Four more editions of LIV Golf’s The Duels in the pipeline

Cameron Smith, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson and content creator, Grant Horvat, during “The Duels: Miami” which drew over a million views in its first 24 hours Image courtesy LIV Golf/ Charles Laberge.

By Rahul Banerji

Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm will take on content creators in the next iteration of the league’s made-for-social-media The Duels after the success of the first one in Miami.

In a statement, LIV Golf said the four star players would take on the likes of Grant Horvat, Luke Kwon, Nick “Fat Perez” Stubbe, the Bryan brothers, Rick Shiels, and others in the made-for-YouTube series.

The next series of The Duel will be canned at Virginia, Dallas, England and Chicago timed with LIV Golf events in those venues that will air on social media and YouTube channels on dates to be announced later.

“Following the overwhelming interest and momentum of The Duels: Miami 2025, LIV Golf has announced dates and details for the next series of the professional golfer and content creator competitions,” the league said.

“Filming for each of the four new Duels competitions will align with LIV Golf event dates in Virginia, Dallas, the UK, and Chicago, and feature uniquely formatted showdowns between original pairings.

“Confirmed LIV Golfers include Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC), Phil Mickelson (HyFlyers GC), Jon Rahm (Legion XIII GC), Bubba Watson (RangeGoats GC), Sergio Garcia (Fireballs GC), and Henrik Stenson (Majesticks GC) competing alongside popular golf content creators.

Hectic schedule

LIV Golf Virginia will be at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville from June 6 to 8, the one in Dallas at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton from June 27 to 29, at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Uttoxeter, England, from July 25 to 27 and at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Chicago from August 8 to 10.

The inaugural event featured six two-man teams competing in a nine-hole scramble at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster at LIV Golf Miami 2025.

Pairings included Mickelson and Grant Horvat; Garcia and George Bryan; Watson and Luke Kwon; Joaquin Niemann and Rick Shiels; Dustin Johnson and Wesley Bryan; and Cameron Smith and Stubbe. 

“The Duels are important for that younger generation of players coming up and people getting into the game. We’re excited about it,” said Garcia of the Fireballs. 

A senior LIV Golf official said the league has invested heavily in the “YouTube golf” concept in its outreach to young golfers and fans.

LIV Golf and Summit House will partner again in the strategy, production, and distribution of The Duels. For each Duels event, the hosting golf content creator plays a critical role in the creative direction, competition format, and final production, the statement added. 

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