LIV Golf Invitational Series 2022 Portland: Tee Times, Prize Money and Predictions

The second tournament of the LIV Golf Series will be its first event on American soil.

The rival series to the PGA Tour backed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will play outside of Portland, Oregon, from Thursday-Saturday with a more notable field than its first event in London.

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau headline the 48-golfer field for the three-day event. Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia were the most recognizable names for LIV Golf's debut.

The 48-player field is divided up into 12 teams, each of which has a captain. All of the players start at the same time in a shotgun start for the 54-hole tournament.

All of the starting holes and prize money information can be found on the LIV Golf official website.

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Predictions

Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau Struggle In First LIV Event

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau were not factors on the PGA Tour this season because of injuries.

Koepka missed the cut at The Players Championship and The Masters, and he was not in the conversation for the lead at the U.S. Open.

DeChambeau did not make the cut at The Masters or The Memorial Tournament and finished right behind Koepka in 56th place at the U.S. Open.

Koepka and DeChambeau are two of the most talented golfers in the LIV Golf Series field, but their form suggests they may struggle from the start, even against a less talented field.

Koepka will be on Team Smash alongside his brother, Chase, Richard Bland and Adrian Otageui.

DeChambeau is the captain of Crushers, a team that features Peter Uihlein, Shaun Norris and Justin Harding.

There is an individual and team score winner at every LIV Golf event. The team titles may be more attainable for the two Americans if they fail to find form in Portland and have to rely on their teammates to post low scores.

Koepka and DeChambeau could reverse their form in Oregon, but they should not be considered the favorites to win the individual competition.

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Team Stinger Should Be Favored To Win Again

The South African foursome of Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Hennie du Plessis won the first team title on the LIV Golf Series.

Schwartzel came away with the individual crown in London, and Du Plessis was the runner-up to his fellow countryman.

The all-South African team will be back for the Portland event to try to replicate their form from London.

Team Stinger must be viewed as the favorite because of its performance three weeks ago. It may be the most well-rounded team in a league that features a handful of stars and some unknown players.

Although the LIV Golf shotgun start format is different from usual competition, Stinger could treat the series like a Presidents' Cup event since they are all playing from the same country.

Most of the team members have experience playing with each other in team events prior to the LIV Golf series, and that may help how they approach the weekend event in Oregon and others later in the season.