LIV Golf Invitational London
The LIV Golf Invitational London is a golf tournament that is held at the Centurion Club near Hemel Hempstead, England. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2022 as part of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a golf series led by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The 2022 48-player field included Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio García, and Kevin Na.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hemel Hempstead, England |
| Established | 2022 |
| Course(s) | Centurion Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,084 yards (6,478 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | LIV Golf League MENA Tour |
| Format | Individual and team stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000,000 (individual) US$5,000,000 (team) |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 198 Cameron Smith (2023) |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Current champion | |
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| Location Map | |
  Centurion Club Location in England  Centurion Club Location in Hertfordshire | |
Charl Schwartzel won the inaugural event, finishing one shot ahead of Hennie du Plessis.[4]
Format
The tournament was a 54-hole individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams were selected via a draft by their designated team captains, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[5]
Inaugural field
48 golfers participated in the inaugural LIV London event. 43 players were invited, with the remaining five qualifying through the Asian Tour's International Series; three through an order of merit and the two highest finishers in the International Series England not already in the field.[6][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
- Oliver Bekker
- Richard Bland
- Itthipat Buranatanyarat (q)
- Laurie Canter
- Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a)
- Hennie du Plessis
- Oliver Fisher
- Sergio García
- Talor Gooch
- Branden Grace
- Justin Harding
- Sam Horsfield
- Dustin Johnson
- Matt Jones
- Sadom Kaewkanjana
- Martin Kaymer
- Phachara Khongwatmai
- Sihwan Kim
- Ryosuke Kinoshita
- Chase Koepka
- Jinichiro Kozuma
- Pablo Larrazábal
- Viraj Madappa (q)
- Graeme McDowell
- Phil Mickelson
- Jediah Morgan
- Kevin Na
- Shaun Norris
- Andy Ogletree
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Wade Ormsby
- Adrián Otaegui
- Turk Pettit
- James Piot
- Ian Poulter
- David Puig (a)
- J. C. Ritchie
- Charl Schwartzel
- Travis Smyth (q)
- Ian Snyman (q)
- Hudson Swafford
- Hideto Tanihara
- Peter Uihlein
- Scott Vincent
- Lee Westwood
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Blake Windred
- Kevin Yuan (q)
Winners
Individual
| Year | Tour(s)[lower-alpha 3] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf London | ||||||
| 2023 | LIV, MENA | Cameron Smith | 198 | −15 | 1 stroke | Marc Leishman Patrick Reed |
| LIV Golf Invitational London | ||||||
| 2022 | LIV |  Charl Schwartzel | 203 | −7 | 1 stroke | Hennie du Plessis |
Team
| Year | Winner[lower-alpha 4] | Score (to par) | Margin of victory | Runner-up[lower-alpha 4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf London | ||||||
| 2023 | 4 Aces GC | Dustin Johnson (c) | −34 | 1 stroke | Ripper GC | Matt Jones |
| Pat Perez | Marc Leishman | |||||
| Patrick Reed | Jediah Morgan | |||||
| Peter Uihlein | Cameron Smith (c) | |||||
| LIV Golf Invitational London | ||||||
| 2022 | Stinger GC | Hennie du Plessis | −20 | 14 strokes | Crushers GC |  Richard Bland |
| Branden Grace |  Phachara Khongwatmai | |||||
| Louis Oosthuizen (c) | Travis Smyth | |||||
| Charl Schwartzel | Peter Uihlein (c) | |||||
Notes
- (a) – Amateur
- (q) – Buranatanyarat, Snyman and Yuan qualified through the International Series order of merit; Madappa and Smyth qualified as highest finishers in the International Series England.
- LIV − LIV Golf League; MENA − MENA Tour.
- (c) – Team captain
References
- "Golf Country Course". centurionclub.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- Van Valkenburg, Kevin (7 June 2022). "Dustin Johnson leaves PGA Tour to play in LIV". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- Schlabach, Mark (6 June 2022). "Mickelson added to field for LIV Golf's first event". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "Charl Schwartzel wins inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event; Also part of team competition". Sky Sports. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- Scrivener, Peter (8 June 2022). "LIV Golf - all you need to know about Saudi-funded series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "Scott Vincent wins at Slaley Hall as Travis Smyth earns LIV Invitational spot". Sky Sports. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.