Names like 'Aces', 'Crushers' and 'Hy Flyers' are among the 12 team brands for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, the USD25 million London Invitational at Centurion Golf Club this week.

The names and logos for the teams were unveiled during the first ever LIV Golf Draft on Tuesday in London, which also revealed the 12 captains and their team selections for the three-day event which starts on Thursday, June 9. Each name ends with the suffix ‘GC’, referencing Golf Club.

The team captains were given 54 seconds each to make their selections in a snake-style format order, based on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Aces GC is captained by two-time Major winner Dustin Johnson who has Shaun Norris, Oliver Bekker, Kevin Yuan in his team, while Phil Mickelson selected Justin Harding, Chase Koepka and Thai amateur sensation Ratchanon 'TK Chantananuwat for his Hy Flyers side.

At the conclusion of the draft, Iron Heads GC captain Kevin Na and Crushers GC captain Peter Uihlein made the series' first trade, swapping Richard Bland and Hideto Tanihara.

“We are supercharging the game and turning it into the sport it’s been destined to become. Our new format, our new team component, and our diverse field of players is something golf has never seen,” said Greg Norman, LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner. “I’m excited to watch these teams come to life and the new energy, camaraderie and competition they’ll bring to the player and fan experience.”

Teams and captains (C) for the London Invitational:

4 ACES GC - Dustin Johnson (C), Shaun Norris, Oliver Bekker, Kevin Yuan
CLEEKS GC - Martin Kaymer (C), Martin Kaymer, Pablo Larrazaba, JC Ritchie, Ian Snyman
CRUSHERS GC - Peter Uihlein (C), Richard Bland, Phachara Khongwatmai, Travis Smyth
FIREBALLS GC - Sergio Garcia (C), David Puig (AM), James Piot (AM), Jediah Morgan
HY FLYERS GC - Phil Mickelson (C), Justin Harding, Ratchanon 'TK Chantananuwat (AM), Chase Koepka
IRON HEADS GC - Kevin Na (C), Sadom Kaewkanjana, Hideto Tanihara, Viraj Madappa
MAJESTICKS GC - Ian Poulter (C), Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield, Laurie Canter
NIBLICKS GC - Graeme McDowell (C), Bernd Wiesberger, Turk Pettit, Oliver Bekker
PUNCH GC - Wade Orsmby (C), Matt Jones, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Blake Windred
SMASH GC - Sihwan Kim (C), Scott Vincent, Jinichiro Kozuma, Itthipat Buranatanyarat
STINGER GC - Louis Oosthuizen (C), Hennie Du Plessis, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace
TORQUE GC - Talor Gooch (C), Hudson Swafford, Adrian Otaegui, Andy Ogletree

The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series features seven regular season events, where players compete as individuals and teams for both points and prize money.

The individual winner will be the player with the lowest 54-hole stroke play total, pocketing a cool USD4 million. The player with the highest ranking points after seven events will be named the individual champion of the series and will receive a whopping USD18 million.

Over the first two rounds of the team event, the best two stroke play scores will count for each team. For the third and final round, the best three scores count with the team with the lowest overall score after 54 holes being named the winner of the USD3 million first prize.

The eighth and final event will be the season-ending Team Championship, a seeded, four-round, match play knockout event offering USD50 million in prize money.

For more information, log on to livgolf.com