KPLR 11 to broadcast 14 LIV Golf events this year

Joaquin Niemann of Chile hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Boston at The Oaks golf course at The International…

Joaquin Niemann of Chile hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Boston at The Oaks golf course at The International on September 03, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

by: Kevin S. Held

Posted: Feb 8, 2023 / 01:00 PM CST

Updated: Mar 24, 2023 / 11:56 AM CDT

The CW Network and LIV Golf have finalized a broadcast schedule for the first season of the LIV Golf League.

The new golf league and burgeoning rival of the PGA will launch its 2023 season with a tournament at Mayakoba in Mexico, on Feb. 24-26. The CW (which airs on KPLR 11 in St. Louis) will air 14 events—eight domestic and six international tournaments—in seven countries. The 2023 LIV Golf League will return to five venues that hosted events of the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Friday rounds will air exclusively on The CW App, while Saturday and Sunday rounds will be broadcast on both The CW Network and the app.

The CW is 75%-owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc., which also owns FOX 2 and KPLR 11.

The 14 LIV Golf League tournaments have been scheduled to avoid competing with PGA Tour majors and other international team events.

The events will feature star-studded fields, including prior majors winners Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, Charl Schwartzel, Cameron Smith, Henrik Stenson, and Bubba Watson.

The 2023 LIV Golf League will showcase simultaneous individual and team play, with a Team Championship slated for the season’s end.