The official 87-player field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida has been confirmed, with two league spots at stake.
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 up for grabs, doubling the opportunity compared to last year’s event in Saudi Arabia, where Chieh-po Lee secured the lone available slot. Prize money has also increased as LIV Golf continues to refine its promotion and relegation system in pursuit of Official World Golf Ranking points.
Big names headline LIV Golf Promotions field
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the hopefuls 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 pre-qualified for the second round, along with relegated and released LIV golfers 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. Other participants include DPWT regulars Callum Shinkwin and Lucas Bjerregaard, as well as Walker Cup players Dominic Clemons and Charlie Forster.
Strong competitive field and PGA Tour absence
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 around the world 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 shot at LIV Golf’s biggest season yet.”
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 circuits remain high, recently reignited by Laurie Canter’s decision to relinquish his PGA Tour card to return to the Saudi-backed league.
📰 CONFIRMED: The LIV Golf Promotions field is set
🌍 Nearly 90 names representing 24 different countries will compete for two spots on the 2026 LIV Golf League #LIVGolf https://t.co/IemzafrCdH