The annual LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida is set for January, with two coveted league spots up for grabs. Field confirmed.
The 87-player field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event has been finalized. The tournament will take place from January 8 to 11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. Last year’s edition in Saudi Arabia offered only one league 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 points.
Big names headline LIV Golf Promotions field
German-speaking players Maximilian Kieffer and Matthias Schwab are among the competitors aiming to secure one of the two available league spots. 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). They are joined by 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, 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 evolution 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 chance at LIV Golf’s biggest season yet.”
PGA Tour players still barred from competing
Once again, no PGA Tour players 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 golf organizations 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