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The LIV Golf Invitational Series successfully concluded its first event at Centurion Club recently. Moreover, there were plenty of surprising results in this 54-hole event. The final day looked slightly one-sided as Charl Schwartzel was leading the event by an enormous margin. Therefore, even after having a bad day, Schwartzel won the event by a stroke. 

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Additionally, even on the team side of things, the winner was crystal clear as Stinger GC finished the event with a score of -20. Furthermore, the next team on the leaderboard is Crushers GC, who finished with -6. Hence, this shows how dominant the Stingers were throughout the event. 

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The Stingers have Louis Oosthuizen as their skipper. Moreover, they had Charl Schwartzel, Hennie Du Plessis, and Branden Grace, who finished first, second, and third, respectively. Therefore, they managed to win the team format with ease. So here’s the complete team leaderboard for the LIV Golf Invitational round one.

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LIV Golf Invitational team leaderboard after round one

PositionTeamTotal
1Stinger GC-20
2Crusher GC-6
3Majestic GC-5
4Torque GC-3
54 Aces GC-2
6Cleeks GC+3
7Punch GC+7
8Niblicks GC+8
9Smash GC+10
10HY Flyers GC+12
11Fireballs GC+13
12Iron Heads GC+16

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What is the team format of play? 

Understanding the team format of play at the LIV Golf can be slightly overwhelming. However, once you get the hold, it’s not as perplexing as it appears. So there are 12 teams on the field, with each team having its captain. Moreover, these captains choose three players through a draft format and set up a team for the week. So each team has four players, including the captain.  

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Therefore, for the first two rounds, they will consider the best two-stroke play scores of every team. However, for the final round, they will calculate the top three scores of each team. And hence, the team with the lowest overall score will be the winner after 54 holes. 

LIV Golf Invitational Round 2

After a decent week in London, the Saudi-backed league moves to Portland in the U.S. on June 30. Moreover, they will have a much stronger field as Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, and Pat Perez have officially joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series. 

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Meanwhile, all the golfers will now head to Brookline for the 2022 U.S. Open starting June 16th. Even the rival league golfers can participate as the USGA has decided to allow all the golfers who have qualified to compete in the major championship. 

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However, the PGA Tour has suspended all the golfers who have joined or will join the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Furthermore, they are hoping for the major governing bodies to take similar action. So what do you think? Should golfers competing in the LIV Golf receive a suspension from the major championships? Do let us know in the comments section below. 

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