LIV Golf just announced its biggest change yet, with its three-day 54-hole tournaments evolving into four-day, 72-hole events for 2026 .

It's a big move that takes LIV away from its founding format and also its name, as LIV is 54 in roman numerals, although shotgun starts will remain.

The Saudi-backed league has played on its three-day format and how it's different to anything else in the elite game, so why has this particular change been made? You may like

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It is clearly something that Scott O'Neil, LIV's new CEO who took over from Greg Norman at the start of 2025, believes has to b

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