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 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, which was claimed by Chieh-po Lee. This year, LIV Golf has increased the stakes and improved its promotion-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 will compete for one of the coveted league spots. Also in the field 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). These players are pre-qualified for the second round, as are relegated and released LIV golfers such as 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 veterans 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 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 spot in LIV Golf’s biggest season yet.”
PGA Tour players barred from participating
Once again, no PGA Tour players will participate, as the Tour considers the four-day event an unauthorized competition. Any member who competes would face a one-year suspension.
Tensions between the two professional golf leagues remain high. Recently, Laurie Canter gave up his PGA Tour card to return to the Saudi-backed league, reigniting debate over the ongoing rivalry.
📰 CONFIRMED: The LIV Golf Promotions field is set
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