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LIV Golf made a major change Tuesday, announcing the league will shift from three-day, 54-hole events to the more standard and accepted four-day, 72-hole tournaments starting in the 2026 season. The ...

Match play in golf focuses on winning individual holes rather than the total number of strokes. A score like "5&4" means a team was up five holes with only four left to play, ending the match. The ...

LIV Golf’s 54-hole format is no more. The Saudi Arabian-backed golf league, which was named after its shortened 54-hole tournament style, will switch to standard 72-hole events in 2026, it announced ...

When the 16th hole at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick was being built, director of golf Dave Harner suggested to the chief architect, Mr. Dye himself, that it would be a great, drivable Par 4. "If ...

Like almost every golf fan on the planet, I am counting down the minutes until the first tee shot is hit at the Ryder Cup. Anticipation is building around the latest battle between two old rivals, ...

Don’t call it a comeback! On Tuesday afternoon, LIV Golf announced it would shift all events to 72 holes effective immediately, bringing the rival league in line with the competitive standard in the ...

LIV Golf is ditching one of its trademark innovations in favor of a format more in line with the PGA Tour and other professional golf outfits around the world. The Saudi-backed golf league announced ...

Even Rory McIlroy is trying to wrap his head around LIV Golf's decision to move its golf tournaments from 54 to 72 holes. Seen as a way to ultimately gain approval (and points) from the Official World ...