LIV Golf Riyadh
Professional golf tournament
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LIV Golf Riyadh is a professional golf tournament on the LIV Golf League that is held under floodlights at the Riyadh Golf Club, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Established | 2022 |
| Course | Riyadh Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,048 yards (6,445 m) |
| Tour | LIV Golf |
| Format | Individual and team stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000,000 (individual) US$10,000,000 (team) |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Elvis Smylie (2026) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Elvis Smylie | |
| Location map | |
  Riyadh GC Location in Saudi Arabia | |
The tournament debuted as LIV Golf Jeddah in October 2022 at part of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series, and until 2024 was held at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, north of Jeddah; the first two editions were co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour.
Format
The tournament is an individual stroke play event, with a team element. Four man teams are chosen, with a set number of their total scores counting for the team on each day. Each round commenced with a shotgun start, with the leaders beginning on the first hole for the final round, in order to finish on the eighteenth.[1]
Winners
Individual
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Riyadh | ||||||
| 2026 | LIV | Elvis Smylie | 264 | −24 | 1 stroke |  Jon Rahm |
| 2025 | LIV |  Adrian Meronk | 199 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Sebastián Muñoz Jon Rahm |
| LIV Golf Jeddah | ||||||
| 2024 | LIV |  Joaquín Niemann | 193 | −17 | 4 strokes |  Louis Oosthuizen Charl Schwartzel |
| 2023 | LIV, MENA |  Brooks Koepka (2) | 196 | −14 | Playoff | Talor Gooch |
| LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah | ||||||
| 2022 | LIV, MENA | Brooks Koepka | 198 | −12 | Playoff | Peter Uihlein |
Team
| Year | Winners[b] | Score (to par) | Margin of victory | Runners-up[b] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV Golf Riyadh | ||||||
| 2026 | Ripper GC[c] | −69 | 3 strokes | Torque GC[d] | ||
| 2025 | Legion XIII GC[e] | −50 | 11 strokes | Ripper GC[f] RangeGoats GC[g] | ||
| LIV Golf Jeddah | ||||||
| 2024 | Crushers GC[h] | −38 | 4 strokes | Stinger GC[i] | ||
| 2023 | Fireballs GC[j] | −34 | 3 strokes | RangeGoats GC[k] | ||
| LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah | ||||||
| 2022 | Smash GC[l] | −33 | 6 strokes | Fireballs GC[j] | ||
Notes
- LIV − LIV Golf League; MENA − MENA Tour.
- (c) – Team captain
- Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith (c) and Elvis Smylie.
- Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Jon Rahm (c) and Caleb Surratt
- Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith (c).