LIV Golf takes PGA Tour war to a new level with latest announcement and fans will be impacted

LIV Golf has decided to go toe to toe with the PGA Tour in the early months of next year, running its tournaments on the same dates as some marquee PGA Tour events

LIV Golf has raised the stakes in its battle with the PGA Tour, going head to head with its first four events of next season.

The Saudi Arabia-backed breakaway tourhas unveiled the first part of its 2025 schedule, which will take in stops in Riyadh, Adelaide, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Across its first three seasons since launching in 2022, LIV has appeared to make a conscious effort to avoid clashes with the PGA Tour’s biggest events to protect viewing figures and attendances. But the Greg Norman-fronted league has taken the bold step of scheduling its opening four events on the same weekend as significant PGA Tour tournaments.

LIV’s season will begin in Saudi Arabia on February 6, with the event moving from Jeddah to Riyadh. The same weekend, the PGA Tour will stage the Waste Management Phoenix Open – renowned for its raucous crowds.

LIV will travel to Australia for the following weekend for its flagship Adelaide event, which has attracted huge crowds to support the tour’s quartet of Aussie stars – Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones. It will clash with Tiger Woods-hosted event The Genesis Invitational at Riviera – one of the PGA Tour’s Signature Events.

The third event of the LIV season will also clash with a Signature Event. LIV GolfHong Kong begins on March 7, one day after the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

Seven days later, LIV Golf Singapore will tee off, running concurrently with The Players – often dubbed the “fifth major” with the PGA Tour’s entire membership competing for one of its most prestigious prizes at TPC Sawgrass.