LIV Golf Nashville preview: A huge week for LIV thanks to Bryson DeChambeau

2024 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is straight back into action at LIV Golf Nashville

2024 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is straight back into action as LIV Golf visits Nashville for the first time.

It’s a big week for LIV Golf, with Bryson DeChambeau’s exploits at the 2024 U.S. Open likely to attract more interest and eyeballs than usual to golf’s breakaway circuit.

“I hope this can bridge the gap between a divided game,” he said, after a superb up-and-down on the last saw him beat Rory McIlroy by a shot and take the $4.3m first prize. “All I want to do is entertain and do my best for the game of golf, execute, and provide some awesome entertainment for the fans. From at least what I can tell, that’s what the fans want, and they deserve that.”

Amazingly, despite the 2024 U.S. Open offering the biggest prize purse ever seen at a major, there will still be more money up for grabs in Nashville.

Where is LIV Golf Nashville played?

The Grove plays host. It’s 7,297 yards and normally plays as a par 72, but one of the par 5s will play as a par 4 for the LIV event, making it a par 71.

A Greg Norman design, The Grove incorporates the natural rolling hills, meandering stream beds, and native grasses of Middle Tennessee. It’s widely regarded as one of the best golf courses in the area.

2024 is LIV Golf’s first trip to The Grove, but the course has previously hosted Korn Ferry Tour events.

With plenty of man-made water hazards and the McCrory Creek, which glides through the middle of the course, there’s no shortage of danger at The Grove. The fairways are generous, though, and anything is likely to seem like a walk in the park after the challenge of Pinehurst last week.

LIV Golf 2024 individual and team standings so far

Carlos Ortiz won the last LIV event, LIV Golf Houston, played the week before the U.S. Open. It was the Mexican’s first win on the LIV Golf League.

Cleeks GC (Martin Kaymer, Richard Bland, Adrian Meronk, and Kalle Samooja) won the team event in Houston.

Joaquin Niemann finished T-32 in Houston but still leads the LIV Golf individual standings by some distance. His 134.4 points puts him clear of second-placed Jon Rahm (98.17 points), who is yet to win since joining LIV and withdrew in Houston due to injury. Dean Burmester (93.74 points) is third, with Brooks Koepka (84.23 points) and Louis Oosthuizen (83.1 points) making up the top five.

In the team event, DeChambeau’s Crushers GC hold a commanding lead over Legion XIII and Torque GC, as the only team to break through the 100-point barrier, sitting atop the leaderboard with 113.5 points. Legion XIII have 96 points, while Torque GC have 91.

Crushers GC captain DeChambeau will be hoping he, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, and Anirban Lahiri can maintain their strong form to take the season-long team prize.

How much does the LIV Golf Nashville winner receive?

Like every other event in the 2024 season, LIV Golf Nashville has a $25m prize purse – $20m assigned to the individual event and $5m for the team competition – with the winner receiving $4m, while $50,000 will be won by those finishing towards the bottom of the leaderboard.

Only the top three teams will receive prize money in each event. The winners will earn their team $3 million, with $1.5 million and $500k earned by the second and third-placed teams respectively.

See how much each player has won on the LIV Golf Tour.

Who will win LIV Golf Nashville?

It will be interesting to see whether Bryson DeChambeau takes the momentum from his Pinehurst victory into LIV Golf Nashville or is understandably nursing a bit of a hangover. Jon Rahm withdrew from the last LIV event with a foot injury which also kept him out of the U.S. Open, but will be hoping to recover in time to get some rounds under his belt before The Open at Royal Troon.

Selected odds (correct 18 June, 09:00 BST)

Bryson DeChambeau 13/2

Brooks Koepka 10/1

Jon Rahm 10/1

Tyrrell Hatton 10/1

Joaquin Niemann 10/1

Talor Gooch 16/1

Sergio Garcia 18/1

Cameron Smith 18/1

Patrick Reed 20/1

Dustin Johnson 20/1

Dean Burmester 20/1

Carlos Ortiz 20/1

Louis Oosthuizen 25/1

Adrian Meronk 25/1

Cameron Tringale 28/1

Marc Leishman 28/1

Paul Casey 28/1

David Puig 28/1

Lucas Herbert 28/1

Abraham Ancer 28/1

Matthew Wolff 40/1

Thomas Pieters 40/1

Anirban Lahiri 45/1

Richard Bland 50/1

Sebastian Munoz 50/1

Jason Kokrak 66/1

Kevin Na 66/1

Mito Pereira 70/1

Brendan Steele 70/1

Henrik Stenson 70/1

Ian Poulter 250/1

Phil Mickelson 250/1

Lee Westwood 300/1

Anthony Kim 1000/1

What is the format of LIV Golf Nashville?

The 2024 season has seen the LIV field rise to 54 competitors – 52 players across 13 franchises combined with two unsigned individuals, Anthony Kim, and Hudson Swafford – as the breakaway circuit continues to grow.

The players assigned to a team compete in an individual event alongside a team event. Every stroke counts in the former, but in the team event, only the combined scores of the team’s top three count for the first two rounds, whereas all four scores count during the final round of each event.

Each event is played over 54 holes, with no cuts and shotgun starts.

How can I watch LIV Golf Nashville?

How to watch LIV Golf in the UK

UK viewers can watch the action for free on the LIV Golf YouTube channel.

Shotgun starts (all times GMT)

Friday, 21 June: LIV Golf YouTube, 18.15

Saturday, 22 June: LIV Golf YouTube, 18.15

Sunday, 23 June: LIV Golf YouTube, 18.15

How to watch LIV Golf in the USA

US viewers can catch all the action on the CW App & LIV Golf+ App.

Shotgun starts (all times EDT)

Friday, 20 June: CW App & LIV Golf+ App, 12.15

Saturday, 21 June: CW App & LIV Golf+ App, 12.15

Sunday, 22 June: CW App & LIV Golf+ App, 12.15

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About the author

Rob McGarr – Contributing Editor

Rob has been a writer and editor for over 15 years, covering all manner of subjects for leading magazines and websites.

He has previously been Features Editor of Today’s Golfer magazine and Digital Editor of todays-golfer.com, and held roles at FHM, Men’s Running, Golf World, and MAN Magazine.

You can follow him on YouTube where – depending on what day of the week it is – he’ll either be trying his best to get his handicap down to scratch or shoving his clubs in a cupboard, never to be seen again.

Rob is a member at Royal North Devon, England’s oldest golf course, where he plays off a two-handicap.