Following a week where Jon Rahm pocketed $22 million for a double win at LIV Golf Chicago, the upstart tour closes out its 2024 season in Texas with the third annual LIV Golf Team Championship.
Contested at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, just outside of Dallas, Bryson DeChambeau and the top-seeded Crushers GC will be on hand to defend their 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship title.
Headlining alongside DeChambeau will be a bevy of other superstars including Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Joaquin Niemann, and Cameron Smith, among others.
Below are some details to get you primed for an exciting week of team golf in Big D.
The Skinny
Tournament: LIV Golf Dallas
Dates: Sept 20-22, 2024
Where: Miami, FL
Course: Maridoe Golf Club
Schedule Week: 14 of 14
Distance: Par 72 / 7438
Format: Team Match Play (Quarters/Semis); Stroke Play (Finals)
Purse: $50,000,000
Defending Champs: Crushers GC
TV Broadcast: The CW Network
Time Zone: Central Time (CT)
Weather: Friday: Hi 98, Sunny, S/8 mph; Sat: Hi 96, Mostly Sunny, SSE/10 mph; Sun: Hi 93, Mostly Sunny S/11 mph
Team Championship History
Past Champions
2022 – 4 Aces GC (D Johnson, T Gooch, P Perez, P Reed)
2023 – Crushers GC (B DeChambeau, P Casey, C Howell, A Lahiri)
Host Courses
2022 – Trump National Doral – Miami, FL
2023 – Trump National Doral – Miami, FL
2024 – Maridoe Golf Club – Carrollton, TX
LIV Golf Team Championship: How it Works
The LIV Golf League awarded points to teams based on their finish at each tournament, with values ranging from 32 points (first place) to 0 (9th-12th). Following the 13th and final regular season event in Chicago, team standings determined seeds 1-13 for the Team Championship in Dallas.
The three top-seeded teams earned a bye into the weekend. Those three are: 1. Crushers GC (DeChambeau), 2. Legions XIII (Rahm), and 3. Ripper GC (Cam Smith).
Competition Format
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, Sept. 20, 11:15 a.m. CDT
MATCH PLAY
10 TEAMS/40 PLAYERS
5 HEAD-TO-HEAD TEAM MATCHES
2 SINGLES MATCHES, 1 FOURSOMES MATCH
- Teams seeded 1-3 will receive a bye.
- Teams seeded 4-13 will compete in head-to-head match-play competitions.
- Highest-ranked teams select their opponents.
- All 40 players among those 10 teams will compete in a shotgun start.
- For each head-to-head team matchup, three matches will take place: two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match.
- Matches will be played until a winner is determined; there will be no ties. Each match winner receives one point.
- The five teams earning two points will advance to Saturday’s semifinals.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:15 a.m. CDT
MATCH PLAY
8 TEAMS/32 PLAYERS
4 HEAD-TO-HEAD TEAM MATCHES
2 SINGLES, 1 FOURSOMES PER MATCH
- Teams seeded 1-3 will join the winning five teams from Friday for another day of head-to-head team match play.
- Highest-ranked teams select their opponents via draft.
- All 32 players among those eight teams will compete in a shotgun start.
- Teams compete in the same format as Friday: two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match, with each match winner receiving one point.
- Matches will be played until a winner is determined; there will be no ties.
- The four teams earning two points will compete for the Team Championship title in Sunday’s finals.
FINALS
Sunday, Sept. 21, 11:05 a.m. CDT
STROKE PLAY
ALL 4 SCORES COUNT
ALL 13 TEAMS/52 PLAYERS
3 COMPETITION TIERS
- All 52 players among the 13 teams will compete in a shotgun start with one round of stroke play.
- All four individual scores count towards the team’s score.
- The four semifinal winners will compete for 1st through 4th place.
- The four teams defeated in the semifinals compete for 5th through 8th place.
- The five teams defeated in the quarterfinals compete for 9th through 13th place.
- Prizes are awarded to teams based on their finishing position.
- The lowest team score on Sunday among the four teams that advanced to the finals is crowned the 2024 LIV Golf League Team Champions.
Quarter-Final Matchups
The team matchups will be published on Thursday morning after schedule is released by LIV Golf Media.
SMASH (4) vs. IRONHEADS (13)
Singles 1: Brooks Koepka (Smash) vs. Kevin Na (Iron Heads)
Singles 2: Talor Gooch (Smash) vs. Danny Lee (Iron Heads)
Foursomes: Jason Kokrak-Graeme McDowell (Smash) vs. Jinichiro Kozuma-Scott Vincent (Iron Heads)
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TORQUE (5) vs. HYFLYERS (12)
Singles 1: Joaquin Niemann (Torque) vs. Andy Ogletree (HyFlyers)
Singles 2: Sebastián Muñoz (Torque) vs. Cameron Tringale (HyFlyers)
Foursomes: Mito Pereira-Carlos Ortiz (Torque) vs. Phil Mickelson-Brendan Steele (HyFlyers)
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FIREBALLS (6) vs. MAJESTICKS (11)
Singles 1: Eugenio Chacarra (Fireballs) vs. Henrik Stenson (Majesticks)
Singles 2: David Puig (Fireballs) vs. Ian Poulter (Majesticks)
Foursomes: Sergio Garcia-Abraham Ancer (Fireballs) vs. Lee Westwood-Sam Horsfield (Majesticks)
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STINGER (7) vs. CLEEKS (8)
Singles 1: Branden Grace (Stinger) vs. Adrian Meronk (Cleeks)
Singles 2: Dean Burmester (Stinger) vs. Kalle Samooja (Cleeks)
Foursomes: Louis Oosthuizen-Charl Schwartzel (Stinger) vs. Martin Kaymer-Richard Bland
RANGEGOATS (9) vs. 4ACES (10)
Singles 1: Dustin Johnson (4Aces) vs. Peter Uihlein (RangeGoats)
Singles 2: Patrick Reed (4Aces) vs. Thomas Pieters (RangeGoats)
Foursomes: Harold Varner III-Pat Perez (4Aces) vs. Bubba Watson-Matthew Wolff (RangeGoats)
How to Follow: LIV Golf Dallas
The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of the U.S. markets.
TELEVISION: Sat-Sun: 12-6 p.m. (ET) (The CW), LIV Golf Plus
STREAMING: Fri-Sun: 12-6 p.m. (ET) (The CW App, LIVGolfPlus.com, YouTube)
LINKS: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube
LIV Golf Team Rosters & Rankings
- Crushers GC* – 208.5 pts
- Bryson DeChambeau (8th)
- Paul Casey (11th)
- Anirban Lahiri (16th)
- Charles Howell III (32nd)
- Legion XIII* – 200 pts
- Jon Rahm (1st)
- Tyrrell Hatton (4th)
- Caleb Surrat (41st)
- Kieran Vincent (54th)
- Ripper GC* – 151 pts
- Cam Smith (7th)
- Marc Leishman (15th)
- Lucas Herbert (25th)
- Matt Jones (42nd)
- Smash GC – 132.5 pts
- Brooks Koepka (5th)
- Talor Gooch (10th)
- Jason Kokrak (22nd)
- Graeme McDowell (29th)
- Torque GC – 129 pts
- Joaquin Niemann (2nd)
- Carlos Ortiz (13th)
- Sebastian Munoz (23rd)
- Mito Pereira (47th)
- Fireballs GC – 128.83 pts
- Sergio Garcia (3rd)
- Abraham Ancer (12th)
- David Puig (26th)
- Eugenio Chacarra (39th)
- Stinger GC – 104 pts
- Louis Oosthuizen (6th)
- Dean Burmester (9th)
- Charl Schwartzel (21st)
- Branden Grace (51st)
- Cleeks GC – 70.5 pts
- Martin Kaymer (40th)
- Adrian Meronk (17th)
- Richard Bland (19th)
- Kalle Samooja (49th)
- RangeGoats GC – 58.5 pts
- Bubba Watson (53rd)
- Matthew Wolff (18th)
- Peter Uihlein (27th)
- Thomas Pieters (30th)
- 4Aces GC – 38 pts
- Dustin Johnson (14th)
- Patrick Reed (20th)
- Harold Varner III (43rd)
- Pat Perez (48th)
- Majesticks GC – 38 pts
- Henrik Stenson (35th)
- Ian Poulter (37th)
- Lee Westwood (36th)
- Sam Horsfield (31st)
- Hyflyers GC – 20.83 pts
- Phil Mickelson (46th)
- Brendan Steele (24th)
- Cameron Tringale (28th)
- Andy Ogletree (34th)
- Iron Heads GC – 9.33 pts
- Kevin Na (33rd)
- Danny Lee (38th)
- Jinichiro Kozuma (45th)
- Scott Vincent (50th)
Keys:
Rank-Team Name-Pts
Team Players (Individual Season Ranking)
Bold = Captains
* Earned a bye into Saturday’s semifinals
LIV Golf Dallas Odds
- Legion XIII +275
- Crushers +300
- Ripper +400
- Fireballs +800
- Smash +900
- Torque +900
- Stinger +1600
- Cleeks +2000
- RangeGoats +2500
- 4Aces +3500
- HyFlyers +5000
- Majesticks +10000
- Iron Heads +12500
Key Storylines
- LIV Golf makes its first visit to Dallas for the season-ending Team Championship at Maridoe Golf Club.
- Bryson DeChambeau and his top-seeded Crushers GC seek to defend their 2023 Team Championship title.
- Dallas-area resident DeChambeau is playing competitively for the first time in front of his home fans since winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in June.
- Jon Rahm, winner of the Individual Championship last week in Chicago, leads his expansion team Legion XIII in their first Team Championship appearance.
- 5-time LIV Golf winner Brooks Koepka, captain of No. 4 seed Smash GC, will get the first pick of opponents in the Quarterfinals.
- The Dallas Team Championship marks the end of LIV Golf’s second full League season and third overall, with the first four tournaments in 2025 already announced.
Team Championship Prize Money
Total purse for the Team Championship is $50,000,000 – the single biggest purse for any LIV Golf tournament. Of each team’s winnings, 60% goes directly to the team’s operating budget, while the other 40% is split equally by the four players on the team.
Finish Pos, Total Team Prize, Team Allocation, Each Player Share
1. $14m, $8.4m, $1.4m
2. $8m, $4.8m, $800k
3. $6m, $3.6m, $600k
4. $4m, $2.4m, $400k
5. $3.25m, $1.95m, $325k
6. $3m, $1.8m, $300k
7. $2.75m, $1.65m, $275k
8. $2.5m, $1.5m, $250k
9. $2m, $1.2m, $200k
10. $1.65m, $990k, $165k
11. $1.3m, $780k, $130k
12. $950k, $570k, $95k
13. $600k, $360k, $60k
Team Championship Course
MARIDOE GOLF CLUB
Carrollton, Texas
Located on the site of the former Columbian Country Club, the property was bought in 2014 by Albert Huddleston. The course was remodeled in 2017 by architect Steve Smyers, the visionary behind the designs of Isleworth and Old Memorial.
The course hosted the 2021 USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship and several other significant tournaments at the amateur and collegiate levels.
Hole No. 2, at 655 yards, is the second-longest hole played this season. Hole No. 8, at 115 yards, is the third-shortest hole played this season.
The 337-yard par-4 sixth should be drivable each day.
Tees, fairways and greens are Bermudagrass, with a projected green speed of 12.
Dallas-area resident Bryson DeChambeau, captain of the defending team champions Crushers GC, comments on Maridoe:
“I view it as a fantastic links-style movable golf course here in Dallas that is unique to its own,” DeChambeau said. “I’ve never seen a golf course that looks the way that Maridoe does. There are other golf courses around here that are links style, but this one tops it for sure.”
DeChambeau referenced the “rolling, moving greens, sloping greens” as part of the Maridoe appeal, and said that players will need to be “incredibly precise” to play well.
He calls Maridoe “probably the toughest course” in Dallas.
DeChambeau added, “You’re never going to play the golf course the same way every single day. It’s a unique golf course every day you come out here. That’s what makes this golf course such a tough test of golf is that you can hit a really great shot and the wind change and it comes up short and it rolls into a completely different area.
“Much like Pinehurst, you have to control your golf ball so well. … It’s an awesome test of golf, and you’ve got to be on your game.”
Sources: LIV Golf Media, Getty Images
