The annual LIV Golf Promotions event returns in January with two league spots up for grabs. The full field has now been announced.
The 87-player field for the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event is officially confirmed. The tournament will take place from January 8 to 11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. Unlike last year’s edition in Saudi Arabia, which offered only one league spot, this year’s event will award two. LIV Golf has increased the stakes and revamped 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 hopefuls aiming to secure a coveted spot in the LIV Golf League. They’ll be joined by ten top players from the International Series, including Miguel Tabuena (Philippines winner), Ollie Schniederjans (India winner), and Wade Ormsby (Jakarta winner), all of whom are pre-qualified for the second round.
Also in the mix 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. DPWT regulars Callum Shinkwin and Lucas Bjerregaard, as well as Walker Cup players Dominic Clemons and Charlie Forster, round out the competitive field.
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 to compete in 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 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