Trump International Golf Course, Washington DC. LIV Golf

With the dust settled on the PGA Championship, here’s an early glance at LIV Golf DC, the seventh of 14 tournaments in the 2023 LIV Golf League season, taking place this weekend.

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

When: May 26-28
Where: Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC, Potomac Falls, Virginia
Competition: 54 holes of stroke play
Field: 48 players/12 teams
Purse: $25 million ($20 million individual, $5 million team)
Winner’s share: $4 million (individual), $3 million (team)
Local tee time: Shotgun start for Rds 1-2 at 1.15pm (9.15pm UAE), Rd 3 at 1.05pm

KEY STORYLINES

Brooks Koepka. LIV Golf

  • The LIV Golf League makes its first appearance in the DC area following its highest-attended US tournament at LIV Golf Tulsa
  • Brooks Koepka will make his first start after winning the 2023 PGA Championship. It was the Smash captain’s fifth major victory in his career and third PGA Championship title
  • LIV Golf DC is the seventh event of the 2023 season as the League reaches the halfway point of the 14-tournament schedule
  • 4 Aces Captain Dustin Johnson defeated Ripper Captain Cameron Smith and Stinger’s Branden Grace with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win the individual title in Tulsa
  • Johnson, last year’s Individual Champion, became the third golfer to win multiple LIV Golf events, joining Brooks Koepka and Talor Gooch with two each
  • Grace and the all-South African Stinger, captained by Louis Oosthuizen, claimed the team title by one shot over the 4 Aces. It was Stinger’s first win of the season and second overall after winning the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event in London in 2022
  • Along with Koepka, the other 15 LIV Golf League members who played in last week’s PGA Championship will be in the 48-man field. That includes Crushers captain Bryson DeChambeau, who finished T4, and Ripper captain Cameron Smith, who finished T9

ABOUT THE COURSE

TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB WASHINGTON, DC
Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,479

  • The links-style Championship Course, the venue for LIV Golf DC, was built specifically for world-class tournament golf
  • Utilising holes on two existing courses created by famed architects Tom Fazio and Arthur Hills, the layout was rerouted and remodelled by Fazio’s nephew Tommy to better utilise frontage along the Potomac River
  • The Loudoun County layout in Northern Virginia is the only course in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia with vast Potomac River frontage
  • The Championship Course was the site for the Senior PGA Championship in 2017
  • The par-3 210-yard 15th is the course’s signature hole and has a new tee box
  • The par-4 310-yard ninth will be a potentially drivable hole

HOW TO WATCH

United States: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100 per cent of US markets.
Friday: Live on The CW App and LIV Golf Plus
Saturday and Sunday: Live on The CW Network, The CW App and LIV Golf Plus
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 12 international broadcast partners.