The 2024 LIV Golf season started Friday at El Camaleón Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico.
Former Vol Caleb Surratt made his professional debut. He is tied for 26th place (E) after the first-round. Joaquin Niemann (-12) is leading after the first day of the three-round event.
Surratt is also part of Legion XIII. He is teammates with Jon Rahm (captain), Tyrrell Hatton and Kieran Vincent. Legion XIII is tied for seventh place (-4) after the first-round, while Torque GC is in first (-13).
Surratt appeared in 15 tournaments at Tennessee from 2022-23. He earned 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year honors and was the 2023 SEC individual champion. Surratt signed a professional contract with LIV Golf on Jan. 30 during his sophomore season with the Vols.
LIV Golf consists of 12 teams, 48 players, 14 events, zero cuts and with shotgun starts.
Each stroke counts for the individual event. A winner is the player with the lowest total amount of shots after 54 holes.
The team event consists of scores for each team’s top three players, for the round count, toward the team’s total score. The team with a cumulative low score following three rounds is the team champion for the event.
During the first two days of each event, only the top three players’ scores count towards their team’s round. On the third day of an event, all four players’ scores count. The top eight teams earn points in team standings.