Here is what we know about the new golf league that is set to start on Thursday.
A practice round is being held for the inaugural tournament.
The agent for DeChambeau confirmed to Forbes that the 28th-ranked golfer would join the new league.
The field for the inaugural event at the Centurion Club near London from Thursday to Saturday is made up of several notable golfers, including Kevin Na, who is 34th in the world.
The format of the tournaments will be three rounds for a total of 54 holes and each tournament will feature 12 teams of players.
The golf league is most famous for its questionable and seemingly limitless financing from Saudi Arabia's wealth fund: Golfers joining the series have been bombarded with questions about their motives to accept money from a government criticized for its human rights record.
Thanks to billions in Saudi funding, LIV Golf, whose CEO is former top-ranked golfer Greg Norman, has offered eye-catching contracts that proved to be too rich for many to pass up.
Donald Trump endorsed the new league over the PGA Tour last month, and his country clubs will host two of the series in the years to come.
There is a question of whether players who play in LIV Golf can play in the majors. Both Johnson and Mickelson want to play in the major tournaments. No tournaments have indicated yet that they will keep out any golfer. The U.S. Open will be played next week. They are qualified for the Masters for the rest of their lives. The Open Championship and the PGA Championship haven't commented on how LIV Golf affects qualification.
In February, he faced intense backlash after he defended his association with LIV Golf despite describing the Saudi government as murderers. The golfer lost his sponsors soon after. The inclusion of the 2020 Masters champion in the field of the first tournament of LIV Golf was a huge surprise. They resigned from the tour. The second tournament in Portland will feature DeChambeau and Reed, according to the report.
During the recent run of golf, most of the sponsors stayed quiet. The Royal Bank of Canada dropped its sponsorship of Johnson and McDowell after they decided not to play in this week's PGA Tour event sponsored by the bank.
James Morrison,Jessie J and Melanie C are some of the famous British musicians who will perform at the LIV Golf tournament.
The star golfer DeChambeau has committed to Saudi-backed golf.
The golfer went all in on Saudi-backed LIV golf.
The Royal Bank of Canada stopped sponsoring golfers Johnson and McDowell after they decided to leave the PGA tour.
Everything we know about the Saudi golf league.
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