From the files: Members of the winning Crushers GC team (from left) skipper Bryson DeChambeau, Anirban Lahiri, Charles Howell III and Paul Casey with the 2023 event team trophy at Chicago. Image courtesy livgolf.com.
By Rahul Banerji
The individual finale of the ongoing LIV Golf season will be played in Chicago from September 13 to 15, the league said on Tuesday.
LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook Golf Club will be the season’s 13th tournament with players competing for final positions in the individual standings. It will also determine the various cut-offs including relegation for the 2025 season.
The Chicago results will also be used to finalise seedings for the 2024 team championship.
“The passionate sports fans of Chicago have embraced the intense competition and fan-first experience that LIV Golf delivers,” said league commissioner and CEO Greg Norman.
“This year it will be an incredible setting for a high-stakes event as players battle it out for the individual title and a roster spot for 2025
“We’re thrilled to return to Illinois with an event at Bolingbrook Golf Club as we celebrate the season-long race and set the stage for the 2024 finale.”
Added Chicago mayor Mary Basta: “We are excited to welcome the star-studded, international field of great players to The Village of Bolingbrook and Bolingbrook Golf Club.”
Designed by Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest, Bolingbrook GC features a 156-yard island green on its signature 15th hole. The 7,104-yard layout offers rolling fairways and elevated greens winding around seven lakes.
High stakes
As the final event before the team championship, the tournament will also serve as the last opportunity for players to earn points in the 2024 individual standings.
Players finishing in the Lock Zone (first to 24th) secure their berths in the league for 2025 while those with expiring contracts who finish in the Open Zone (25-48) will become free agents with the opportunity to be re-signed by their team or picked up by another team.
Players in the Drop Zone (49th and below) are relegated out and qualify for the 2024 LIV Golf Promotions tournament.
Last year, the individual championship in Jeddah featured a playoff between eventual tournament winner Brooks Koepka and Talor Gooch, whose performance secured the 2023 season-long title in a dramatic final-day race with Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau.
Details on the 2024 team championship event will be made public soon, a league statement said.
LIV Golf’s global field features 14 major champions as well as many of the sport’s biggest names including Jon Rahm, Koepka, DeChambeau, Smith, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton, Bubba Watson and many more.
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