By Bert Leeson
THE TOURNAMENT SETUP
When: June 21-23, 2024
Where: The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee
Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play
Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards
Purse: $25 million US ($20 million individual, $5 million team)
Winner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)
Local Tee Times: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 12:15 p.m. local (1:15 p.m. ET); Rd. 3 at 12:05 p.m. local (1:05 p.m. ET)
COURSE INFORMATION
THE GROVE
College Grove, Tennessee
Par: 71 Yardage: 7,297
Designed by LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman, The Grove opened in 2012
Golf Digest ranks The Grove as one of its top 10 courses in its Best In Tennessee list
The Grove hosted one of the four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events in 2023, and has also hosted USGA and NCAA tournaments
Tees and fairways grass are Zorro Zoysia, while the green is TifEagle Bermuda
THE WEEK’S STORYLINES
*LIV Golf makes its first visit to Tennessee, which becomes the 12th different state to host a LIV Golf tournament
*Legion XIII’s Tyrrell Hatton is the only player this season to finish with points (top 24) in each of the first eight tournaments this season.
*Cleeks GC, captained by two-time major winner Martin Kaymer, won its first LIV Golf team title at the previous tournament in Houston
*Torque’s Carlos Ortiz won his first LIV Golf individual title by one stroke over Cleeks newcomer Adrian Meronk
*The Cleeks are the 10th different team to win a team trophy, while Ortiz is the 17th different individual winner
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