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LIV Golf Promotions 2026: Full Field Announced for Florida Event

The full 87-player field for the LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida has been revealed. Two league spots are up for grabs.

The 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event will take place from January 8 to 11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. This year, two coveted spots in the LIV Golf League are on the line. In contrast to last year’s event in Saudi Arabia, which offered only one league spot, the stakes have been raised for 2026. LIV Golf has enhanced its promotion and relegation system in an effort to gain Official World Golf Ranking points.

Big Names Headline LIV Golf Promotions Field

German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the competitors aiming to secure a place in the league. The field also includes the top ten players from the International Series’ top 20, such as Miguel Tabuena (Philippines winner), Ollie Schniederjans (India winner), and Wade Ormsby (Jakarta winner). These players are already qualified for the second round, along with relegated and released LIV players like Ben Campbell, Matt Jones, Andy Ogletree, Anthony Kim, Max Rottluff, and John Catlin.

Notable European names include former Ryder Cup player and BMW PGA champion Chris Wood, five-time DP World Tour winner Alex Levy, and former Open Championship silver medalist Tom Lewis. Also in the mix are former DPWT regulars Callum Shinkwin and Lucas Bjerregaard, as well as Walker Cup players Dominic Clemons and Charlie Forster.

According to LIV Golf, 50 of the 87 players have won a tournament in the past two years, including 39 different winners of OWGR-sanctioned events in 2025. “The development of LIV Golf Promotions reflects our ongoing commitment to creating truly open and competitive pathways for players worldwide to compete at the highest level,” said LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil. “It will be a high-stakes, intense competition from start to finish, and we look forward to celebrating the players who earn their chance at LIV Golf’s biggest season yet.”

PGA Tour Players Still Barred

Once again, no PGA Tour players will participate, as the Tour classifies the four-day event as unauthorized. Any member who competes would face a one-year suspension. Tensions between the two professional golf organizations remain high, with recent controversy sparked by Laurie Canter’s decision to forfeit his PGA Tour card to return to the Saudi-backed league.