LIV Golf Jeddah is a professional golf tournament sponsored by LIV Golf in Saudi Arabia, held at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, north of Jeddah. It debuted in October 2023. The first two events were also co-sponsored by the MENA Tour.

LIV Golf Jeddah
Tournament information
LocationKing Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
Established2022
Course(s)Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Par70
Length7,048 yards (6,445 m)
Tour(s)LIV Golf
FormatIndividual and team stroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000,000 (individual)
US$5,000,000 (team)
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate193 Joaquín Niemann (2024)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
Chile Joaquín Niemann
Location map
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club is located in Saudi Arabia
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Location in Saudi Arabia

Format

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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.[1]

Winners

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Individual

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
LIV Golf Jeddah
2024 LIV   Joaquín Niemann 193 −17 4 strokes   Louis Oosthuizen
  Charl Schwartzel
2023 LIV, MENA   Brooks Koepka (2) 196 −14 Playoff   Talor Gooch
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
2022 LIV, MENA   Brooks Koepka 198 −12 Playoff   Peter Uihlein

Team

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Year Winners[b] Score
(to par)
Margin of
victory
Runners-up[b]
LIV Golf Jeddah
2024 Crushers GC[c] −38 4 strokes Stinger GC[d]
2023 Fireballs GC[e] −34 3 strokes RangeGoats GC[f]
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
2022 Smash GC[g] −33 6 strokes Fireballs GC[e]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Scrivener, Peter (8 June 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2022.