The third event in the controversial Saudi-backed LIV series, which is taking place this week, marks the beginning of a new era for GOLF.

The players are back after the successful inaugural event in London, June, and the first event in Oregon on US soil, April.

The third event in the LIV Invitational Series will be held at the Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, New Jersey.

Signing up for the PGA Tour was met with threats of bans, fines, and suspensions.

The stars continued to join, including Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Europe Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson.

They join Dustin Johnson, Phil Michelson and Sergio Garcia, who all played at the Centurion Club's inaugural event.

This is how you can watch the action from New Jersey this week, as well as all the field information.

Who will be playing this week in Portland?

The organizers have confirmed the 48-player field as well as 12 teams.

Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson deChambeau will all be back for the third event.

Full Field:

• Niblicks GC - Hudson Swafford, Peter Uihlein, James Piot, Turk Pettit
• Fireballs GC - Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra
• HY Flyers GC – Phil Mickelson and Bernd Wiesberger, Matthew Wolff and Justin Harding
• Punch GC – Wade Ormsby and Travis Jones, Travis Smyth and Jediah Morgan
• Smash GC - Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Richard Bland, Chase Koepka
• Cleeks GC – Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell; Laurie Canter, David Puig, (AM).
• 4 Aces GC - Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch, Pat Perez
• Torque GC - Hideto Tanihara, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Yuki Inamori, Jinichiro Kozuma
• Majesticks GC – Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter. Henrik Stenson. Sam Horsfield
• Crushers GC - Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Shaun Norris
• Stinger GC - Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Hennie Du Plessis
• Iron Heads GC - Kevin Na, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Phachara Khongwatmai, Scott Vincent

What format is it?

Each of the 48 players will be divided into four-man teams, and there will also be a shotgun start.

This means that everyone will be able to tee off simultaneously at a different hole on the course.

The events are three days long and will last 54 holes, as opposed to the 72 holes and four days on the PGA or European Tours. There will also be no cut.

During the event, there will be both an individual and a team event.

The player with the lowest 54-hole score will be declared the individual winner.

The team event will be judged on the basis of the two best scores in the first two rounds.

The third and final round will be decided by the top three scores. The lowest team score after 54 holes will win.

What can I do to watch it?

The event will also be streamed live via LIVGolf.com, YouTube and Facebook.

From Friday through Sunday, the coverage will start at 1.15 pm ET.

This is a departure from the previous two events that took place from Thursday through Saturday.

What is the LIV Golf schedule like?

London hosted the inaugural event, one of eight events scheduled for 2022.

These four were all taken in the United States between June & September, with their beginnings in Portland last month.

In October, there will be back to back events in Thailand as well as in Saudi Arabia.

The 2022 series will conclude in Miami on October 30, 2012.