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season begins with a Feb. 24-26 event in Mexico's Riviera Maya
and ends with the team championship in the first week of
November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Other events will take place in the United States, Australia,
Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. The 2022 season had
events held in London, Portland, Bedminster, Boston, Chicago,
Bangkok and Jeddah.
"Last year helped lay the foundation for the future of golf at
extraordinary courses that have hosted some of the world's top
competitions," LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman said in
a statement.
"LIV Golf's schedule features fantastic venues and championship
sites for our official league launch that will carry the sport
into a new era."
Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf
caused a stir in the sport last year when it lured players away
from the existing Tours with the promise of guaranteed,
big-money paydays and a reduced schedule.
Top players such as Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Phil
Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia and
Patrick Reed joined LIV Golf, with the U.S.-based PGA Tour
suspending members who opted to join the rival circuit.
Critics say LIV Golf amounts to blatant "sportswashing" by a
nation trying to improve its reputation tarnished by a history
of human rights abuses.
Earlier this month, LIV Golf secured the U.S. television rights
deal it was seeking with the CW Network which will broadcast all
14 events of the Saudi-backed series.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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