The annual LIV Golf Promotions Event returns in January with two league spots up for grabs. The full player field is now confirmed.
The 87-player field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions Event has been officially announced. The tournament will take place from January 8–11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. Unlike last year’s event in Saudi Arabia, which offered just one league spot, this year two coveted positions in the LIV Golf League are on the line. Prize money has also been 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 Event
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the contenders aiming to secure a spot in the league. Also competing are the top ten players from the International Series Top 20, including Miguel Tabuena (Philippines winner), Ollie Schniederjans (India winner), and Wade Ormsby (Jakarta winner). All are pre-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 field, along with 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 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 from participating
Once again, no PGA Tour members will participate, as the Tour classifies the four-day event as an unauthorized competition. Any member who takes part would face a one-year suspension. Tensions between the two professional golf organizations remain high, recently reignited when Laurie Canter relinquished his PGA Tour card to return to the Saudi-backed league.