LIV Golf announces new fantasy league to further engage fans

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LIV Golf introduced Tuesday that followers can now create their very own fantasy golf groups.

Contestants could have the chance to win prizes and compete with different followers around the globe.

“No golf equipment required to play, fantasy golf begins now,” a graphic reads on LIV Golf’s official Twitter web page.

The introduction of fantasy golf comes on the heels of Jon Rahm noting that LIV Golf “will proceed” into the longer term.

This new enterprise actually appears to help Rahm’s level.

Alas, right here is how fantasy will work.

Contestants decide 4 LIV golfers and their very own LIV Golf crew when creating their very own fantasy league.

LIV Golf, London

HERTFORDSHIRE, England — RangeGoats GC’s Thomas Pieters tees off on the sixteenth gap throughout day three of the LIV Golf League on the Centurion Membership on July 9, 2023.
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As an illustration, followers can choose Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith, and RangeGoats GC to type their fantasy crew.

Fantasy scoring will work like this: a participant’s rating to par equals the variety of factors for fantasy. The decrease the rating, the extra factors obtained by a fantasy crew.

So if Smith fires a 9-under 63, fantasy groups with him on their roster will obtain 9 factors.

The competitors begins this week because the circuit heads to the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. This would be the ninth LIV Golf occasion of the season.

LIV Golf has not staged an occasion for the reason that second weekend of July.

Centurion Membership, situated 25 miles north of London, hosted that event for the second consecutive yr.

Following LIV Golf Greenbrier, solely 4 occasions stay on the schedule. The season culminates at Trump Doral in Miami from Oct. 20-22.

Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. You possibly can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. Be sure you try @_PlayingThrough too.