Introduction to LIV Golf Promotions
The quest for three spots in LIV Golf begins this Thursday in Lecanto, Florida, where the Saudi-backed league will conduct LIV Promotions, its equivalent of Q-School, at Black Diamond Ranch.
Competition Format
In this 72-hole stroke-play tournament, 80 players will participate, with 20 of them already exempt to the second round. Following Round 1, the top 20 players and ties will advance to the second round, where scores will reset. The top 20 from this round will continue to Saturday’s third round, with scores reset again, ultimately vying for three wild-card spots in LIV this season.
Risks of Participation
Entering this week’s Promotions event carries certain risks. The previous two events were deemed allowable by the PGA Tour. They stated, “Based on available information, the LIV Golf Promotion event is classified as a qualifying event and not as part of an unauthorized series. This classification may change if event details are modified.”
PGA Tour Regulations
However, this week’s event is different. Sports Illustrated reported that players with PGA Tour status won’t receive a release to participate and will face disciplinary measures if they do. The PGA Tour’s handbook clarifies, “No releases will be approved for conflicting events held in North America.”
Consequences for Non-Exempt Players
The PGA Tour also indicated that players without status on its tours will face one-year bans from all PGA Tour-sanctioned events, including the 2026 Q-School. At least one player has withdrawn after learning about the potential suspension for participation.
Field Breakdown
The following outlines the current field for the event:
Exempt Players into Round 1 (60)
For more details on groupings, click here.
2025 Walker Cup and Palmer Cup Participants (3):
Dominic Clemons, Charlie Forster, Pablo Ereno.
Top Players from 2025 International Series (7):
Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Sarit Suwannarut, Travis Smyth, Poom Saksansin, Austen Truslow, MJ Maguire, Denzel Ieremia.
Winners from Various Tours (20):
Luis Carrera, Cory Crawford, Matias Sanchez, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Oliver Bekker, Nick Voke, Josh Geary, Hongtaek Kim, Tomoyo Ikemura, Dominic Foos, Harrison Crowe, Sung Kug Park, Jae Ho Kim, Suteepat Prateeptienchai, Jeon Garam, Louis Albertse, Cameron John, Ryo Katsumata, Samuel Simpson, Richard T. Lee.
LIV Invitations (30):
Chris Wood, Alex Levy, Matthias Schwab, Tom Lewis, Lucas Bjerregaard, Callum Shinkwin, Maximilian Kieffer, Julian Perico, Max Kennedy, Scotty Kennon, Collin Adams, Yeong-Su Kim, Martin Vorster, Albert Eckhardt, Jose Islas, James Ashfield, Marcus Plunkett, Pierre Pineau, Chase Koepka, Will Florimo, Grant Hirschman, Jonathan Brightwell, Nick Bachem, Jack Buchanan, Joe Pagdin, Jason Scrivener, Wei-Hsuan Wang, Joel Moscatel, Brett Drewitt, Clement Sordet.
Exempt Players into Round 2 (20)
Top Players from 2025 International Series (9):
Miguel Tabuena, Ollie Schniederjans, Wade Ormsby, Danthai Boonma, Jeunghun Wang, Jazz Janewattananond, Soomin Lee, Kieran Vincent, Rattanon Wannasrichan.
Leading Players from Other Tours (5):
Bjorn Hellgren, Takanori Konishi, Doyeon Hwang, Christopher Wood, Herman Loubser.
Players without Contracts Post-2025 LIV Season (6):
Ben Campbell, Matt Jones, Andy Ogletree, Anthony Kim, Max Rottluff, John Catlin.
