The day after Liv Golf, a new golf program sponsored by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced that it is improving the ways in the league by increasing the number of figures through the international series and its promotional event. Now a big change for the 2026 season has been revealed.
Held over three days and 54 holes since its inception, the Liv Golf League will now be played over 72 holes and four days, starting with its riyadh event.
The move appears to be part of the league’s efforts to gain recognition from the Official World Golfs Rank (OWGR). If it were to be applied for, the fact that it is a 72-hole event would mean that they would receive 100 percent of the points as OWGR figures (based on player ratings and field strength). By playing 54-hole events, each tournament score would be thirty-four out of that.
Major Formatting Changes Hit Liv Golf
In 2026, all events will be played over four days, starting on the Thursday of event weeks. Liv Golf Riyadh presented by Roshn will start on Wednesday, February 4, with a Saturday finish.
Scott O’Neil, Liv Golf CEO, commented: “As we enter our fourth season as a league, and move golfers to our liv stage, we also bring golfers to the national stage, the energy, innovation and reach that our global audience wants.
“We are seeing high momentum and tractions from Hong Kong to Adelaide to Indianapolis, and that interest has been opening the door to add another day of golf while benefiting our fans, players, our marketing partners and our global media partners.
“The most successful languages in the world – IPL, EPL, NBA, NBLA, Continue to get an eye, although it is different.”
A team thing, shotgun starts and fun will always be at the core of Liv Golf. It will continue to feature 13 teams, but the field can increase from 54 teams of 54 (13 four players + two wild cards), to 57 with additional wild cards. Season Team Championship format – to be announced at a later date.
Leading the Liv Golf Stars embraces the movement.
Jon RAHM, the captain of the team of Legion XIII and the blessed individual champion, says: “This is to win the covers of the player. We want every opportunity to compete with it, and if the 72 shows. Any indication, it presents a lot of what the fans want. “
BRYSON DEHmbeau, the captain of the Crushers CG, added: “Everyone wants to see the best players in the world competing against the form of LIV Golf, which shows that Live of the Leagued of the Fork. experience.”
The evolution to four rounds also reflects the league’s momentum and global demand.
The 2025 LIVE season presented record breaking results with world attendance, affiliate revenue and television audience. The global audience achieves a new height with 90 percent in the year of the fox that begins to show you live from January 2025. The broadcast of the world is now close to 900 900 million households in all more than 200 countries.
