Report: LIV Golf Considering Allowing Trades and Transfer Portal for Teams in 2024

We don’t even know what the future holds for LIV Golf in 2024 and beyond, but CEO Greg Norman has said that it’s business as usual with the circuit, and that would include reportedly proposed changes for what will be its third season.

Sports Illustrated is reporting that LIV will be borrowing concepts from other team sports for its 12 franchises.

🚨🔄⛳️ #TRADE DEADLINE: LIV GOLF will allow teams to trade players in 2024. Players will have to agree to trades and teams as well as the league will be required to sign off on the transactions. There will be a transfer window as well as a trade deadline, per @SI_Golf. pic.twitter.com/8qMPVcbSul

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) August 15, 2023

First, a college sports-like transfer window will be available for players to head to new teams in 2024. In addition, there will be a trade deadline so that captains can make deals for new players during the season.

Bryson DeChambeau, who captains a team on the circuit, said it will make things more competitive on a tour that’s known for paying out large sums of money.

“I can’t speak for everyone, but what I can say is that if it comes time to where someone’s not performing well, and it’s been enough time to try and get given that opportunity to play well, and it’s not been done, I will make a decision based on that,” DeChambeau said.

Trades coming to #LIVGolf in 2024. Didn’t happen this year for various reasons. Some important notes here as well, including what variables might be involved in trades. https://t.co/ElGbol2aPx pic.twitter.com/S2OC5a4E7D

— Pro Golf Critic (@ProGolfCritic) August 15, 2023

Under the current format, winners of the team competition get $750,000 at each event. In the team championship event in October at Doral, the purse is $50 million, with each member of the winning team taking home $4 million.

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