LIV golfers
Definition
Professional golfers who compete in the LIV Golf League, a Saudi-backed men's professional golf tour featuring a 54-hole format (LIV being Roman for 54), team competitions, shotgun starts, and massive guaranteed payouts that have disrupted traditional golf circuits like the PGA Tour.
Players aligned with one of LIV Golf's 13 teams, such as Crushers GC or 4Aces GC, often high-profile defectors from other tours lured by nine-figure contracts.
Examples
The LIV golfers rolled up to the event in matching team jerseys, turning Augusta into a corporate retreat.
Switching allegiances to become one of the LIV golfers is like trading birdies for Benjamins – pure multiplication.
LIV golfers make the PGA look like a charity scramble, complete with mulligans for millionaires.
My grandpa calls LIV golfers turncoats, but I see them as savvy entrepreneurs in polos.