The full field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida is set, with 87 players competing for two league spots.
The 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event will take place from January 8 to 11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. A total of 87 players will compete for two coveted spots in the LIV Golf League. Last year’s event in Saudi Arabia offered only one spot, which was claimed by Chieh-po Lee. This year, the stakes are higher as LIV Golf has enhanced its promotion and relegation system in an effort to gain Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.
Big Names Headline LIV Golf Promotions Field
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the contenders 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 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. Former DPWT regulars Callum Shinkwin and Lucas Bjerregaard will also compete, 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 from around the world to compete at the highest level,” said LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil. “It will be an intense, high-stakes 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 considers the four-day event an unauthorized competition. Any member who competes would face a one-year suspension. Tensions between the two professional golf leagues remain high, recently reignited when Laurie Canter gave up his PGA Tour card to return to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf 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
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