GOLF will start a new era with the debut event in the controversial Saudi-backed LIV series.

The 48-player tournament will be held at the Centurion Club in London, over three days (Thursday through Saturday).

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

Dustin Johnson, a two-time major champion, leads the field in the first eight events of the year. Each event will have a minimum $20m prize pool.

This is where you can watch this week's action, as well as all of the field and format information.

Who will be playing in London this week?

Monday night's organisers confirmed the 48-player field. It includes 27 of the best 150 golfers in the world.

Among the top names who signed up are Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia.

The complete field is in alphabetical order:

Oliver Bekker, Richard Bland, Itthipat Buranatanyarat, Laurie Canter, Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Hennie Du Plessis, Oliver Fisher, Sergio Garcia, Talor Gooch, Branden Grace, Justin Harding, Sam Horsfield, Dustin Johnson, Matt Jones, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Martin Kaymer, Phachara Khongwatmai, Sihwan Kim, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Chase Koepka, Jinichiro Kozuma, Pablo Larrazabal, Viraj Madappa, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Jediah Morgan, Kevin Na, Shaun Norris, Andy Ogletree, Louis Oosthuizen, Wade Ormsby, Adrian Otaegui, Turk Pettit, James Piot, Ian Poulter, David Puig, JC Ritchie, Charl Schwartzel, Travis Smyth, Ian Snyman, Hudson Swafford, Hideto Tanihara, Peter Uihlein, Scott Vincent, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Blake Windred, Kevin Yuan.

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.

The coverage will start at 9am ET on Thursday and 2pm in the UK.

The list of broadcasters that provide television coverage has not yet been published.

What is the LIV Golf schedule like?

London's inaugural event will be the first of eight events scheduled for 2022.

The fourth and final four events will be held in the United States between July-September.

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.