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LIV: Smash GC is rebranding to OKGC

Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:17 pm
Posted by OU Guy
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:17 pm
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Oklahoma is officially on the LIV Golf map. Smash GC is rebranding to OKGC, establishing Oklahoma as the team’s home market and becoming the first LIV Golf franchise directly aligned with a U.S. market.

Oklahoma native and OSU alum @TalorGooch will lead the team into its debut as OKGC during the 2026 season.

Posted by AkronTiger
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:19 pm to
Today I learned LIV has golf clubs
Posted by GeauxTigers123
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:21 pm to
This seems about as sincere as how the TGL teams have city affiliations. Maybe it’s even worse in TGL since every match is in South Florida.
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:21 pm to
When I think Oklahoma I certainly think of Irishman Graeme McDowell
Posted by GeauxTigers123
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:22 pm to
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When I think Oklahoma I certainly think of Irishman Graeme McDowell


Yeah. A true okie team would be like Victor Hovland and Rickie Fowler.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:26 pm to
Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland and Jason Kokrak from Canada should fit right in on a team from Oklahoma.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:27 pm to
Remember last week when everyone thought LIV was going to cancel their Mexico City event? & then the rest of the 2026 season? & then 2027?

It seems they will try to continue in 2027
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:28 pm to
Like Hideki Matsuyama & Adam Scott on Boston Common GC on TGL?
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:33 pm to
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It seems they will try to continue in 2027


Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:36 pm to
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should fit right in on a team from Oklahoma.


If you want to get real specific, there are 6 LIV golfers that played college golf in the state of Oklahoma
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:37 pm to
This is like that period when eSports teams tried branding to geographic markets. Turned out that regional loyalty was hard to come by with teams of exclusively Chinese and Koreans playing everything out of a small concert hall somewhere in Southern California

There isn’t even an OK event. LIV is run by retards to even be bothering with this
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 1:40 pm
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:40 pm to
They’ve rebranded multiple teams since the beginning

Just this year Stinger GC to Southern Guards GC (South Africa)

Ironheads GC to Korean GC
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:46 pm to
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Just this year Stinger GC to Southern Guards GC (South Africa)

Ironheads GC to Korean GC
Quick roster glance says these two teams are entirely Korean and South African. So that’s cool

Good luck to the OK team with 1 OK person
Posted by OU Guy
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:46 pm to
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:48 pm to
All that work on a hype video and they’ll never even compete in the state

Embarrassing
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:49 pm to
I’m just glad lsupride has a team to root for now at LIV Nola
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Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:51 pm to
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they’ll never even compete in the state


I mean they did have an event at LIV Tulsa in 2023….
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:57 pm to
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This seems about as sincere as how the TGL teams have city affiliations. Maybe it’s even worse than TGL since every match is in South Florida.



Exactly. Why even entertain the idea of having markets tied to these team names?

It's not like they are training in these cities/states or have dedicated "home" matches. Do they actually think people in Oklahoma are going to feel more attached it OKGC now even though it will never actually have anything to do with Oklahoma?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:59 pm to
Taylor Gooch is the single biggest fig in golf
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
2042 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 2:00 pm to
Would only somewhat make sense if LIV scheduled an event in each of the host locations of the teams.
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