LIV Golf opens mid-season switch window – Golf Information

LIV Golf is bidding to shake up its format nonetheless additional with the launch of its first ever mid-season buying and selling window, which can allow workforce captains to change up their groups throughout the center of the 14-event schedule.

The interval wherein gamers could be traded runs for a month – Could 8-June 9 – throughout which era groups are free to barter trades wherein a straight swap of gamers takes place. Each groups should comply with the commerce and modifications to gamers’ contracts could not happen.

As well as, gamers within the remaining yr of their contract could negotiate an extension with their present workforce throughout this window.

Talking concerning the transfer, LIV Golf Commissioner Greg Norman mentioned: “As LIV Golf grows, the league will proceed to determine alternatives to strengthen the competitors. By opening a commerce window halfway via the season, all 13 groups have a possibility to fine-tune their rosters and assess their workforce’s composition and efficiency.

Smash Issue: Captain Brooks Koepka, introduced Talor Gooch into his Smash GC workforce on the finish of final season, becoming a member of Jason Kokrak and Graeme McDowell

“LIV Golf is delivering one other thrilling alternative for skilled golf that aligns with the traditions of many workforce sports activities across the globe, selling strategic participant strikes and enriched workforce storylines.”

Throughout final yr’s low season buying and selling window, Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC acquired Harold Varner III in a commerce with RangeGoats GC for Peter Uihlein. The RangeGoats, captained by Bubba Watson, additionally introduced in Matthew Wolff from Smash GC, with Brooks Koepka’s workforce receiving Talor Gooch, the 2023 LIV Golf League particular person champion, in return.

As well as, Carlos Ortiz, beforehand of Fireballs GC, earned a prime 24 place in final yr’s standings and opted totally free company to signal with Torque GC. That opened up a spot on the Fireballs roster, with captain Sergio Garcia signing free agent David Puig.

Gamers ending within the prime 24 of the 54-player rating on the finish of the thirteenth occasion safe their 2025 spot within the league. Gamers ending 25-48 within the ‘Open Zone’ who’re out of contract will should be re-signed by their workforce or picked up by one other workforce. Gamers ending 49 and beneath – the ‘Drop Zone’ – are relegated out of the league however qualify for the 2024 LIV Golf Promotions event, the place the highest three gamers earn a spot for the next season.