LIV Golf kicks off its third event of the season on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, giving golf fans a chance to watch Anthony Kim’s long-awaited return to the golf course. Here’s what you need to know.
What time does LIV Golf tee off this week?
LIV Golf Jeddah is Friday to Sunday at Royal Greens Golf Club in Saudi Arabia. The first round starts at 11:15 a.m. local on Friday (with a shotgun start, like all LIV events), which is 3:15 a.m. ET for those in the States. The second round also starts at 3:15 a.m. ET Saturday and the final round at 3:05 a.m. ET Sunday.
How to watch LIV Golf on TV
Friday’s first round will be available on The CW app and begin at 3 a.m. ET (download here) and replay at 12:30 p.m. ET. You can also watch it on Caffeine, LIV’s new partner that will broadcast opening-round coverage for the remainder of the season. (You can watch on Caffeine.TV or download the Caffeine app.)
The second and third rounds will be available on LIV Golf+ and broadcast on The CW on tape delay (find your local station here). On-demand highlights are also available to stream on The CW after each event.
LIV Golf Jeddah broadcast schedule (ET)
Friday, March 1: 3-8 a.m., The CW app/Caffeine (replay 12:30 p.m.)
Saturday, March 2: 3 a.m., LIV Golf+; 12:30-5:30 p.m., The CW (tape delay)
Sunday, March 3: 3 a.m., LIV Golf+; 1-6 p.m., The CW (tape delay)
Anthony Kim’s return
Earlier this season, LIV Golf added two big names in Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm, the latter the league’s splashiest signing since it snagged Cameron Smith after he won the 2022 Open Championship.
Now, Kim joins the mix. He hasn’t played competitively since 2012, but more than a decade ago he was a lightning rod on the PGA Tour, displaying a youthful brashness and fresh personality many in the golf world fell in love with. Then, he was gone, for more than a decade.
Last month GOLF.com reported he was mulling a comeback, and now he returns this week. Kim is grouped with Smith and Graeme McDowell for the first round and will start on the 18th hole. And yes, he’ll have plenty of eyes on him.
