LIV Golf planned to host its 2023 season finale in Saudi Arabia, but has since changed its mind.
The LIV Golf Team Championship will now once again take place at Trump National Doral Golf Club near Miami, Oct. 20-22, just as it did in the upstart Saudi-backed circuit’s inaugural year.
LIV Golf Jeddah was previously scheduled to be the team championship, Nov. 3-5 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, but will now be held the week before the team championship, Oct. 13-15.
The team championship at Doral last season was LIV’s best event of its opening eight in 2022. The original plan to hold the season finale in Saudi Arabia was puzzling due to the lack of fans and poor TV window, and a move back to the Miami area makes sense as LIV continues to find its footing in the professional golf scene.
The final team standings following LIV Golf Jeddah will set the seeds for the team championship, and the top four teams will receive first-round byes. As of now, Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC, Joaquin Niemann’s Torque GC, Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC and Stinger GC would earn the byes.