The annual LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida will award two league spots. The official 87-player field has now been announced.
The 87-player field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event has been finalized. The tournament will take place from January 8–11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. Last year’s edition in Saudi Arabia offered just one spot in the LIV Golf League, which was claimed by Chieh-po Lee. This year, prize money has been increased as LIV Golf continues to refine its promotion and relegation system in hopes of gaining Official World Golf Ranking points.
Big names headline LIV Golf Promotions field
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab will compete for one of the coveted league spots. Also in the field are the top ten players from the International Series rankings, including Miguel Tabuena (Philippines winner), Ollie Schniederjans (India winner), and Wade Ormsby (Jakarta winner). These players are already qualified for the second round, as are former LIV players 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 are also in the mix, along with Walker Cup players Dominic Clemons and Charlie Forster.
Strong competition and high stakes
Fifty of the 87 players have won a tournament in the past two years, including 39 different winners of OWGR-sanctioned events in 2025, according to LIV Golf. “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 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.”
PGA Tour players still barred
Once again, PGA Tour players will not be participating, as the Tour considers the four-day event unauthorized. Any member who competes would face a one-year suspension. Tensions between the two professional golf leagues remain high, recently reignited when Laurie Canter relinquished 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