Mickelson vs. Smith highlights LIV Golf Team Championship matchups
The matchups are set for the LIV Golf Team Championship, which takes place Oct. 28-30 at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida.
The tournament will begin with Friday's quarterfinals. The top four teams - 4 Aces GC, Fireballs GC, Crushers GC, and Stinger GC - have all earned byes to the semis.
Teams seeded 5-12 will compete in head-to-head match play competitions. Each head-to-head matchup features two singles matches and one alternate-shot (foursomes) match. Each match winner receives a point, and the team that receives two points will move on.
Higher-ranked teams selected their opponents. As always with LIV Golf, all 32 players will compete simultaneously in a shotgun start.
Here are the quarterfinal matchups:
No. 5 Smash GC vs. No. 12 Niblicks GC
Singles
| Start hole | Smash | Niblicks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka (C) | Harold Varner III (C) |
| 2 | Peter Uihlein | James Piot |
Foursomes
| Start hole | Smash | Niblicks |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jason Kokrak | Turk Pettit |
| Chase Koepka | Hudson Swafford |
No. 7 Torque GC vs. No. 10 Cleeks GC
Singles
| Start hole | Torque | Cleeks |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Joaquin Niemann (C) | Martin Kaymer (C) |
| 6 | Jediah Morgan | Laurie Canter |
Foursomes
| Start hole | Torque | Cleeks |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Scott Vincent | Graeme McDowell |
| Adrian Otaegui | Richard Bland |
No. 8 Hy Flyers GC vs. No. 11 Punch GC
Singles
| Start hole | Hy Flyers | Punch |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Phil Mickelson (C) | Cameron Smith (C) |
| 10 | Matthew Wolff | Marc Leishman |
Foursomes
| Start hole | Hy Flyers | Punch |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bernd Wiesberger | Matt Jones |
| Cameron Tringale | Wade Ormsby |
No. 6 Majesticks GC vs. No. 9 Iron Heads GC
Singles
| Start hole | Majesticks | Iron Heads |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ian Poulter (C) | Kevin Na (C) |
| 16 | Lee Westwood | Sihwan Kim |
Foursomes
| Start hole | Majesticks | Iron Heads |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sam Horsfield | Sadom Kaewkanjana |
| Henrik Stenson | Phachara Khongwatmai |
Saturday's semifinal will follow the same format, featuring the top four teams that received a bye and the four squads that advance from the quarters.
Sunday's final will consist of the four winning teams competing in a shotgun-start round of stroke play. All 16 players will compete in twosomes, with captains playing together. All four scores will count toward the team's score, and the club with the lowest score will be crowned champion.
The tournament also features a $50-million purse, with $16 million split between the winning team.