First Look: LIV Golf Korea 2026

LIV Golf Korea is the eighth tournament of the 2026 LIV Golf season and begins a stretch that includes the final five regular-season tournaments, followed by the Michigan Team Championship.

BASIC INFO

2026 LIV GOLF KOREA

When
May 28-31, 2026

Where
Asiad Country Club
Busan, Korea

Competition
Four rounds/72 holes of stroke play

Field
57 players - 13 teams of four players each, and five wild cards

Shotgun Start (Local time)

Thursday, Rd. 1 - 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)

Friday, Rd. 2 - 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)

Saturday, Rd. 3 - 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)

Sunday, Rd. 4 - 1:05 p.m. (12:05 a.m. ET)

KEY STORYLINES

LIV Golf continues its worldwide schedule with a visit to Busan, Korea – the eighth different country to host a LIV Golf tournament in the first eight tournaments of the 2026 season

The visit is the second to Korea in league history, with the inaugural LIV Golf Korea held during the 2025 season at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon outside Seoul

Asiad Country Club, host venue for this week’s LIV Golf Korea, becomes the 32nd different course to host a LIV Golf League tournament

The tournament is the fourth this season to be held in Asia, following stops in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Singapore

Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm enters Korea off his tie for second at the PGA Championship, in which four of the 11 LIV Golf players in the field finished inside the top 20

Rahm is the current season-long points leader as he chases his third consecutive LIV Golf Individual Championship

Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau, currently second to Rahm in points, is the defending LIV Golf Korea champion, having won last year in Incheon

4Aces GC, captained by Dustin Johnson, has won three of the last five tournaments, including the last two in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) as well as the most recent one in Virginia when the club beat Fireballs GC in a playoff to move atop the team standings

Korean Golf Club makes its first visit to its home country after rebranding in the offseason, having previously competed as Iron Heads GC

Ripper GC’s Lucas Herbert broke through for his first LIV Golf victory earlier in the month in Virginia, becoming the fourth different team member – and second this season after newcomer Elvis Smylie’s debut win in Riyadh – to claim an individual tournament trophy

KOREAN GC GETS THE SPOTLIGHT

It was a monumental offseason for Korean Golf Club, which went through a rebranding process as well as a roster overhaul.

Now the club hopes to ride the support of its home fans this week at LIV Golf Korea.

Formerly known as Iron Heads GC, the club changed its name to Korean Golf Club to reflect its roots and desire to lean into their country’s culture and celebration of unity and togetherness. In addition, the club unveiled a new visual identity anchored by the White Tiger (Baekho), a revered figure in Korean history and folklore, symbolizing strength, protection and resilience.

From a competition standpoint, the club signed a new captain, Seoul native Byeong Hun An, and added two other Korean-born players, Minkyu Kim of Gwangju and Younghan Song of Deagu.

With the roster moves and a chance to reset the season in their home country, Korean Golf Club is hopeful of showing progress after a recent stretch in which the club finished 13th in four of the last five LIV Golf tournaments.

“Obviously, our priorities are great golf,” An said. “We’d like to show what we’re capable of – exciting and interesting golf. We want to grow the Korean Golf Club in Korea. We have a lot of fans supporting us.”

A year ago in Korea, Kim made his LIV Golf debut as a reserve player, competing for RangeGoats GC. Now he’s a full-time member of the home team and looking forward to the opportunity at Asiad Country Club.

“I think people are going to love it,” said the 25-year-old Kim, a two-time winner of the Korea Open. “A lot of good players are coming to Korea. Everybody is really excited.”

ABOUT THE COURSE

ASIAD COUNTRY CLUB

Busan, South Korea

Par 70

Yardage 7,024

Meters 6,422

Originally built for the 2002 Asian Games, Asiad Country Club underwent a major redesign in 2019 led by renowned architect Rees Jones, elevating it to professional tournament standards

The club hosted the BMW LPGA Championship for three seasons and was the first LPGA-certified golf course outside the U.S.

Three 9-hole courses are on the property – Valley, Lake and Pine; LIV Golf Korea will use the Valley course for the first 9 holes and the Lake course for the second 9 holes

The Valley course is narrow and tree-lined, providing a target golf approach; the Lake course is more open and expected to be more scoreable

The signature hole is the 159-yard par-3 sixth hole that plays downhill to an island green

The double-dogleg ninth hole is a par 5 for members but will play as a 501-yard par 4 for LIV Golf Korea

The two-tiered fairway 11th hole also is a par 5 for members but will play as a 486-yard par 4

The 601-yard par-5 15th is the longest hole on the scorecard and has a green surrounded by water on three sides

THE OPEN DOCTOR ON ASIAD CC

Famed golf architect Rees Jones is nicknamed “The Open Doctor” due to his restoration of classic golf courses preparing to host major championships, including seven U.S. Open courses, nine PGA Championship courses and six Ryder Cup courses.

Jones has designed or renovated more than 250 courses in his legendary career but had never worked on a course in Korea until accepting the job of renovating Asiad Country Club.

In 2019 when the course reopened, Jones was asked if any other courses came to mind as he worked on Asiad.

“Maybe Baltusrol,” he replied. “It’s got a flow to it like Baltusrol. I think Bellerive, too. We were very excited when we first saw it and we really saw that we can do what Asiad wanted done to make it more special. That’s the ideal job for a golf course architect.

“We’re very proud of the fact that when you go to our golf courses, you don’t know it’s a Rees Jones golf course. A lot of architects over the years have a design style that you know exactly who it is. We really adapt to the site and don’t want to have a specific design style. I think you can see that in all of our championship courses. If they have to ask you who designed it, I think that’s a compliment.”

WEATHER OUTLOOK

Round 1 – May 28High: 75. Low: 62. Partly Cloudy. 16% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, W

Round 2 – May 29High: 79. Low: 61. Sunny. 4% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, W

Round 3 – May 30High: 78. Low: 60. Sunny. 3% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, WSW

Round 4 – May 31High: 78. Low: 62. Sunny. 2% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, SSW

BROADCAST INFO

FOX schedule in the U.S.

Round 1 – May 2812 a.m. ET on FS1

Round 2 – May 2912 a.m. ET on FS1

Round 3 – May 3012 a.m. ET on FS1

Round 4 – May 3112 a.m. ET on FOX

Please note: There will be no YouTube streaming in the U.S.

IN KOREA: Each of the four rounds will be broadcast on JTBC GOLF and JTBC SPORTS in Korea starting at 1 p.m. local time. In addition, Coupang Play and the JTBC Golf app will provide coverage.