LIV Golf Mayakoba
LIV Golf Mayakoba is a professional golf tournament sponsored by LIV Golf in Mexico, held at Playa del Carmen, south of Cancún. It debuted in February 2023. The first event was also co-sponsored by the MENA Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Established | 2023 |
| Course(s) | El Camaleon Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,116 yards (6,507 m) |
| Tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Format | Individual and team stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000,000 (individual) US$5,000,000 (team)[1] |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 197 Charles Howell III (2023) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Current champion | |
| Joaquín Niemann | |
| Location map | |
El Camaleon GC Location in Mexico El Camaleon GC Location in Quintana Roo | |
Format
The tournament is a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams are chosen, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[2]
Winners
Individual
| Year | Tour(s)[lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LIV | Joaquín Niemann | 201 | −12 | Playoff | Sergio García |
| 2023 | LIV, MENA | Charles Howell III | 197 | −16 | 4 strokes | Peter Uihlein |
Team
| Year | Winners[lower-alpha 2] | Score (to par) | Margin of victory | Runners-up[lower-alpha 2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Legion XIII[lower-alpha 3] | −24 | 4 strokes | Crushers GC[lower-alpha 4] | |
| 2023 | Crushers GC[lower-alpha 4] | −26 | 9 strokes | 4Aces GC[lower-alpha 5] | |
Notes
- LIV − LIV Golf League; MENA − MENA Tour.
- (c) – Team captain
- Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm (c), Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent
- Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau (c), Charles Howell III and Anirban Lahiri
- Dustin Johnson (c), Pat Perez, Patrick Reed and Peter Uihlein
References
- "Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2024 LIV Golf League Mayakoba". GolfDigest.com. Golf Digest. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- Scrivener, Peter (8 June 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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