The 2025 LIV Golf calendar is winding down.
There are only two events left until the end of the regular season, which will determine the winner of the individual standings, which should almost certainly be a sensational Joaquin Niemann, who has (so far) won five of the eleven tournaments played.
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The final event will, as always, be the Team Championship, which this year will be held in Michigan, on the course of The Cardinal at Saint John's.
The team standings are led by the two teams that have stood out so far: Bryson DeChanbeau's Crushers and Jon Rahm's Legion XIII.
The conclusion of the individual season also brings the most critical moment for the players: the selection process.
As we have already seen, three brackets are formed:
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the top 24 are guaranteed a spot for the 2026 season;
Players ranked 25th through 48th enter the open zone, where everyone is free to negotiate a contract with a team (their own or another) for 2026.
The bottom six, unfortunately, enter the relegation zone, meaning they lose their "card," even though they are under contract with LIV.
This was the situation until last year.
According to Sports Business Journal, the OWGR's criticisms of the "LIV system" include the lack of meritocracy and the simultaneous running of the individual and team tournaments (and this is no excuse for those who pointed to the 54-hole course and/or the lack of a cut, editor's note).
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