How it works: LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship
The 2024 season finale, the LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship, takes place this week at Maridoe Golf Club. Here’s everything you need to know about LIV Golf’s biggest tournament of the season.
BASICS
DATES: Sept. 20-22, 2024
LOCATION: Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas
FIELD: 13 teams/52 players
PURSE: $50 million ($14 million to the winning team)
SEEDING: Points are awarded to teams based on their finish at each tournament during the 2024 LIV Golf League season. Final team standings at the conclusion of the 13th event, LIV Golf Chicago, determined seeds 1-13 for the Team Championship.
NEW FOR 2024: Adjustments to the Team Championship format have been implemented to enhance the competition across the three days at Maridoe Golf Club. Those updates include:
• Only the top three teams receive first-round byes and automatically qualify for Saturday’s semifinals
• Captains may opt to participate in the singles or foursomes matches during the first round
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, 1 FOURSOMES PER 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
TEAM SEEDS
The team seeds have been determined by points accumulated throughout the 13-event LIV Golf regular season. Ties were broken by best result in any tournament.
| SEED | TEAM | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
1* | Crushers GC | 208.50 |
2* | Legion XIII | 200 |
3* | Ripper GC | 151 |
4 | Smash GC | 132.50 |
5 | Torque GC | 129 |
6 | Fireballs GC | 128.83 |
7 | Stinger GC | 104 |
8 | Cleeks GC | 70.50 |
9 | RangeGoats GC | 58.50 |
10 | 4Aces GC | 38 |
11 | Majesticks GC | 38 |
12 | HyFlyers GC | 20.83 |
13 | Iron Heads GC | 9.33 |
* Top 3 seeds receive byes for Friday’s quarterfinals
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.
| TEAM FINISH | TEAM PRIZE MONEY | PLAYER SHARE (10%) |
|---|---|---|
1 | $14,000,000 | $1,400,000 |
2 | $8,000,000 | $800,000 |
3 | $6,000,000 | $600,000 |
4 | $4,000,000 | $400,000 |
5 | $3,250,000 | $325,000 |
6 | $3,000,000 | $300,000 |
7 | $2,750,000 | $275,000 |
8 | $2,500,000 | $250,000 |
9 | $2,000,000 | $200,000 |
10 | $1,650,000 | $165,000 |
11 | $1,300,000 | $130,000 |
12 | $950,000 | $95,000 |
13 | $600,000 | $60,000 |
HOW TO WATCH
The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets
Friday: Live on the CW App and LIV Golf Plus
Saturday & Sunday: Live on the CW Network, the CW App and LIV Golf Plus Broadcast in over 180 international territories to more than 500 million homes live and on-demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus, the LIV Golf YouTube Channel, and on more than 20 international broadcast partners and counting.