The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are working toward a partnership that could result in one global tour—or at least more cohesion between the two circuits.
Until that moment comes, if indeed it does, golf’s two biggest tours will continue to be compared.
We like to start with the majors. LIV players performed well in them last year, earning one victory (Brooks Koepka), getting into the mix at the Masters (Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed) and registering a top-five finish in the U.S. Open (Cameron Smith). If you add in LIV newcomer Jon Rahmn, the reigning Masters champion, it’s clear the league is still a key piece in the major conversation.
It’s also an interesting exercise to measure Strokes Gained among all players. Of the top 25 golfers in the Data Golf Rankings, only one (Rahm) is from LIV. Unlike with the Official World Golf Ranking, this data takes all tournaments into account. There is no doubt the game’s best play on the PGA Tour, even if a lot of the game’s biggest names have left.
But here is one more comparison we’re curious about: Does either tour have the edge in driving distance?



