As the 48 players prepare for the second installment of LIV Golf League 2023’s 14 events, here is a quick guide on all you need to know about The Gallery in Tucson.

  • When: March 17-19, 2023
  • Where: The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Arizona
  • 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)

THE COURSE

The Gallery (South Course)
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,469

The South Course at The Gallery is no stranger to hosting the globe’s best golfers. For two years, the desert layout on Dove Mountain was the venue for the Match Play Championship. A solo design by John Fought — who also co-designed the North Course at The Gallery — the South Course has a style in many ways reminiscent of Donald Ross’ Pinehurst No. 2 with mounded green complexes and expansive fairways. Like its older brother, the South makes excellent use of the natural terrain to give the course a comfortable fit with the surroundings.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Phil Mickelson. LIV Golf

PHIL MICKELSON (HyFlyers captain)
The World Golf Hall of Famer won his first professional tournament in Tucson as a 20-year-old amateur during his college days at Arizona State and has six other pro wins in the state.

HENRIK STENSON (Majesticks co-captain)
The Swedish star has prior success at The Gallery South Course, having won the Match Play Championship in 2007. “Going to be fun to go back there,” Stenson said. “A little bit of a trip down memory lane. It’s been a few years.”

CHARLES HOWELL III (Crushers)
Winner of the season-opening LIV Golf Mayakoba, the 43-year-old Howell finished with an 8-under 63, the lowest final-round score by any LIV Golf individual winner.

PETER UIHLEIN (4 Aces)
The former top-ranked amateur golfer made his 4 Aces debut with a solo second at Mayakoba — his third runner-up finish in his last four regular-season LIV Golf starts.

MORE TO KNOW

  • Five of this year’s 48 regulars in the LIV Golf League played collegiately in the state of Arizona. Phil Mickelson, Pat Perez, Paul Casey, Matt Jones and David Puig each attended Arizona State in Tempe.
  • Two of Smash Captain Brooks Koepka’s 16 professional wins have come in Scottsdale, Arizona, just up the road from Marana.
  • 4 Aces Captain Dustin Johnson hopes to rebound from his highest round as a LIV Golf member, having shot a 7-over 78 in the final round at Mayakoba to finish 37th individually. Johnson’s team, meanwhile, hope to continue their mastery in the States after winning all five LIV Golf Invitational Series tournaments played in the US last season. The 4 Aces finished second in Mayakoba.
  • Cleeks Captain Martin Kaymer did not play in Mayakoba due to lingering wrist problems, and he is not expected back for Tucson. Replacement player Laurie Canter will once again fill his spot in the line-up.
  • 24 players in Mayakoba contributed counting scores in all three rounds for their respective teams. Reminder that the three best scores on each team count each day toward the team competition leaderboard.
  • Carlos Ortiz is in winning form, having lifted the trophy in a professional event in his native Mexico last week. That brings his career win total to six.

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.