LIV Golf timelime: Upstart league's history in battle with PGA Tour

The history of LIV Golf has been a wild ride. It started with rumors of a Super League forming that would compete for players and buzz with the PGA Tour, then launched as an alternative tour with the moniker, "Golf But Louder. " Big-name stars were poached from the PGA Tour.

Not all at once, but over time, LIV began building its team rosters. Then, in June, 2023, the announcement of a framework between the PGA Tour and LIV shocked the golf world, only to see that not really take off. Here's a timeline of LIV Golf over the years.

October 2021: Plans for LIV are laid out Multiple sources confirmed a private meeting with golf media members took place to outline plans for a new Saudi Arabia-backed golf series with Greg Norman as the expected commissioner. ESPN’s Bob Harig and had already reported that Norman, 66, was partnering with LIV Golf Enterprises, backed by the Public Investment Fund, which operates on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia. Norman would be the chief operating officer of the enterprise, as well as commissioner of the new league.

March 2022: LIV schedule is announced Norman sent a letter to players stating that the league, while not being supported by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and many of the game's biggest stars, planned to move forward. And, Norman said, it would announce its schedule of tournaments the following day. The global schedule was ambitious.