LIV Golf has announced it will move from 54 holes to 72 for the 2026 season.

Starting in Riyadh next year, the Saudi-backed breakaway league will change to a more traditional format, staging events over four days instead of three.

This move brings LIV Golf in line with its main competitor - the PGA Tour - as well as all four major championships.

The league is yet to be awarded Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, largely because of its format, and many will see this as a direct play to become eligible.

LIV golfers have plummeted down the world rankings in recent years and those without exemptions have missed out on majors as a result, making the switch less appealing to others.

It will also be viewed by some as an admission of defeat, given much of LIV's early disruption was

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