LIV Golf Mexico live golf scores, results, highlights from Friday’s Round 1 leaderboard
The world’s most controversial golf league is back.
After shaking up the sport with its inaugural 2022 season, LIV Golf returns this weekend as the 2023 campaign kicks off. Some of the best players in the world will take center stage as they battle it out in warm and sunny Mexico for the Tour’s first trophy of the year.
This weekend’s setting is El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, about an hour’s drive south of Cancun. The course was designed by LIV CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman. It hosted a PGA Tour event annually from 2007 to 2022, but given the hostile relationship between the two governing bodies, the PGA Tour pulled the event off the schedule this year after LIV announced it was coming over.
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The star-studded field includes former world Nos. 1 Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka, current world No. 5 Cameron Smith, big winners Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed, and Mexican star Abraham Ancer, who will fly the flag for him will carry homeland.
Follow The Sporting News to follow all the key moments from the first round of LIV Golf Mexico 2023:
LIV Golf Mexico Ranking 2023
| rank | player | score |
| T1 | Abraham Anker | -1 |
| T1 | Marc Leishman | -1 |
| T1 | Ian Poulter | -1 |
| T1 | Paul Casey | -1 |
| T5 | DustinJohnson | E |
| T5 | Brooks Kopka | E |
| T5 | CameronSmith | E |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | E |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | E |
| T5 | Bryson DeChambeau | E |
LIV Golf Mexico Updates, Highlights from Round 1 on Friday
(All teams East.)
1:32 p.m – Ancer, Ian Poulter, Marc Leishman and Paul Casey all start their rounds with birdies and they lead at -1 in the very early stages. Mickelson pocketed his par putt for a clay save on his opening hole of the season.
1:28 p.m – Ancer rolls in his birdie putt to great cheers from fans in Mexico. Great start to the season for him as he moves to -1 early.
1:26 p.m — Ancer hits a nice approach shot to leave a feasible birdie putt on the opening hole. A hole ahead, Phil Mickelson hits a nice bunker shot to set up a short par putt.
1:15 p.m – Tonight’s marquee pairing consists of Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and crowd favorite Abraham Ancer. You start your round at the first hole, a par 4.
1:13 p.m — Feherty chose RangeGoats GC, Foltz chose Smash GC, and White chose Majestic GC to win this week’s team competition. We’ll see how their predictions fare as round 1 is set to hit in just a few minutes.
1:00 pm — Coverage has begun on the CW app and CWTV.com. Arlo White, David Feherty and Jerry Foltz are on call from Mayakoba. You can tune in at this link.
12:56 p.m — Final preparations are underway ahead of the 1:15 ET shotgun launch. The weather in Mexico is warm and humid – as you would expect. The opening tees of the 2023 season are just around the corner.
12:13 p.m — Which team are you taking with you in the 2023 LIV season?
How to watch LIV Golf Mexico
- Events: Friday 24th February to Sunday 26th February
- TV stations (USA): The CW
- TV stations (Canada): CHCH
- Live broadcast: The CW app
For the 2023 season, LIV Golf has announced that it will broadcast all of its events on The CW Network. Each tournament will be televised nationally on local CW channels across the United States. You can find out which The CW station is near you by clicking here.
Those looking for a live stream can watch it for free on The CW app.
In Canada, the action will be broadcast on CHCH.
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Tee times and groups from LIV Golf Mexico
LIV Golf uses a shotgun launch for its events. Players start simultaneously on different holes on the course and move in order from there. Play begins at 1:15 p.m. ET on each of the three days this weekend.
Here’s a look at Friday’s Round 1 pairings:
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LIV Golf Schedule 2023
| case | course | Events |
| LIV Gulf Mayakoba | El Camaleon Golf Course, Playa del Carmen, Mexico | 24-26 February |
| LIV Golf Tuscon | The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Arizona, United States | 16-19 March |
| LIV Golf Orlando | Orange County National, Winter Garden, Florida, USA | March 31-Apr 2 |
| LIV Gulf Adelaide | The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, Australia | 20-23 April |
| LIV Golf Singapore | Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore | 27-30 April |
| LIV Golf Tulsa | Cedar Ridge Country Club, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA | 12-14 May |
| LIV Golf DC | Trump National Golf Club Washington DC, Sterling, Virginia, USA | 26-28 May |
| LIV Golf Valderrama | Real Club Valderrama, San Roque, Spain | 30 June-July. 2 |
| LIV Golf London | Centurion Golf Club, Hemel Hempstead, UK | 7th-9th July |
| LIV Golf Greenbrier | The Old White in the Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, W. Virginia, USA | 4th-6th August |
| LIV Golf Bedminster | Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, Bedminster, NJ, USA | 11-13 August |
| LIV Golf Chicago | Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Illinois, USA | 22-24 September |
| LIV Gulf Miami | Trump National Doral, Miami, Florida, USA | 20-22 October |
| LIV Gulf Jeddah | Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia | 3rd-5th November |