Four key storylines for LIV Golf Miami: The stars are on display in South Beach

Can anyone catch Sergio Garcia and Fireballs GC? 

That'll be one of the many questions looming over LIV Golf Miami when, for the first time this season, the tour comes to the United States.

Last year's individual winner, Dean Burmester sits fifth in the individual rankings this season while his team — Stingers GC — reside in sixth. Burmester didn't win easily in 2024. He went into a playoff with Garcia, who remains hot this year. He's playing some of the best golf of the last decade and sits in third in the individual rankings. The league's individual leader is Torque GC's Joaquin Niemann (84.66 points), just ahead of Legion XIII's Jon Rahm in second (66.7).

Players and teams will be competing for a $25 million purse in Miami, with the three-day event kicking off Friday at 12:15 p.m. at Trump National Doral, with coverage on FOX Sports.

Here are the key storylines to follow as the action heats up in Miami:

1. Even at the top of the team and individual standings, Sergio Garcia is facing every kind of pressure

It's a big weekend for Garcia. There's a lot on the line.

Earlier this month, Garcia just missed making The Open Championship after a major mental error at the Asian Tour's International Series Macau event. Garcia missed a three-foot putt that dropped him out of a top-three finish.

"When it comes to The Open, this is something that I would love to be a part of again. It's my favorite major," Garcia said in a Miami pre-event press conference. "I was very close in Macau, but unfortunately, I fell short. I'll just keep trying. I'm going to use every option that I have."

Looking to this weekend, his Fireballs are atop the league's standings in large part because of him. Another strong performance, like last year, could