The annual LIV Golf Promotions Event in January 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 confirmed. The tournament will take place from January 8 to 11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. Last year’s event in Saudi Arabia offered just one league spot, claimed by Chieh-po Lee. This year, the stakes are higher, with increased prize money and a revamped promotion-relegation system aimed at gaining Official World Golf Ranking points.
Big names headline LIV Golf Promotions field
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the contenders vying for a coveted league spot. The field also includes the top ten players from the International Series Top 20, such as Philippines winner Miguel Tabuena, India winner Ollie Schniederjans, and Jakarta champion Wade Ormsby. 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 Open Championship silver medalist Tom Lewis. Former DPWT regulars Callum Shinkwin and Lucas Bjerregaard, as well as Walker Cup players Dominic Clemons and Charlie Forster, are also in the mix.
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 shot at LIV Golf’s biggest season yet.”
PGA Tour players barred from competing
Once again, no PGA Tour members will participate, as the Tour considers the four-day event unauthorized. Any member who competes would face a one-year suspension. Tensions between the two professional circuits 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