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Get ready as the stars bulldoze into the British Countryside
About this year's LIV Golf League UK event
When: July 26-28, 2024
Where: JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, England
Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play
Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards
Purse: $25 million USD, $20 million individual, $5 million team
Winner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)
Local Tee Time: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 2:15 p.m. local (9:15 a.m. ET); Rd. 3 at 2:05 p.m. local (9:05 a.m. ET)
Take a small peek of the course below!
LIV Golf returns to England for the third consecutive year but a different venue, with JCB as the new host. The JCB is the brainchild of Lord Anthony Bamford (son of Joseph Cyril Bamford) who is the chairman at the construction company started by his father, where the club gets its name. The course was designed by Robin Hiseman of European Golf Design, only opening for play in 2018 and swiftly making it's name for itself as one of the best courses that the UK has to offer, making Golf Monthly’s list of 10 Most Exclusive Golf Clubs in the UK.
The Par 71, 7,255 yard course is truly a spectacle for us average golfers, utilising a variety of landscapes, including open farmland, stately parkland, woodlands and spectacular lake lands. Holes 1 and 3 feature the Uttoxeter Canal, while holes 5, 11 and 12 play along the picturesque Alders Brook.
On a course where every hole is as beautiful as the next, one of the true stand out holes is the island green 17th, it is the longest par 3 on the course at 244 yards. But that's not the only thing that makes it special. Just take a look at this monster of a golf hole...
Elsewhere we see the 506-yard 6th, which usually plays as a par 5 for the likes of you and I, but will be a par 4 for this weekends LIV Golf UK players. Balancing out the length of the course sees the pretty Holes 2 (337 yards) and 12 (303 yards) as two potentially drivable par 4s. 'Creeping Bent' grass is a feature on the undulating, links style greens with a projected green stimp speed of 11.
Oh and did we mention the rough? Comparable to a US Open cut, this weeks LIV Golf UK event will surely be a true test, forcing the pros to keep it on the short stuff.
Defending UK Champ - Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith
Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith won the individual title at last year’s LIV Golf London, and he returns to defend this title, all be it at a different course this year, while Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC defend the team title.
With just three tournaments remaining in the regular season that will decide the overall Individual Champion and determine seeds for the Team Championship in Dallas. Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann currently leads the season-long individual standings, and the cruising along in 1st place of the team standings is Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers GC.
Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm, who makes his first visit to England since joining LIV Golf in December, is in second place in the individual standings and has finished top-10 in all nine tournaments he has completed.
Spanish star Sergio Garcia makes his first start since winning an individual playoff on home soil at LIV Golf Andalucía, his fourth professional win at his favorite course, Real Club Valderrama.
HOW TO WATCH LIV GOLF UK BY JCB
UNITED STATES: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets.
UK: LIV Golf Plus and YouTube
Friday – Live on The CW App, LIV Golf Plus, LIV Golf YouTube and Caffeine
Saturday and Sunday – Live on The CW, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.
GLOBAL: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on several international broadcast partners.
