One-liners: Quick look at the exempt players for LIV Golf Promotions, Round 2

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – These 28 players earned exemptions into Friday’s second round of LIV Golf Promotions at Riyadh Golf Club. A quick look at each player:

William Bruyeres (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s PNG Open in August.

Jack Buchanan (Australia) – Highest-ranked player in field (4th) from PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.

Ben Campbell (New Zealand) – Highest-ranked player (3rd) in field from The International Series final standings.

Phoenix Campbell (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Queensland PGA in November.

John Catlin (USA) – Won two Asian Tour events; 4th in International Series points; made five LIV Golf starts as a reserve in 2024.

Wooyoung Cho (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s The Charity Classic in October; 5th in Korean Order of Merit.

Brett Coletta (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Vic Open in February.

Daniel Gale (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Webex Players Series Hunter Valley in February.

Branden Grace (South Africa) – Won LIV Golf’s first U.S.-based tournament in 2022 as a member of Stinger GC.

Matthew Griffin (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Heritage Classic in January.

Jeongwoo Ham (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Golfzon-Toray Open in September.

Chanwoo Kim (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KPGA Classic in May.

Hongtaek Kim (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Maekyung Open in May.

Ryosuke Kinoshita (Japan) – Won Japan Tour’s Mizuno Open in May.

Jbe Kruger (South Africa) – Won Asian Tour’s Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October.

Lee Chieh-po (Chinese Taipei) – Won International Series Thailand in October; 7th in International Series points.

Daihan Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KPGA Tour Championship in November.

Dongmin Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Dong-A Membership Exchange Group Open in November.

Soomin Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KJ Choi Invitational in October.

Richard T. Lee (Canada) – Won Asian  Tour’s BNI Indonesian Masters in November; 5th in International Series points.

Steve Lewton (England) – Won Asian Tour’s Mandiri Indonesian Open in September.

MJ Maguire (USA) – Won Asian Tour’s Black Mountain Championship in October; 8th in International Series points.

Suteepat Prateeptienchai (Thailand) – Won twice on Asian Tour and once on Thailand Tour in 2024.

Kalle Samooja (Finland) – Earned medalist honors at 2023 Promotions and played for Cleeks GC this season.

Hudson Swafford (USA) – Played the 2024 LIV Golf season as a Wild Card.

Kieran Vincent (Zimbabwe) – Played for Legion XIII after earning a LIV Golf spot at the 2023 Promotions tournament.

Scott Vincent (Zimbabwe) – Played full-time on LIV Golf the first three years, the last two with Iron Heads GC.

Rattanon Wannasrichan (Thailand) – Won Asian Tour’s SJM Macao Open in October.

(Photo courtesy of Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour)