The “LIV” format is no more.

The league announced Tuesday that, beginning next year, it is moving away from its 54-hole format in favor of a traditional, 72-hole tournament.

Each regular-season event will now be 72 holes of stroke play, with the individual and team components continuing to play out concurrently with the shotgun-start format.

The league said in a press release that most tournaments will be played in the Thursday-Sunday window. It was not immediately clear whether there will be a halfway cut.

This move by LIV is likely part of a larger strategy by the league in its bid to finally earn points through the Official World Golf Ranking. Though the 54-hole competition was not viewed as a deal-breaker by OWGR officials, the decision to go to 72 holes puts the circuit more in li

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