The competition announced on Tuesday that it will be moving away from the 54-hole format starting next year in favor of a traditional 72-hole tournament.
Each regular season event will now consist of 72 holes of stroke play, with the individual and team components continuing to play concurrently with the shotgun start format.
The league said in a news release that most tournaments will be played from Thursday to Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether there would be a halving.
This move by LIV is likely part of a larger strategy by the league in its attempt to finally earn points through the official World Golf Ranking. Although the 54-hole competition was not considered a deal-breaker by OWGR officials, the decision to go to 72 holes brings the circuit more in line with the other established tours.
Jon Rahm, the two-time LIV season individual champion, has been a proponent of the move to 72 holes since switching to competition in late 2023. The 54-hole competition was usually a point of contention among skeptics who tried to delegitimize the results.
“This is a win for the league and the players,” Rahm said. “We are competitors through and through, and we want every opportunity to compete at the highest level and perfect our craft. The move to 72 holes is the logical next step that increases competition, tests us more fully, and if last season’s growing galleries are any indication, delivers more of what fans want.”
Earlier this week, LIV announced that the top two finishers at the January promotional event, held at Black Diamond Ranch in Florida, will earn spots for the 2026 LIV season, as well as the top two in the Asian Tour’s International Series standings.
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