LIV Golf touches down in the U.S. for the first time in 2023 this weekend, in Tulsa, and despite some criticism, the tour has generated some enthusiasm and a nice spread of names on the leaderboards this year. Big crowds turned out in Australia last month. Five events this season have produced four different winners (Talor Gooch, Charles Howell, Brooks Koepka, Danny Lee) and six other players who have finished second or tied for second. Perhaps surprisingly, the two biggest names in the gang — Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson — are not in those categories. Johnson’s best finish is a seventh and Mickelson’s best is an 11th. Overall 29 players have at least one top-10. At the other end of the spectrum, four players — Martin Kaymer, Sihwan Kim, Chase Koepka, and Jed Morgan — have been barely competitive. For 10 others, the median finish is 30th or worse. Yikes! This week the nod goes to Cameron Smith, the defending (British) Open champion, who has three top-five finishes so far in LIV 2023.