LIV Golf announces regular season field size increasing to 57, adds third qualifying spot for LIV Golf Promotions as pathways expand to 2026 league

2026 LIV Golf League to Feature 57 Players, Including 13 Teams and Five Wild Card Players

Wild Card Spots to Be Awarded to Top Three Finishers at LIV Golf Promotions, January 8-11, 2026, at Black Diamond Ranch in Florida

More than 80 Players Representing 24 Different Countries Confirmed to Compete for Coveted Spots in the 2026 LIV Golf League and International Series 

NEW YORK – LIV Golf today announced it has increased its regular season field size and enhanced the qualifying opportunities for 2026 in the third edition of LIV Golf Promotions, set for January 8–11, 2026, at the acclaimed Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. The four-day, 72-hole stroke play event presents one of the most dynamic entry points into the global golf ecosystem, offering coveted spots in the 2026 LIV Golf League and The International Series, sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

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Beginning this February, LIV Golf’s regular season field size will increase to 57 players, with 13 four-player teams and five Wild Card players competing throughout the League’s global schedule. LIV Golf Promotions will now reward the top three finishers with full-season Wild Card spots in the 2026 LIV Golf League, an increase from the two spots previously announced. The top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into the 2026 International Series, the set of elevated events sanctioned by the Asian Tour. The move further enhances the pathways into LIV Golf from 2025 to 2026, with an increase in exemptions from one to two players through The International Series and an increase from one to three players through LIV Golf Promotions. The five qualifying players will compete independently as Wild Cards in 2026 with guaranteed spots in the League’s 13 regular season events.

“LIV Golf is committed to moving the sport forward by expanding opportunity and access,” said LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil. “We are opening pathways—creating more chances for top talent to compete in the world’s golf league. Adding another qualifying spot strengthens our field and adds excitement to a season built on opportunity, competition, and growth.”

The top three finishers in LIV Golf Promotions will enter the 2026 LIV Golf League alongside Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent and Japan’s Yosuke Asaji, who sealed their spots as the top two players in the final rankings of the 2025 International Series, which concluded last month at the 2025 PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers at Riyadh Golf Club.

Highlighting the global aspect of the LIV Golf League, leading players from all over the world are eligible to participate in LIV Golf Promotions, with 83 players representing 24 countries registered to compete. This year’s field features a strong blend of emerging global talent and proven professionals, with an average age of 30 years old, including former top-50-ranked players, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup participants, winners on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Asian Tour, and additional rising stars in the game. Forty-seven of the 87 players have won an event in the past two years, including 32 different tournament winners in 2025 (all events eligible with the Official World Golf Ranking / World Amateur Golf Ranking).

LIV Golf Promotions will consist of four rounds of 18-hole stroke play. Starting Thursday, January 8, those who finish in the top 20 and ties from round one will advance to Friday’s round two, where scores will reset, and the field will be joined by a category of players who automatically qualified for day two of competition. The top 20 players and any ties following round two will advance to the third day of competition, with scores reset once more. An intense two-day, 36-hole shootout will commence, and at Sunday’s conclusion, the top three finishers will earn three highly coveted spots in the LIV Golf League for 2026, as well as $200,000 for first place, $150,000 for second place, and $100,000 for third place. The top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into the 2026 International Series, sanctioned by the Asian Tour. LIV Golf Promotions offers a total prize purse of US $1.5 million.

The current field features many standout names, including:

• Chris Wood (England): 2016 Ryder Cup player and three-time European Tour winner

• Pablo Ereno (Spain): 2025 Palmer Cup player and former sixth-ranked player in World Amateur Golf Rankings

• Miguel Tabuena (Philippines): Two-time Olympian and third-ranked player in 2025 International Series standings

• Christopher Wood (Australia): Current top-ranked player on the PGA Tour of Australasia

• Alex Levy (France): Five-time DP World Tour winner

LIV Golf League players without a 2026 team commitment who finished the season in the Open Zone (25th-48th), as well as relegated players (49th-54th), also have an opportunity to secure their playing rights for the 2026 season.

Several returning LIV Golf players are entered in the field, including Ben Campbell, who competed with RangeGoats GC and finished the season ranked 36th in the LIV Golf standings; Matt Jones, formerly of Ripper GC, who concluded the year in 40th place; and Anthony Kim, a three-time PGA Tour winner and former world No. 6 who was a member of the victorious 2008 United States Ryder Cup team, finishing the season ranked 55th. Each will be competing to regain their League status for 2026.

Broadcast details for LIV Golf Promotions will be unveiled next week. For more information, including the list of eligibility criteria, visit LIVGolf.com.

ROUND 1 STARTERS

A-1. Members of 2025 Walker Cup & 2025 Palmer Cup

Dominic Clemons, 23, England
Charlie Forster, 22, England
Pablo Ereno, 21, Spain

A-4. Leading 25 players from top 40 final 2025 Int. Series rankings (not exempt into round 2)

Pavit Tangkamolprasert, 36, Thailand
Sarit Suwannarut, 27, Thailand
Travis Smyth, 30, Australia
Poom Saksansin, 32, Thailand
Austen Truslow, 29, United States
MJ Maguire, 33, United States
Denzel Ieremia, 29, New Zealand

A-5. Winners of Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour-sanctioned tournaments in 2025

Luis Carrera, 25, Mexico
Cory Crawford, 33, Australia
Matias Sanchez, 27, Australia
Sadom Kaewkanjana, 27, Thailand
Oliver Bekker, 41, South Africa
Nick Voke, 31, New Zealand
Josh Geary, 41, New Zealand
Hongtaek Kim, 32, South Korea
Tomoyo Ikemura, 30, Japan
Dominic Foos, 28, Germany
Harrison Crowe, 24, Australia
Sung Kug Park, 37, South Korea
Jae Ho Kim, 43, South Korea
Suteepat Prateeptienchai, 32, Thailand
Jeon Garam, 30, South Korea
Louis Albertse, 29, South Africa
Cameron John, 26, Australia
Ryo Katsumata, 29, Japan
Samuel Simpson, 23, South Africa

A-7. Invitations as determined by LIV Golf League

Chris Wood, 38, England
Alex Levy, 35, France
Matthias Schwab, 31, Austria
Tom Lewis, 34, England
Lucas Bjerregaard, 34, Denmark
Callum Shinkwin, 32, England
Max Kieffer, 35, Germany
Andreas Halvorsen, 29, Norway
Julian Perico, 26, Peru
Max Kennedy, 24, Ireland
Scotty Kennon, 23, United States
Collin Adams, 23, United States
Yeong-Su Kim, 36, South Korea
Martin Vorster, 23, South Africa
Albert Eckhardt, 31, Finland
Jose Islas, 23, Mexico
James Ashfield, 24, Wales
MJ Daffue, 36, South Africa
Marcus Plunkett, 31, USA
Pierre Pineau, 26, France
Chase Koepka, 31, USA
Will Florimo, 26, Australia
Grant Hirschman, 30, USA
Anthony Quayle, 31, Australia
Jonathan Brightwell, 27, USA
Nick Bachem, 26, Germany
Jack Buchanan, 23, Australia
Joe Pagdin, 24, England
Jason Scrivener, 36, Australia
Wei-Hsuan Wang, 26, Chinese-Taipei
Joel Moscatel, 27, Spain
Andrew Kozan, 26, USA
Brett Drewitt, 35, Australia
Clement Sordet, 33, France

EXEMPT INTO ROUND TWO

B-3. Leading 10 players from the top 20 final 2025 Int. Series rankings

Miguel Tabuena, 31, Philippines
Ollie Schniederjans, 32, United States
Wade Ormsby, 45, Australia
Danthai Boonma, 29, Thailand
Jeunghun Wang, 30, South Korea
Jazz Janewattananond, 30, Thailand
Soomin Lee, 32, South Korea
Kieran Vincent, 28, Zimbabwe
Rattanon Wannasrichan, 30, Thailand

B-4. Leading players from the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour at the close of entries

Bjorn Hellgren, 35, Sweden
Takanori Konishi, 33, Japan
Doyeon Hwang, 32, South Korea
Christopher Wood, 35, Australia
Herman Loubser, 26, South Africa

 
B-11. Players relegated or without a contract for the following season from the final 2025 LIV Golf Individual Standings

Ben Campbell, 34, New Zealand
Matt Jones, 45, Australia
Andy Ogletree, 27, United States
Anthony Kim, 40, United States
Max Rottluff, 32, Germany
John Catlin, 35, United States