The unique team format was used in all 13 tournaments in conjunction with the race for the individual title, which was secured by Jon Rahm thanks to victories in two of the last three events. And if you weren’t paying attention the entire gist of the competition could’ve sailed right over your head. Not overshadowed by players vying for an individual trophy and $4 million in prize money, the LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas takes center stage this weekend to close out the third season.
There are some tweaks to the format with the number of golfers increased in 2024. Six new players added to the season-long individual race also required an expansion team. Captained by Rahm, the new Legion XIII was positioned atop the odds board as the favorite to dethrone Crushers. Also, captains are no longer required to compete against each other in the quarterfinal and semifinal match-play rounds.
LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas Betting Odds
Before we preview teams let’s recap how the event works. There is no individual component with only team members taking on the Maridoe Golf Club in the Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The event has 13 teams of four players battling for a $50 million purse. Team results were used to determine final standings with the top three – Crushers, Legion XIII and Ripper – getting a bye into the semis. That means Nos. 4-13 battle on Friday in the quarterfinals. Higher seeded teams pick their opponent and the squads compete in head-to-head match play to determine a winner. Two singles matches and a foursomes match take place within each match. There are no ties so each match will play until someone wins. The teams earning two points move on to the semis.
The same format is used on Saturday with the top three seeds selecting their opponent. The four teams earning two points will advance to Sunday’s final round where all 16 players will compete in 18 holes of stroke play with all four scores counting toward the team score. The lowest scoring team after 18 holes will be crowned LIV Golf Dallas team champion. There really are no losers, though, with the last place team earning $1 million. Let’s break down the teams below.
LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship Odds
Legion XIII +325
Crushers +350
Ripper +500
Smash +750
Torque +800
Fireballs +900
Stinger +1600
Cleeks +2200
RangeGoats +2500
4 Aces +3500
Hy Flyers +7000
Majesticks +11000
Iron Heads +13500
Legion XIII +325
Boasting individual champion Rahm makes Legion XIII a threat and it’s the main reason why the team is positioned as the favorite. Rahm won two of the last three individual titles and finished among the top 10 in every completed event. Tyrrell Hatton is a nice complementary piece, but they will need more from Caleb Surratt, who finished last in Chicago.
Crushers +350
Earning the top seed during the season and entering as the defending team champion, Crushers could easily be the favorite. Bryson DeChambeau didn’t win a LIV tournament this season but he was spectacular in majors winning the US Open, finishing runner-up at the PGA Championship and earning a top 10 at the Masters. He tied with teammate Anirban Lahiri for sixth in Chicago helping Crushers to their third team win of the season.
Ripper +500
Not surprising the top three favorites all have a bye into the semifinal round. It should certainly help Ripper, which stumbled to a 12th place finish in Chicago. The additional rest should help the group of Australians who posted back to back wins in Adelaide and Singapore and were runners-up in the UK and Greenbrier before their worst finish of the season. Captain Cameron Smith finished seventh in the individual standings with four straight top 10s before stumbling in Chicago.
Smash +750
Captain Brooks Koepka will be huge for the chances of Smash to win the championship. Koepka won for the second time this season and fifth time overall at Greenbrier leading his team to its second title of the year and the No. 4 seed. Smash will have the first pick of their match-play opponent for Friday’s semifinal.
Torque +800
They finished fifth in the team standings despite having only one podium finish over the last nine events and none in the last four. Captain Joaquin Niemann had a phenomenal season finishing second to Rahm at Chicago and in the overall individual race. He won his first LIV title in the season-opener at Mayakoba and was victorious two events later in Jeddah. He finished among the top 5 in seven of his 13 LIV starts and will need to carry the team.
Fireballs +900
Getting hot at the right time could propel Fireballs. They rode the strong play of captain Sergio Garcia finishing no worse than fifth in the last four events with a title at Andalucia when Garcia won for the first time. Abraham Ancer also won an individual title in Hong Kong and like his team was solid yet unspectacular finishing among the top 20 eight times in 13 starts and never outside the top 28.
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