The LIV Golf League will tee it up at the iconic Real Club Valderrama for the LIV Golf Andalucia, ahead of the U.S. Open – the season’s third major at historic Shinnecock in Long Island, NY.
The headliners in Spain will be Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann, Bryson Dechambeau, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, and Sergio Garcia, among others.
Below are some details to get you primed for an exciting week of golf in Spain.
2026 LIV Golf Andalucia
Pro Golf Weekly previews LIV Golf’s stop in Spain for this week’s 2026 LIV Golf Andalucia Primer.
The Skinny
Tournament: LIV Golf Andalucia
Dates: June 4-7, 2026
Where: Sotogrande, Cádiz, Spain
Course: Real Club Valderrama
Distance: Par 71, 7010 yards
Format: 72-holes: Team & Individual
Purse: $25,000,000
Winning Share: $4,000,000
Winning Team Share: $3,000,000
TV Broadcast: FOX SPORTS
Time Zone: CEST (+6 hours U.S. ET)
Defending: Talor Gooch
How to Watch: LIV Golf Andalucia
- THU (Rd 1): 7-8 a.m. (FS1)
- THU (Rd 1): 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (FS2)
- FRI (Rd 2): 7-8 a.m. (FS1)
- FRI (Rd 2): 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (FS2)
- SAT (Rd 3): 7 a.m.- 12 p.m. (FS1)
- SUN (Rd 4): 7 a.m.- 12 p.m. (FS1)
SPAIN BROADCAST: In Spain, fans can watch LIV Golf Andalucia on MoviStar+ Golf.
LINKS: Web | X | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube
Weather Forecast
- THU (Rd 1): Hi 82 Lo 60, Mostly Sunny, Rain: 4%, Winds: W 6-9 mph
- FRI (Rd 2): Hi 87 Lo 64, Mostly Sunny, Rain: 4%, Winds: SW 10-15 mph
- SAT (Rd 3): Hi 89 Lo 67, Mostly Sunny, Rain: 3%, Winds: NW 2-5 mph
- SUN (Rd 4): Hi 92 Lo 67, Mostly Sunny, Rain: 2%, Winds: S 5-10 mph
LIV Golf Format
The LIV Golf League 2026 features 13 teams comprised of four players, along with five wild card players. In total, 57 players will compete this week, with players and teams competing simultaneously for both points and prize money.
The tournaments consists of 72-hole stroke play, no cut and shotgun start, ensuring a faster and more exciting pace of play for fans.
Captains: Each team has a captain while members of the four-player teams, including the captain, participate in the four-day tournament.
Individual Winner: Like the PGA Tour, the player with the lowest 72-hole stroke play total is the tournament winner. The event’s champion receives $4m in prize money along with 200 LIV rankings points (from 40) and about 23 OWGR points. Jon Rahm enters Korea holding about a 250-point lead on Bryson DeChambeau, with 802.33 points.
Team Competition: All four scores count in each round for every team, an adjustment that began in the 2025 season. As with the individual competition, the team with the lowest total score wins the event’s team title. An adjustment for 2026: all 13 teams will earn prize money each week based on their finishing position (1st-$3m, 13th-$200k) rather than only the top 3 teams. In addition, in 2026, the league introduced a $2.3m prize to be allocated to the players on the team podiums (top 3) each week. For example, the winning team earns $3m which goes in as team revenue for building and managing the team (salaries, marketing, etc). Additionally, the winning team splits another $1m ($250k each or however the captain sees fit) among the four players.
LIV Golf Andalucia Field
The LIV field in Spain will include some of golf’s most familiar names, such as major winners Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Bryson DeChambeau, Cam Smith, and Dustin Johnson. Other stars include Tyrrell Hatton, David Puig, Thomas Detry, and Joaquin Niemann.
Other marquee names, co-headlining in Spain, include international stars such as Louis Oosthuizen, Thomas Pieters, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz, 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, Brendan Steele, and Harold Varner III, among others.
Top-10 Betting Favorites
1. Jon Rahm +300
2. Bryson DeChambeau +800
2. Joaquin Niemann +800
4. David Puig +1400
5. Tyrrell Hatton +1600
6. Dean Burmester +2000
6. Thomas Detry +2000
8. Abraham Ancer +2500
8. Branden Grace +2500
8. Cameron Smith +2500
8. Dustin Johnson +2500
8. Sergio Garcia +2500
8. Josele Ballester +2500
LIV Golf Andalucia Teams
Below are the 13 teams (with captains italicized) who will compete at Mayakoba.
- ACES GC – Dustin Johnson, Thomas Detry, Anthony Kim, Thomas Pieters
- CLEEKS GC – Martin Kaymer, Adrian Meronk, Richard Bland, Victor Perez
- CRUSHERS GC – Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri
- FIREBALLS GC – Sergio Garcia, Josele Ballester, Luis Masaveu, David Puig
- HY FLYERS GC – *Phil Mickelson, Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale, Michael La Sasso
- KOREAN GC – Byeong Hun An, Minkyu Kim, Younghan Song
- LEGION XIII GC – Jon Rahm, *Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Tom McKibbin
- MAJESTICKS GC – Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Laurie Canter, Sam Horsfield
- OKGC – Talor Gooch, Harold Varner III, Jason Kokrak, Graeme McDowell
- RANGEGOATS GC – Bubba Watson, Matthew Wolff, Peter Uihlein, Ben Campbell
- RIPPER GC – Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Elvis Smylie, Lucas Herbert
- SOUTHERN GUARDS GC – Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Dean Burmester
- TORQUE GC – Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz
- WILD CARDS – Scott Vincent, Bjorn Hellgren, Yosuke Asaji, Richard T. Lee, Miguel Tabuena, Danny Lee
* Phil Mickelson has been sidelined for most of the 2026 season due to a serious family health matter.</small >
Teams: Top-5 Betting Favorites
1. Legion XIII (Rahm) +300
2. Fireballs (Sergio) +400
2. Torque (Niemann) +400
4. Crushers (DeChambeau) +550
5. Ripper (Cam Smith) +900
LIV Golf Andalucia Course
Ranked among the top courses in the world, Real Club Valderrama has hosted numerous professional events, including two prior editions of LIV Golf Andalucía, along with the 1997 Ryder Cup – the first time the event had been held in Continental Europe.
Designed by famed golf architect Robert Trent Jones in 1974, Valderrama is widely considered to be the “Augusta of Europe” for its championship pedigree and immaculate maintenance.
The course will have four par-4 holes under 400 yards; the longest par 3 is 225 yards, the longest par 4 is 490 yards and the longest par 5 is 564 yards.
The 564-yard par-5 fourth, known as La Cascada, has a pond to the right of a two-tiered green, while the 564-yard par-5 fourth, known as La Cascada, has a pond to the right of a two-tiered green.
Fast Facts
Real Club Valderrama
Owner: Club de Golf Valderrama, S.A.
Opened: 1974
Par: 35-36-71
Yards: 7010
Par 3s: 4 (3, 6, 12, 15)
Par 5s: 3 (4, 11, 17)
LIV Golf Andalucia Payouts: Points & Money
The winner of LIV Golf Andalucia will receive a $4,000,000 payday along with 200 first-place points and 23 OWGR points.
Note: a one-hole playoff will be conducted if there is a tie for first place after 72 holes. Hole 18 will be repeated until a winner is determined.
Individual
Pos-(Points)-Money
1. (200) $4,000,000
2. (113) $2,225,000
3. (75) $1,500,000
4. (50) $1,000,000
5. (40) $800,000
6. (35) $700,000
7. (30) $600,000
8. (26) $525,000
9. (23) $450,000
10. (21) $415,000
11. (19) $380,000
12. (18) $360,000
13. (17) $340,000
14. (16) $320,000
15. (15) $300,000
16. (14) $285,000
17. (13.5) $270,000
18. (13) $260,000
19. (12.5) $250,000
20. (12) $240,000
21. (11.5) $230,000
22. (11) $220,000
23. (10.5) $210,000
24. (10) $200,000
25. (9.8) $195,000
26. (9.6) $190,000
27. (9.4) $185,000
28. (9.2) $180,000
29. (9) $175,000
30. (8.8) $170,000
31. (8.6) $165,000
32. (8.4) $160,000
33. (8.2) $155,000
34. (8) $150,000
35. (7.6) $147,500
36. (7.4) $145,000
37. (7.2) $142,500
38. (7) $140,000
39. (6.8) $137,500
40. (6.6) $135,000
41. (6.4) $132,500
42. (6.2) $130,000
43. (6) $129,000
44. (5.8) $128,000
45. (5.5) $127,000
46. (5) $126,000
47. (4) $50,000
48. (3.7) $50,000
49. (3.4) $50,000
50. (3.1) $50,000
51. (2.8) $50,000
52. (2.5) $50,000
53. (2.2) $50,000
54. (1.9) $50,000
55. (1.6) $50,000
56. (1.3) $50,000
57. (1) $50,000
Team
1. (30) $3,000,000
2. (15) $1,500,000
3. (9) $900,000
4. (7) $700,000
5. (6.5) $650,000
6. (6) $600,000
7. (5.5) $550,000
8. (5) $500,000
9. (4.5) $450,000
10. (4) $400,000
11. (3) $300,000
12. (2.5) $250,000
13. (2) $200,000
Individual Split Via Team
1. $1,000,000
2. $800,000
3. $500,000
Sources/Credits: AP, LIV Golf, Wikipedia, Blue Tees, Getty Images
