‘Should Be Fun to Watch’: Fans Erupt Over Massive LIV Golf Announcement

The season-ending LIV Golf event in Miami promises much fanfare due to the nature of the event. With an eye-watering purse of $50 million up for grabs, the team-based competition promises to be the perfect finale for LIV’s inaugural season. There is news coming in about the complete format for the event, which has netizens reacting manically.

How is LIV Golf’s final different from other events?

For starters, the Miami event will grant no prizes for individual events. While each and every LIV event so far has awarded a bumper prize of $4 million out of the total pool of $25 million, the finale will be focused solely on team performances.

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Don’t let it fool you into thinking LIV is taking a U-turn here – the prize money remains as glamorous as it has been. The winning team in Miami will be crowned the LIV Golf Invitational Series Team Champion, with a cheque of an absurd $16 million.

The final will also abide by LIV Golf’s fundamentals – every player gets a share of the pie. The players on the winning team will take home prize money worth $4 million. There’s something for the lower-ranked players as well  the bottom-placed team will receive $1 million, which roughly translates to $250k for each golfer.

Fans react to title format of LIV Golf

A majority of golf fans have been skeptical about the success of the LIV Golf Series. Fans and golfers alike were not pleased with the introduction of the new league, which ultimately led to the PGA Tour banning its players from taking part in the Saudi-backed series.

However, the eruption has somewhat calmed down as we head towards the inaugural finale of the series. The new format has received a mixed response; some of them are mentioned below:

On the other hand, a section of fans were still in the process of neglecting any new LIV updates for the sake of the PGA Tour. Here’s a selection of those tweets which highlight that emotion:

The LIV Golf Series in Miami kicks off on 28th October at the Trump National Doral. Stay tuned to keep a close eye on the proceedings before the event.

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