LIV Golf LIVE leaderboard: Latest scores and updates from opening event in Mayakoba

Follow live scores and updates as the controversial breakaway competition returns for its second season

"I love team play" Sergio Garcia looks forward to tee-off at LIV Golf Mayakoba

LIV Golf returns for its second season as the action gets underway at the El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico.

The rebel tour caused a stir last year when it controversially broke away from the PGA in golf’s civil war, with the likes of Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood returning to LIV for the 2023 season.

The likes of Thomas Pieters, Mito Pereira and Sebastian Munoz were added ahead of the second campaign of the Saudi-backed series, after former world No 1 Johnson took home more than $35 million in his debut season, triumphing in the individual and team championships.

There are new teams and new names this time around as LIV Golf returns, but the series is set to be just as controversial as last time out. Follow live scores and updates from the opening event in  Mayakoba, below.

LIV Golf LIVE leaderboard: Latest scores from Mayakoba 2023

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• LEADERBOARD
• -6 Kokrak, Casey
• -4 Uihlein, Gooch, Ortiz
• -3 Howell, Poulter, Johnson, Grace, Leishman
• -2 Smith

[24 February 2023 22:55 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Final Day One leaderboard

-6 Kokrak, Casey

-4 Uihlein, Gooch, Ortiz

-3 Howell, Poulter, Johnson, Grace, Leishman

-2 Smith

[24 February 2023 22:51 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - One hole to go

Paul Casey has launched himself back to -6, recovering well to that earlier double bogey.

[24 February 2023 22:46 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf leaderboard

Leaders

-6 Kokrak

-5 Ortiz, Casey

-4 Uihlein, Gooch

-3 Poulter, Johnson, Grace, Leishman

-2 Howell, Smith

Selected others

E: Koepka,

+1 Reed, DeChambeau, Watson, Mickelson

+5 Westwood

+6 Pieters

[24 February 2023 22:26 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Two holes to go

Paul Casey has clawed his way back to -5 after back-to-back birdies, but Cameron Smith has got into trouble again with his drive and drops a shot at the 16th.

Bryson DeChambeau has fallen away and is now +1.

[24 February 2023 22:08 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Three holes to go

Jason Kokrak then misses the chance to move three shots clear as a birdie putt at the 9th slides by,

[24 February 2023 22:07 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Three holes to go

A big swing at the top as Paul Casey makes a double-bogey six at the par-4 2nd. It’s his first dropped shot of the day and it moves him back to -3.

Meanwhile Cameron Smith lands a lovely approach into the par-3 15th. That moves him to -4.

[24 February 2023 21:52 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Four holes to go

Jason Kokrak sinks a huge birdie putt at the par-3 8th to move to -6 and take an outright lead.

Dustin Johnson makes a key par save to stay -2.

[24 February 2023 21:41 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Five holes to go

Paul Casey has played a solid round and remains at -5, along with Jason Kokrak. Branden Grace has moved a shot behind at -4 but Reed is slipping away. He is now at evens after his strong start.

Cameron Smith has responded well to dropping a shot with a wayward drive and makes a birdie at the next to get back to -3.

[24 February 2023 21:25 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Seven holes to go

Smith scrambled up and down with a lovely approach shot to limit the damage to a bogey. He drops to -2.

[24 February 2023 21:14 · Jamie Braidwood]

LIV Golf - Seven holes to go

Cameron Smith has got himself two shots off the lead but is in trouble after sending his drive wide to the right.

Dustin Johnson has dropped a shot and is back to -2.