LIV Golf brings top talent to Link Hong Kong Open in late October

HONG KONG - Thirty-one LIV Golf players have signed up for the Link Hong Kong Open, the seventh event of the season on The International Series, with ranking points and major spots on the line.

A legion of LIV golfers will descend on the Link Hong Kong Open in late October, bringing an array of talent and titles to the 64th edition of the historic tournament, ensuring one of the most competitive fields ever seen at Hong Kong Golf Club.

Alongside the likes of major winners Patrick Reed (4Aces GC), Bubba Watson (RangeGoats GC), Louis Oosthuizen (Stinger GC), Charl Schwartzel (Stinger GC) and Martin Kaymer (Cleeks GC), will be four-time LIV Golf champion Talor Gooch (Smash GC), 4Aces GC pair Harold Varner III and Thomas Pieters, Dean Burmester (Stinger GC), Tom McKibbin (Legion XIII), and Peter Uihlein (RangeGoats GC).

Past Hong Kong Open champion Ben Campbell (RangeGoats GC) and two-time winner Wade Ormsby, who claimed the Jakarta International Championship title earlier in October, are also in the field for the Fanling showpiece, which has the distinction of being Hong Kong’s oldest professional sporting event.

As well as vital ranking points available for those aiming to win a coveted spot on next year’s LIV Golf roster at the end of the season, the winner will also get a place at the 2026 Masters and 154th Open Championship.

And for Gooch, it will also be an opportunity to add a second win in Asia to the LIV Golf Singapore title he won in 2023.

The American is no stranger to Fanling, having played in the 2023 edition of the tournament, and at LIV Golf Hong Kong for the past two years, where his best finish was a tie for 21st in 2024.

“It’s not my first time in Hong Kong, but I’m excited to be coming back to such a great course and such a great tournament,” Gooch said. “Of course, the Masters and Open places are a motivation too, but I love Hong Kong, the food, the culture, all of it.”

Varner III, meanwhile, returns to The International Series again after finishing 22nd in the 2025 LIV Golf standings. The American has only made one appearance on the series this year, at International Series India presented by DLF.

Varner III, who finished in a tie for eighth at the 2023 Hong Kong Open, called the city “a special place with great golf and better people.”

“I’m excited for the challenge against a lot of good players, a lot of good friends, and on a course I love,” he said. “The International Series is a great opportunity for players to earn their way into LIV Golf, and the level of competition will be outstanding with so many great players coming over.”

With The International Series heading to the Philippines and Hong Kong this October, the chase is on for the rest of the field to catch rankings leader Scott Vincent, whose runner-up finish in Jakarta gave him a narrow lead over Lucas Herbert (Ripper GC) and Carlos Ortiz (Torque GC).

In keeping with the event theme of the Link Hong Kong Open - Open For All - admission is free for the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday. Season passes, including the final two days on Saturday and Sunday, cost HK$300 for a weekend pass or HK$200 per day.

Fans aged 18 and under will enjoy free entry across all four days when accompanied by a ticketed adult or by providing a photo ID showing the date of birth. To purchase tickets, click here.

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