season gets underway this week with the second edition of the Mayakoba event.
Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm will headline the field in Mexico. He will captain LIV Golf’s first expansion team, Legion XIII. Rahm’s new team will include Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton, American amateur star Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent.
Rahm’s co-headliners at LIV Golf Mayakoba include Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Joaquin Neimann, Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Bryson Dechambeau, Patrick Reed and Henrik Stenson, among others.
Below are some details to get you primed for an exciting week of golf on the Mexican shore.
2023 LIV Golf Mayakoba
Pro Golf Weekly previews LIV Golf’s stop at Mayakoba in this week’s 2024 LIV Golf Mayakoba Primer.
The Skinny
Tournament:Â LIV Golf Mayakoba
Dates:Â Feb. 2-4, 2024
Where: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Course:Â El Camaleon Golf Club
Distance: Par 71, 7017 yards
Architect: Greg Norman
Format: 54-holes: Team & Individual
Purse: $25,000,000
Winning Share: $4,000,000
Winning Team Share: $3,000,000
TV Broadcast: The CW Network
How to Follow: LIV Golf Mayakoba
TELEVISION: Sat-Sun: 1-6 p.m. (The CW)
STREAMING: Fri-Sun: 1-6 p.m. (The CW App, Youtube, LIVGolf.com)
LINKS: Web | X | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube
The Format
The LIV Golf League 2024 features 13 teams comprised of four players competing over a 14-event schedule, with players and teams competing simultaneously for both points and prize money.
Tournaments consist of 54-hole stroke play, no cuts and shotgun starts, ensuring a faster and more exciting pace of play.
Captains: Each team has a captain while members of the four-player teams, including the captain, participate in the three-day tournament.
Individual Winner: The player with the lowest 54-hole stroke play total is the winner. At the season’s end, the player with the most ranking points will be named the season’s Individual Champion.
Team Competition: Over the first two rounds, the best two stroke play scores will count for each team. For the third and final round, the best three scores will count. The lowest overall team score after 54 holes is the team winner. The final event of the season is the team championship.
LIV Golf Mayakoba Field
The LIV field in Mexico will include some of golf’s most familiar names, such as Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion, Brooks Koepka, the reigning PGA champion, Tyrrell Hatton, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson, Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, and Cameron Smith.
Other marquee names, co-headlining in Mexico, include international stars such as Thomas Pieters, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz, Mito Peirera, Paul Casey, Lee Westwood, Dean Burmester, Abraham Ancer, Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell, Adrian Meronk and Anirban Lahiri; along with Americans Matthew Wolff, Charles Howell III, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch, Pat Perez, Brendan Steele, Kevin Na, and Harold Varner III, among others.
Top-5 Betting Favorites
1. Jon Rahm +400
2. Joaquin Niemann +1200
3. Bryson DeChambeau +1400
3. Cameron Smith +1400
3. Tyrrell Hatton +1400
Full Field & Odds
LIV Golf Mayakoba Teams
Below are the 13 teams (with captains italicized) who will compete at Mayakoba.
- 4 ACES GC – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Harold Varner, Pat Perez
- LEGION XIII GC – Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Kieran Vincent, Caleb Surratt
- RIPPER GC – Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Jediah Morgan
- CLEEKS GC – Martin Kaymer, Adrian Meronk, Richard Bland
- SMASH GC – Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch, Graeme McDowell
- CRUSHERS GC – Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri
- MAJESTICKS GC – Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Sam Horsfield
- STINGER GC – Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Dean Burmester
- FIREBALLS GC – Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer, David Puig, Eugenio Chacarra
- RANGEGOATS GC – Bubba Watson, Peter Uihlein, Matthew Wolff, Thomas Pieters
- TORQUE GC – Joaquin Niemann, Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz
- HY FLYERS GC – Phil Mickelson, Andy Ogletree, Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale
- IRON HEADS GC – Kevin Na, Scott Vincent, Danny Lee
Teams: Top-5 Betting Favorites
1. Legions XIII (Rahm) +300
2. 4 Aces (DJ) +450
3. Crushers (DeChambeau) +600
4. Ripper (Cam Smith) +700
5. Fireballs (Sergio) +850
5. Torque (Niemann) +850
LIV Golf Mayakoba Course
El Camaleon Golf Club, the host of the LIV Golf Invitational – Mayakoba, is a Greg Norman-design in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The course boasts a variety of tropical settings, including a jungle, mangroves, and oceanside holes.
Distinctive hazards such as cenotes (sink holes), including the famous “cave bunker” along with crystal-clear fresh-water canals make El Camaleon one of the most visually appealing on all the pro tours. It is certified by Audubon International for its commitment to the environment.
From a scenic standpoint, situated along the Mexican Caribbean Sea coastline, it will be one of the best the players see all year.
Fast Facts
El Camaleon GC
Opened: 1999
Par: 36-35-71
Yards: 7062
Par 3s: 4 (4, 8, 10, 15)
Par 5s: 3 (5, 7, 13)
Payouts: Points & Money
The tournament winner will receive a $4,000,000 payday along with 40 first-place points.
Note: a one-hole playoff will be conducted if there is a tie for first place after 54 holes. Hole 18 will be repeated until a winner is determined.
Pos-(Points)-Money
1 (40) $4,000,000
2 (30) $2,125,000
3 (24) $1,500,000
4 (18) $1,050,000
5 (16) $975,000
6 (14) $800,000
7 (13) $675,000
8 (12) $625,000
9 (11) $580,000
10 (10) $560,000
11 (8) $540,000
12 (7) $450,000
13 (6) $360,000
14 (5) $270,000
15 (4) $250,000
16 (3) $240,000
17 (3) $232,000
18 (2) $226,000
19 (2) $220,000
20 (2) $200,000
21 (1) $180,000
22 (1) $172,000
23 (1) $170,000
24 (1) $168,000
25 (-) $166,000
26 (-) $164,000
27 (-) $162,000
28 (-) $160,000
29 (-) $158,000
30 (-) $156,000
31 (-) $154,000
32 (-) $152,000
33 (-) $150,000
34 (-) $148,000
35 (-) $146,000
36 (-) $144,000
37 (-) $142,000
38 (-) $140,000
39 (-) $138,000
40 (-) $136,000
41 (-) $134,000
42 (-) $132,000
43 (-) $130,000
44 (-) $128,000
45 (-) $126,000
46 (-) $124,000
47 (-) $122,000
48 (-) $120,000
Next Stop: LIV Golf Las Vegas
LIV Golf Las Vegas (Feb. 8-10) – Vegas is the setting for a high-stakes showdown when the LIV Golf League rolls into town, during Super Bowl week, for the second event in this year’s schedule.
Many of the world’s top players will be at the Las Vegas Country Club in the spirit of what was once the Wild West.
