On Day 1 at LIV Golf Indianapolis, Phil Mickelson shed his shoes and summoned brilliance, delivering a barefoot wedge shot from water to the greens.

The event is on pace to become the highest-attended U.S. event in LIV Golf history, according to a news release from the organization. The current record holder according to My Golf Spy was the Dallas event with "more than 50,000."

By the time LIV Indianapolis concludes its three-day stint in Westfield this weekend, the event is expected to be among the most highly attended competitions the professional golf tour has hosted in t

Per the LIV website: "Players finishing 49th or lower in the points standings after LIV Golf Indianapolis will be relegated from the league and could return only by playing their way back into the league via winning The International Series crown (Asian Tour) or through LIV Golf Promotions."

The three-day tournament takes place at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind. It’s the first time LIV Golf has played a tournament in Indiana. “The economic driver that we have this week is massive for this area,