How does the LIV Golf Team Championship work?

The LIV Golf Team Championship is the last event of the season and closes the curtain on the schedule.

There are 13 teams in the LIV Golf League, each made up of four players. They compete in a unique format at the end of the season to determine the team champions.

Last year, Ripper GC with Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones took victory in Dallas.

This year, the LIV Team Championship is being held at The Cardinal at Saint John’s in Michigan from August 22-24. The highest-seeded teams get to choose their opponents from the lower-seeded teams for the quarterfinals that take place on Friday, August 22.

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LIV Golf Team Championship format

This year, there will be a Wednesday play-in match between the two lowest-seeded teams entering the week, with regard to the team league table.

This removes first-round byes for the top seeds. All 48 players and the remaining 12 teams will play over two days of match play on Friday and Saturday, as well as Sunday’s stroke play finale.

The higher-seeded team captain for each match play contest will have the advantage of seeing his opponent’s lineup before making his own.

Format summary:

Wednesday, August 20: Play-In Match

• Involves teams seeded 12th and 13th based on regular-season standings through LIV Golf Indianapolis
• The round will consist of two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match between the two teams, with a total of three points available
• The first team to secure two points is the winner
• The losing team is eliminated and does not advance to the quarter-finals

Friday, August 22: Quarter-finals (match play)

• The remaining 12 teams compete in the match play quarter-finals
• Match-ups are selected by the captains of the highest-ranked teams
• Each team contest will consist of two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match, with a total of three points available
• The first team to secure two points within each contest is the winner

Saturday, August 23: Semi-finals (match play)

• The quarter-finals’ six winning teams advance to the Championship Bracket
• The quarter-finals’ six losing teams continue to play in the Rankings Bracket
• Match-ups are again selected by the captains of the highest-ranked teams
• Both brackets follow the match play format from Friday
• The three winning teams from the Championship Bracket advance to play for the Team Championship title

Sunday, August 24 – Finals (stroke play)

• All 48 players compete, with each team’s score comprised of all four player scores on the team
• All teams will earn final positions based on their finishes within the respective tiers:
  • 1st-3rd – Championship Bracket Finalists
  • 4th-6th – Losing teams from the Championship Bracket Semifinals
  • 7th-9th – Winning teams from the Rankings Bracket
  • 10th-12th – Losing teams from the Rankings Bracket
  • The team with the lowest total score among the Championship Bracket finalists is crowned the 2025 LIV Golf Team Champion

As for the golf course, the Cardinal was only opened in 2024. It was built by architect Ray Hearn. It has been nominated for a USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for best public golf course. The brand new course is in the Detroit area of Plymouth. It is just over 7,000 yards.

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