University of Alabama Protests LIV Golf League’s 4Aces GC Trademark

University of Alabama Protests LIV Golf League’s 4Aces GC Trademark

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The University of Alabama is telling LIV Golf to stay away from its ‘A.’

On June 30, the university filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office claiming that the logo for 4Aces GC, the LIV Golf League team captained by Dustin Johnson, was violating its trademark.

Since at least 2003, Alabama has used its script “A” logo on its athletic uniforms and clothing, including for its men’s and women’s golf teams. (Sports attorney John Nucci was first to note the filing in a post Thursday on X.)

“The university’s athletic teams have achieved tremendous success and national recognition over the past two decades,” the university wrote to the USPTO. “As a result, the Script A Mark has been widely displayed on national television broadcast, in print media, and across digital platforms.”

Last June, LIV Golf filed an intent-to-use application to register its 4Aces mark, which also consists of a script “A.”

Alabama says 4Aces logo is “likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception in the minds of the public,” and ultimately damage the university.

4 Aces logo

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LIV’s response is to the opposition is due next month, though deadlines are frequently extended. A spokesperson for LIV Golf did not respond to a request for comment.

This is not the first time the Saudi-backed golf league has been accused of trademark infringement.

As Sportico previously reported, Adidas is challenging the trademark registration of LIV Golf’s primary logo, contending that its four-striped “LIV” text is “confusingly similar” with the three-striped mark the German shoe giant has employed since 1952. LIV’s response in that matter is still pending. 

In January, a federal trademark lawsuit filed against LIV by Cool Brands Supply, the owner of skateboarding apparel brand, Fallen Footwear, was dismissed after the parties apparently agreed to a settlement. The dispute arose over the similarities between the Fallen Footwear logo and the one used by HFGC, the LIV Golf team captained by Phil Mickelson.

In its complaint, filed last June in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, Cool Brands took a swing at LIV Golf’s financial backing.

“LIV Golf is financed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and has been accused by some of sportswashing, namely, attempting to improve the public image of the Saudi Arabian monarchy (which has been criticized for repression, corruption, and human rights abuses) through sports,” the complaint stated.

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First Look: LIV GOLF ANDALUCÍA

First Look: LIV GOLF ANDALUCÍA

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About this year’s LIV Golf League Spain eventWhen: July 12-14, 2024Where: Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Cádiz, SpainCompetition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke playField: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cardsPurse: $25 million USD, $20 million individual, $5 million teamWinner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)Local Tee Time: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 1:15 p.m. local (7:15 a.m. ET); Rd. 3 at 1:05 p.m. local (7:05 a.m. ET)Take a virtual tour of the course below!LIV Golf returns to Spain and the iconic Real Club Valderrama for the second consecutive year. Ranked among the top courses in the world, Real Club Valderrama has hosted numerous professional events, including last year’s LIV Golf Andalucía, along with the 1997 Ryder Cup – the first time the event had been held in Continental Europe. Valderrama was originally designed by famed golf architect Robert Trent Jones in 1974. Jones was brought back to work on the course when Jaime Ortiz-Patiño bought the course in the mid-1980s. Valderrama is now widely considered to be the “Augusta of Europe” for its championship pedigree and immaculate maintenance. Torque is the defending Valderrama team champion while Talor Gooch, now with Smash GC, won the individual title at Valderrama last year while playing for RangeGoats GC.Legion XIII, captained by Spanish star Jon Rahm, won the previous LIV Golf tournament in Nashville for its third team victory of the season with England’s Tyrrell Hatton, a member of Legion XIII, as he looks to go back-to-back after winning his first individual LIV Golf title in Nashville.

Legion XIII’s Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton celebratory scenes at LIV Golf Nashville 2024

Rahm and Hatton rank second and third, respectively, behind Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann in the individual points standings. Whilst Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC, the overall 2023 Team Champions, lead the team points standings through nine events.Cleeks GC’s Richard Bland makes his first start after winning his second consecutive senior major. Cleeks GC star Richard Bland remains undefeated in senior majors this year, as he followed his Senior PGA Championship victory by winning the U.S. Senior Open after a spectacular bunker shot on the fourth playoff hole at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.

The back to back champ; Cleeks GC’s brilliant Richard Bland

Four Spanish-born LIV Golf players, including first year member Jon Rahm, will have plenty of support this week as they compete in front of their home fans at LIV Golf Andalucía. Rahm, the two-time major winner and captain of the expansion Legion XIII team, makes his first visit to Valderrama since joining LIV Golf in the offseason. “It’s always special to go back to Valderrama,” said Rahm, born in Barrika in Basque Country. “It’s a golf course with so much history – so much Spanish history – and I’m glad to be going back with the level of field and competition it deserves.” Major winner Sergio Garcia, born in Borriol, Castellón, is an honorary member at Valderrama and calls it his favorite golf course in the world. “Valderrama has deserved this kind of event and this kind of field for a long, long time,” said the three-time Valderrama winner. Looking ahead after this week, 16 players in the LIV Golf Andalucía field will compete in next week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, the final major of 2024.HOW TO WATCH LIV GOLF ANDALUCÍAUNITED STATES: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets.UK: LIV Golf Plus and YouTubeFriday – Live on The CW App, LIV Golf Plus, LIV Golf YouTube and CaffeineSaturday and Sunday – Live on The CW, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.GLOBAL: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on several international broadcast partners.

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This is How Much Trump Received For Hosting LIV Golf Event

This is How Much Trump Received For Hosting LIV Golf Event

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Donald Trump strolls the 18th green of his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course during its 2022 LIV Golf event.Getty Images
The partnership between Donald Trump and LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed PGA Tour challenger, has faced plenty of scrutiny—from human-rights groups, families of 9/11 victims and Democratic politicians. But one key question has remained a mystery: Just how much money has the former president earned from hosting LIV tournaments at his courses?

Forbes believes it has found an answer, at least for the first of the six LIV events Trump has hosted. Buried in one of the thousands of court filings that has come out in Trump litigation over the last year is a 2022 income statement for the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, showing a one-time revenue stream labeled “LIV golf event.” The number next to it: $796,744.

That’s a tiny amount of money for the Trump Organization, undercutting speculation that LIV has provided Trump with a significant new source of revenue in recent years. The $796,744 amounted to just 3.5% of Bedminster’s revenue in 2022 and less than one-half of 1% of the revenue for Trump’s larger golf portfolio. It remains unclear exactly how much LIV paid Trump for the other five tournaments at his properties. The former president may have generated some additional revenue selling hotel rooms at Trump National Doral, the Miami golf resort where he has welcomed LIV Golf three times.

Representatives of Trump’s business and campaign did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for LIV declined to get into the numbers, but touted Trump’s New Jersey property. “We do not comment on individual commercial arrangements with host venues,” he said. “Bedminster is a championship course that provides a first-class playing experience for players, event experience for fans, and is located in a strong commercial market that closely aligns with the LIV Golf brand and fanbase.”

For Trump, the tournaments provided publicity. The fame-focused former president has long obsessed over bringing professional golf tournaments to his courses. Doral, which he purchased in 2012, had been home to one PGA Tour event for decades, but that competition left after Trump announced his 2016 presidential campaign, decamping to Mexico, of all places. Bedminster hosted the U.S. Women’s Open in 2017, Trump’s first year in office, and it was slated to host the 2022 men’s PGA Championship, but the PGA pulled out in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The organization that runs the British Open also made it clear that it would not be holding its famed tournament at Trump Turnberry any time soon.

For LIV, however, controversy was always part of the package. Rich with Saudi money, it attracted stars like Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau from the PGA Tour with massive signing bonuses, dividing the golf world, and enabling a blackballed Trump to keep drawing stars to his courses–even if he did not get much of the money.

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Off The Fringe – Scottie vs. LIV

Off The Fringe – Scottie vs. LIV

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By ED TRAVIS
The last two USGA Opens, the U.S. and U.S. Senior, were won by LIV players, Bryson DeChambeau and Richard Bland and nobody seems to be talking about it. Significant you say? Hank Haney, Tiger Woods coach from 2004 to 2010 when Woods took home trophies in six majors, also claims the “corrupt golf media” is not writing about how much easier it is to win on the PGA Tour after major champions like DeChambeau, Bruce Koepka, Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson defected to LIV Golf.
From Haney’s posting on X, “Not one member of the Corrupt Golf Media has written an article or talked about how it’s easier than ever to win on the PGA Tour, which is one of the many reasons why they are charter members of the CGM.”
Haney’s potshot at the golf media is just that, a potshot and from what we have seen at least Koepka, Rahm and Johson aren’t playing particularly well, at least in 72 hole full-field events.
The question can be expanded to how would Scottie Scheffler, holder of six wins including the Masters so far this season have done with the LIV players in the field every week? Unknowable of course, but certainly Scheffler’s scoring average of 68.483 through the first 15 tournaments would be hard to beat.
The British Open will be interesting to watch if for no other reason than we again will have the fun of seeing the top players from both tours.
And there’s still no word about the merger of the PGA Tour/DP World Tour and the PIF financed LIV circuit.
What’s with all these sub-60 scores?A friend asked me what was going on with all the sub-60 rounds being shot on the PGA Tour. He said, “It seems like every week somebody’s shooting 59. Are the courses that easy?”
The courses aren’t getting any easier and in fact the scoring average on Tour has remained almost exactly the same for years at just over 71.0 strokes per round.
What my friend was perhaps reacting to was the 59 by Cameron Young and the Travelers Championship two weeks ago and then Hayden Springer’s 59 (-12) this week in the John Deere Classic.
Sub-60 scores are not all that common. The first was by Al Geiberger back in 1977 and since then it’s happened just 13 more times including Jim Furyk’s 58 in 2016. Some knowledgeable observers think putting is the unsung hero. Springer for example made 111 feet of putts to accomplish his 12 under par, a stat any of us would take.
Short PuttsClanton Back-to-Back Top TensLuke Clanton with a T-2 at the John Deere Classic following the T-10 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic is the first amateur to accomplish that feat since Billy Joe Patton at the 1957 U.S. Open and1958 Masters. Clanton, a junior at Florida State, had a T-41 at the U.S. Open in June. However, he will not be playing in the British Open since the final spot went to C.T. Pan based on world ranking points.6-foot-9 Longhorn Heading to OpenAt 6-foot-9 University of Texas junior Tommy Morrison after his European Amateur Championship win last week will join the game’s elites at Royal Troon for 152nd Open Championship starting July 18. Other stars who have taken home the Euro Am trophy include Sergio Garcia (1995) and Rory McIlroy (2006).LIVers at Royal TroonThe opportunity to see PGA Tour stars competing against LIV circuit’s best for the final time this season comes at The Open. Many of the best-known LIV players will be there including Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Smith. Among those LIVers not qualifying are Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Babba Watson and Patrick Reed.

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Ex LIV Golf pro calls into question ‘very easy’ setup at John Deere Classic on PGA Tour

Ex LIV Golf pro calls into question ‘very easy’ setup at John Deere Classic on PGA Tour

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Former LIV Golf pro Pablo Larrazabal has questioned the PGA Tour over its ‘very easy’ setup at the John Deere Classic last week.Davis Thompson went on to capture his maiden PGA Tour title with an emphatic four-shot victory at TPC Deere Run.The American’s tally of 28-under par also saw him clinch a record tournament score by one shot at the John Deere Classic. The John Deere Classic has typically thrown up some very low scores down the years. You have to go back to 2008 since the last winning score was even as low as 16-under par. While some golf fans love a birdie fest out there, others prefer to see some of the best PGA Tour players tested a bit more. One of those people is seemingly nine-time DP World Tour winner Larrazabal, who questioned all the red numbers on the board. Even earlier in the week, Larrazabal hit out at American golf courses being ‘boring’. Scroll below for his tweets…Larrazabal tweeted during the final round of the John Deere Classic: ‘-19 outside the top 10 on the @PGATOUR ? These guys are good and the golf course has to be very easy….’As it turned out, even 20-under par was only good enough for a T12.A number of golf fans appeared to agree with Larrazabal’s tweet.Some cheekily suggested it was no different to a LIV Golf event.  Pablo Larrazabal Despite now being a regular back on the DP World Tour, the Spaniard did delve into the world of LIV Golf during its inaugural season in 2022.The World No.150 only played in a handful of events before reverting back to the former European Tour circuit. Larrazabal missed the cut at last week’s BMW International Open in Germany, which was won by Ewen Ferguson. Here’s a look at some of the replies to Larrazabal’s tweet about the scoring at the John Deere Classic:  A number of fans appeared to agree with Pablo

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LIV Golf Andalucia 2024 Preview Picks Analysis

LIV Golf Andalucia 2024 Preview Picks Analysis

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Sergio Garcia is a man who has a point to prove this week. While many LIV golfers have been criticised for failing to attempt to qualify for The Open Championship, the Spaniard was determined to be at Royal Troon. Sadly, he came up short and will be clicking his heels next week. The Spaniard was not the only LIV golfer to miss out – others included Graeme McDowell and Branden Grace. However, Abraham Ancer and Sam Horsfield will both be at Troon after successfully coming through 36 holes of final pre-qualifying.  Of course, the reason they all had to go through pre-qualifying is because of their world ranking. LIV golfers do not receive ranking points from their circuit so unless they are exempt as previous major champions they now find themselves on the outside looking in. It still astonishes me that the likes of Talor Gooch refuses to put himself out by trying to qualify for majors. It gives the impression that the huge money he earns with LIV has made him comfortable – probably because that is precisely the case. This week the circus arrives at Valderrama. It is a fabulous golf course but for those players who will be heading to Troon next week you have to ask whether it represents the right sort of preparation. Of course the man to beat will once again be US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, and I will be surprised if the Spanish golf fans do not turn out in force to see him attempt to reduce this incredible course to its knees. Valderrama features a lot of trees and narrow fairways and could make the American look pretty silly. Apart from his victory at Pinehurst, DeChambeau finished second at the US PGA Championship and tied sixth at The Masters. Yes he still hits the ball vast distances but there is now so much more to his game. He won the US Open because his play on and around the greens was different class. He chipped brilliantly and holed almost everything he looked at for 72 holes. But the biggest difference was in the way he engages with the galleries – it is something that golf has been crying out for since Tiger Woods was in his prime. Golf fans do not want to watch automatons who simply go through the motions. They want to see men and women who react to brilliant shots – and also show some passion when things go wrong. It was fascinating to hear Tyrrell Hatton speak at Pinehurst. The course was a brute and clearly got into the heads of many golfers. Hatton said: “It is fun to watch golf having the same impact on these guys for four days as it has on me all the time.” Hatton is another who played some fine golf at Pinehurst and has continued to do so on the LIV circuit. But apart from Garcia, the man who really needs to produce something special in his homeland this week is former world number one Jon Rahm. Inexplicably, his form has gone south since he signed that mind-boggling contract with LIV. He will not be the only one who is concerned – you can be pretty certain that his paymasters are not impressed by the return they are getting on their investment. I always believed that the 54-hole format and reduced playing schedule would not suit Rahm and it looks like I have been proved to be right. This time last year, the Spaniard was dominating the PGA Tour and looked like winning every time he teed it up. Now he just looks like an angry young man. Like DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka has returned to his very best form after a sustained period of peak fitness. He swings the club quite beautifully but has not putted well for much of this season. That could all change in a heartbeat. Tournament Winners: The inaugural event was won last year by Talor Gooch. Form Guide: It is hard to see beyond Bryson DeChambeau but look out for a big week from Sergio Garcia, who will be smarting from missing out on Open qualification. The Course: Designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Valderrama is a par 71 measuring 6,900 yards and is widely regarded as one of the finest in Europe. It is a parkland course featuring many fine holes, none better than the par five 17th where players have to decide whether to risk going for the green with their second, involving a carry over a lake to a green that slopes sharply from back to front. To Win: Bryson DeChambeau. Genius Each Way: Sergio Garcia. Has a point to prove Each Way: Brooks Koepka. Sensational ball striker Five to Follow: Bryson DeChambeau. Inspired Sergio Garcia. Loves playing in Spain Brooks Koepka. Has no weaknesses Tyrrell Hatton. Never a dull moment Abraham Ancer. Straight hitter Be part of the action with a selection of unique golf tournament experiences, from playing in a pro-am with the stars to watching the action at golf’s most illustrious events. Whether it’s the Masters or The Open, The Ryder Cup or WM Phoenix Open, build your own bespoke package with the experts at Golfbreaks.com.

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Ryder Cup hero who defected to LIV Golf shares true thoughts on PGA Tour split

Ryder Cup hero who defected to LIV Golf shares true thoughts on PGA Tour split

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Martin Kaymer, who is a former PGA Tour star and a two-time major winner, has shared his thoughts on the ongoing merger talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Kaymer ditched the usual circuits for LIV Golf in 2022(Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Former Ryder Cup star Martin Kaymer has shared his thoughts on the ongoing talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf about a potential merger deal.

The PGA informed players in June that there’s “still work to do” as the final details of the deal are still under discussion, reports the Express. Kaymer, who left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf in 2022, confessed that he doesn’t foresee this merger happening anytime soon – and he’s got no idea why.

The German professional golfer, famed for sinking an 18th hole putt on the final day of the 2012 Ryder Cup securing Europe’s victory, disclosed his opinion on the merger deal to bunkered.co.uk.

Kaymer said: “I’m not a businessman, right? I’m not a politician, I don’t understand why it is so difficult to find common ground for the greater good.

“I don’t know if it’s personal or it’s just being greedy? Those are the thoughts that pop up. In the last few weeks playing in America, I don’t really see that the merger will happen anytime soon.”

The athlete also noted that the deal can be hard for players and fans to comprehend due to the “little knowledge” that has been revealed so far.

He added: “Does it frustrate me? Not really because I’m happy playing on the LIV tour and once in a while on the European Tour when they let me.

Kaymer is well-known across the world for his winning putt at the 2012 Ryder Cup(Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)

“It’s just a bit difficult for us normal people to understand why it doesn’t work or why people cannot work together. But with my little knowledge, it must be about the money and the power which most businesses that’s the way it is.”

Kaymer also expressed his contentment with his decision to join LIV Golf two years ago, despite facing a barrage of criticism. He continued: “For me it was the right move. I was a little bit overwhelmed with the criticism that we got two and a half years ago.

“Not only against me but my family, my wife, my friends at certain times which is very narrow-minded, childish and strange sometimes. That’s how it went. I can understand why people do it, I don’t agree with it but that’s how it was.
“But I’m very happy the way things are progressing. I like the transparency that LIV gives us. We know exactly what we’re getting into and we know where LIV is going. You are really part of the process.”
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LIV Golf hopeful who impressed Bryson DeChambeau moves step closer to Saudi league

LIV Golf hopeful who impressed Bryson DeChambeau moves step closer to Saudi league

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John Catlin has been in red-hot form on the Asian Tour this season and his efforts have not gone unnoticed by LIV Golf, after he was handed a start in the breakaway league

John Catlin’s good form has continued(Getty)

John Catlin, a three-time DP World Tour winner, is inching closer to a full-time move to LIV Golf after securing second place in the Asian Tour’s International Series event in Morocco.
Catlin was vying for his third win in four Asian Tour starts in Morocco but fell short by one shot, finishing behind Ben Campbell at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. The American experienced a bittersweet moment as he lost the title in a one-hole playoff against Campbell.

Both players were tied at 15-under-par after four rounds of golf in North Africa, with New Zealander Campbell managing to catch up to Catlin’s one-shot lead from the previous round.
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Although Catlin managed to birdie the playoff hole at the par-five 18th, Campbell outdid him with a spectacular eagle, three. Despite the close call, it was another commendable week for Catlin on the Asian circuit, which propelled him into a clear lead in the International Series Order of Merit.

The player who tops the season-long standings at the end of the campaign will earn a promotion to the LIV setup for 2025, a path that HyFlyers star Andy Ogletree successfully navigated last year. Catlin hopes to follow in his fellow American’s footsteps and made significant strides towards this goal on Sunday.

Heading into this week’s tournament, he was second in the Order of Merit list, trailing only Carlos Ortiz, who is already a member of the LIV roster. However, Catlin’s runner-up finish over the weekend propelled him to the top spot, continuing his impressive form in 2024.

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John Catlin impressed again on the Asian Tour(Getty Images)

Catlin is no stranger to the breakaway league. His recent performance caught the attention of US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who enlisted the Asian Tour star as an injury reserve for his Crushers GC team. Catlin stepped in for Charles Howell III at LIV Houston and LIV Nashville, making a particularly strong impression in Nashville.

After finishing seventh in Nashville and getting a taste of the Saudi-backed series, Catlin is eager to make a permanent return in 2025. “[The international Series] is definitely priority one for me now,” Catlin said ahead of this week’s event at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
“Having experienced the LIV Golf events, they are really cool. We are very well looked after and playing that caliber of field for that kind of money is something we all want. That is priority one and I am looking forward to what will unfold over the next eight events.”
Bryson DeChambeau, the golf sensation, is no stranger to John Catlin’s prowess on the green. “He’s a fantastic golfer,” DeChambeau praised last month. “I grew up playing some golf with him in northern California, and we had some battles early on in our careers, in junior golf even. He’s a stellar player. He’s shot in the 50s and won a few times this year now.”

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Dustin Johnson handed LIV Golf boost with struggling team’s future in doubt

Dustin Johnson handed LIV Golf boost with struggling team’s future in doubt

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Pat Perez was in action at the International Series event in Morocco after a poor start to the LIV Golf season – with the American in a fight to keep his place in the league

Pat Perez issued a timely reminder to Dustin Johnson(Getty Images)

Pat Perez has proven his value to LIV Golf captain Dustin Johnson, after the struggling star secured his first top-10 finish of the season at the Asian Tour’s International Series event in Morocco.
While LIV Golf is on a break before their European swing later this month, Perez chose to compete on the Asian Tour in an attempt to regain his form ahead of next week’s event at Valderrama. Perez currently sits just above the LIV drop zone, and finishing in the bottom four could result in him losing his spot on the breakaway circuit.

Facing potential relegation, Perez improved his chances of avoiding the drop zone at LIV’s last event in Nashville, where he delivered his best performance of the 2024 campaign so far by tying for 14th place. Perez and Johnson’s LIV team, 4Aces GC, won the league’s team championship in 2022 and 2023 but is 10th in the standings this season.
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It’s clear that Perez will need to maintain this level of performance in the final four events of the regular season if he wants to avoid relegation, and his decision to compete in Morocco seems to have been beneficial. Perez continued his comeback at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.

The former PGA Tour star concluded the week on the Asian Tour tied for eighth place, shooting nine-under-par across 72 holes. His standout performance of the week came in round three on Saturday, when Perez made seven birdies en route to an impressive five-under 68.

This left him four shots behind the leaders going into the final round. Although he couldn’t catch the front-runners on Sunday, a one-over 74 ensured his place in the top-10 in North Africa. The event, part of the Asian-based circuit, was filled with players from the LIV setup, who were able to participate in the International Series through a partnership between the two tours.

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Pat Perez impressed in Morocco(Getty Images)

Despite competition from players like Perez, it was New Zealand’s Ben Campbell who emerged victorious after defeating John Catlin in a playoff. Despite narrowly missing out on the win, it only bolstered Catlin’s quest for promotion to the LIV setup, as he moved into the lead position of the International Series’ Order of Merit.

Catlin’s recent performance has caught the attention of one of LIV’s biggest stars, Bryson DeChambeau. The U.S. Open champion called upon the Asian Tour star as an injury substitute for his Crushers GC team. Catlin stepped in to replace Charles Howell III at LIV Houston and LIV Nashville and made a strong impression.
Competing in the latter, Catlin tied for seventh place. After getting a taste of life in the breakaway league, he is now aiming to secure a permanent spot on the LIV roster by winning the International Series Order of Merit.
Earlier this week, he expressed his enthusiasm for the LIV Golf events, saying: “Having experienced the LIV Golf events, they are really cool. We are very well looked after and playing that calibre of field for that kind of money is something we all want. That is priority one and I am looking for what will unfold over the next eight events.”

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Are John Catlin’s Dreams of LIV Golf Riches Over After Asian Tour Heartbreak? All You Need to Know

Are John Catlin’s Dreams of LIV Golf Riches Over After Asian Tour Heartbreak? All You Need to Know

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John Catlin has been one of the latest sensations in LIV Golf. However, he is not a regular player with a contract. This reserved player got a chance to shine when he was substituted in place of Charles Howell III upon the latter’s injury. Although Catlin will be playing at the LIV Golf Andalucia but for how long will not be a permanent member of the LIV roster? This young talent requires a spot in LIV Golf, and here is what you need to know about his chances at that.3. Where does John Catlin stand in the International Series?LIV Golf’s criteria promise a direct spot to any golfer who tops the season-long Order of Merit. Until recently, John Catlin was ranking 2nd on the list; however, after his Morocco performance, the golfer has proceeded to climb up to the top spot. With a sudden increase in his points, Catlin has not only surpassed Carlos Ortiz after his recent play, but he has also made a new point difference of 186 between them.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adThe golfer has previously won the title of the International Series Macau. He won in a playoff against David Puig. This was also the event where he shot 59 to become the first man to shoot so low on the Asian Tour. However, even though he is sitting at the top of the list, there are more events left to decide his fate.Do you think John Catlin’s Asian Tour heartbreak will end his dreams of LIV Golf riches?He’ll bounce back stronger2. How many international series have been played so far?According to the National Club Golfer, the International Series will have 8 events this year. Out of which, three have already been concluded. The rest of the five that remain will be held in Foxhills, England; Jakarta, Indonesia; Hong Kong, China; Doha, Qatar; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thus, even though John Catlin has been able to climb up on top, he has to retain his position by performing well in all the remaining games in the series.Catlin, however, is extremely motivated towards winning and faring well in the International Series. He has previously pointed out how the whole series is his priority at the moment. He reflected, “It (the international series) is definitely priority one for me now. Having experienced the LIV Golf events, they are really cool. We are very well looked after, and playing that caliber of field for that kind of money is something we all want. That is priority one, and I am looking forward to what will unfold over the next eight events.”Although he is at the top of the leaderboard because of his Morocco play, Catlin was not able to secure the winning title there.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this ad1. John Catlin finishes as runner-up in the latest Morocco edition of the International SeriesAfter scoring 66-71-68-72 in Morocco, Catlin was leading in the event. However, in the end, New Zealand’s professional golfer Ben Campbell covered the difference and tied for the lead. At that point, Catlin had to face Campbell in a playoff where he lost. He then had to compromise with a T2 position even after scoring 15 under 277. He also earned a whopping $220,000 and a rise in the leaderboard.Dramatic finish on @asiantourgolf in Morocco. American John Catlin led by three with two holes left and looked to be home and dry, but New Zealander Ben Campbell finished eagle-birdie to force a playoff!— Nosferatu (@VC606) July 7, 2024ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adCatlin had performed phenomenally. The three-time DP World Tour winner is a devout member of LIV Golf after playing for Bryson DeChameau‘s team. Although he is doing everything right to achieve a spot in the league, the only question that is gnawing him at the moment is whether he will be able to retain his seat at the top. With five more events left, what do you think? Will Catlin be able to work toward his priority and win a LIV Golf contract? Let us know in the comments below.

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