The 2025 Arab Super League season will kick off from February 6 to 8 in Saudi Arabia with the Liv Golf Riyadh and will end on August 24 with the Team Championship scheduled in Michigan, USA. There will be a total of 14 events, in four different continents with 9 different countries involved. After Riyadh, here are Australia (Adelaide, February 14-16), Hong Kong (March 7-9), Singapore (March 14-16), Miami (April 4-6), Mexico (April 25-27), Korea (May 2-4), Washington (June 6-8), Dallas (June 27-29), Spain (July 11-13), Great Britain (July 25-27), Chicago (August 8-10) and Indianapolis (August 15-17), before the grand finale.
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Liv, history
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Director Yasir Al-Rumayyan appointed former Australian golfer Greg Norman as CEO of a new men's professional golf tour, called LIV Golf, with the aim of establishing a sort of "Super League" and poaching many players from the world's top 100 and the PGA Tour. This tour has the support of Donald Trump, encouraging PGA Tour players to join it, and hosts LIV Golf five times within its properties on American territory in the first two years (Bedminster, Washington and Miami).
The first edition takes place from June to October 2022 around eight tournaments held in England, the United States, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. The format is different from the PGA Tour, with three days of competition for a 54-hole shotgun. Each competition provides a prize pool of $20 million for individuals and $5 million for teams, exceeding the prize pools of all other PGA Tour tournaments. Criticized by the press, it nevertheless attracts many prestigious players and Grand Slam winners such as Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace, Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Louis Oosthuizen and Brooks Koepka, for large participation bonuses in millions of dollars. They are enhanced by two huge stars of the discipline with Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. On the other hand, Tiger Woods refuses the poaching despite an offer of more than $800 million. 2023: Second edition
The second edition takes place from February to October 2023 around fourteen tournaments taking place in England, the United States, Saudi Arabia as in 2022, with the addition of Mexico, Australia, Singapore and Spain. The prize money remains at $20 million individually and $5 million in teams. New players join the circuit.
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The third edition takes place from February to October 2024 around fourteen tournaments taking place in England, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, Spain and the arrival of a new country hosting the event: Hong Kong. The prize money remains at $20 million individually and $5 million in teams. In December 2023, Spaniard Jon Rahm, ranked No. 3 in the world and defending champion of the Augusta Masters, announced his departure from the PGA Tour for LIV Golf3, making him the highest-paid athlete in the world with a contract worth around $450 million over five years, ahead of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. He was then the big transfer with Lucas Herbert, Tyrrell Hatton and Adrian Meronk. The recent winner of the American Open, Wyndham Clark, was also approached but he refused the offer, as did Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, whose speculations indicated an offer of $850 million during the year4.
