LIV Golf needs to make one radical change which could totally transform the product

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LIV Golf continued this week with a dramatic tournament in Dallas, which was won by one-time major champion Patrick Reed.

Reed clinched his first LIV Golf win at Maridoe Golf Club, outlasting Louis Oosthuizen, Jinichiro Kozuma and Paul Casey in a playoff.

The 4Aces GC man edged out his competitors at LIV Golf Dallas with a superb 16½ foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win his first title on his 41st attempt.

Reed now occupies fourth place in the LIV Golf individual standings following his success, behind Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.

It was certainly a successful event overall for LIV Golf, helped massively by hometown hero DeChambeau.

LIV Golf must make radical change after latest event in Dallas

DeChambeau was criticised by fans for hyping up crowds in Dallas, but over 50,000 supporters took in the action across the three days.

That involved more than 20,000 fans attending on Saturday, which represents a LIV Golf single-day record in the US.

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But it seems that the tour is still missing a trick in really taking its product to another level after the final-round drama that played out.

And that involves shotgun starts, where 18 groups of players are spread out around the course at each hole, all teeing off at the same time.

But adopting a more conventional format, at least for Sunday’s final round, would undoubtedly increase the drama.

In that regard LIV Golf could take a leaf out of the PGA Tour’s book, with the latter using staggered tee times, where players start their rounds at different, pre-assigned times.

More conventional final round could have amplified Patrick Reed’s LIV Golf Dallas win

LIV Golf is, of course, trying to establish itself in another light to the PGA Tour, but following its traditional format would have worked particularly well in Dallas.

Reed certainly won in dramatic circumstances as the Sunday leaderboard experienced constant twists and turns, with the eventual champion having played alongside Casey and Abraham Ancer.

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But his victory in the four-way playoff certainly could have been amplified without a shotgun start, although that is a possible change that doesn’t seem likely at this stage.

After finishing on six-under, the foursome helped create a tie for the largest playoff in LIV Golf history, even if it did last just one hole.

There are, of course, no cuts on LIV Golf, another area where it differs greatly from the PGA Tour, and again one that doesn’t look like changing any time soon.

The latter meanwhile has relied heavily upon many exciting final round pairings this season alone, which have really helped increase the drama.

Rory McIlroy and DeChambeau were reunited on Sunday at The Masters after their 2024 US Open battle, with the Northern Irishman exacting his revenge on the American.

LIV Golf duo Rahm and Niemann also took on Augusta National together in round four, with the iconic major championship of course having been without shotgun starts throughout.