Liv Golf Announces Increased Spots For Players In 2026, Which Could Alter The League

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With conscionable 2 events to spell connected nan International Series schedule, nan LIV Golf League announced Monday that nan apical 2 players successful nan nine-event bid will gain spots successful nan 2026 convention field.

It besides announced that 2 players will beforehand to nan convention via a LIV Golf Promotions arena to beryllium played successful Florida, Jan. 8-11.

The 4 players who are gaining entree to nan convention is an summation from 2 this year.

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LIV Golf did not denote really nan places will beryllium dispersed into nan field, either via opening connected existent teams aliases if a caller squad mightiness beryllium formed. In 2025, nan convention had 54 players competing via 13 four-man teams and 2 wildcard players.

It is imaginable LIV could adhd nan 4 players arsenic their ain team, making for a 14th team and 56 players. The teams that person had players relegated aft past play would past beryllium free to motion players connected their own.

How overmuch this mightiness effect LIV Golf’s quest for Official World Golf Ranking accreditation is unclear. It is imaginable LIV Golf besides adds a play qualifier, but truthful acold nan convention has offered nary accusation connected this will each unfold.

“LIV Golf continues to grow pathways for players astir nan world to suffice into nan first genuinely world play league,” LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said successful a statement. “As instrumentality liking successful LIV Golf continues to summation and nan opportunity to compete crossed nan U.S., Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, and nan Middle East against immoderate of nan biggest names successful play grows, it’s only earthy that we broaden entree for talented, eager players to gain their measurement into nan league.”

The Promotions event, which saw only 1 subordinate gain a spot this year, will beryllium held successful Lecanto, Fla., astatine nan Black Diamond Ranch’s Ranch people utilizing a akin format that will spot a bid of players who are exempt from a first time of changeable play and a last 36 holes that will find nan 2 qualifiers. The arena will person a $1.5 cardinal purse pinch nan victor earning $200,000.

There is simply a lengthy database of qualification and introduction requirements for nan Promotions arena that tin beryllium recovered at LIVGolf.com.

The International Series conscionable played its seventh arena of nan twelvemonth pinch convention personnel Tom McKibbin winning successful Hong Kong. There are 2 much events, including an arena this week successful Singapore and different successful 2 weeks successful Saudi Arabia.

The apical 2 players not already playing successful nan convention will gain spots. Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent and Miguel Tabuena of nan Philippines clasp nan apical 2 positions pinch Australia’s Wade Ormsby successful pursuit. The last arena is nan Saudi International, Nov. 19-22, wherever much than 2 twelve LIV Golf players will beryllium successful nan field.