The LIV Golf League has today unveiled details for its third edition of LIV Golf Promotions event, presenting players with an opportunity to earn their place in the LIV Golf League and The International Series for 2026.
The tournament will be staged January 8-11, 2026, at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida, with four rounds of stroke play over four days and a prize purse of US$1.5 million.
The LIV Golf Promotions event will reward the top two finishers with a full-season spot in the 2026 LIV Golf League, an increase from one spot in 2025. The top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn a full exemption into the 2026 International Series, sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
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Kieran Vincent of Zimbabwe pictured during round three of the inaugural LIV Golf Promotions event at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club – Asian Tour
LIV Golf League players without a team commitment for 2026 who finished the season in the standings’ Open Zone (25th-48th), as well as relegated players (49th-54th) have the opportunity to regain their playing rights for 2026. A full breakdown of eligibility criteria, including qualifiers for round one and round two, is below.
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. A two-day, 36-hole shootout will commence, and at Sunday’s conclusion, the top two finishers will earn spots in the LIV Golf League for 2026, as well as $200,000 for first place and $150,000 for second place.
LIV Golf Promotions Eligibility Criteria:
Category A: Qualifiers for Round 1
1. 2025 Walker Cup and 2025 Palmer Cup Players
2. Runner-up of the following last played amateur events in 2025:
a. US Amateur Championship
b. The Amateur Championship
c. Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
d. Latin America Amateur Championship
e. European Amateur Championship
f. African Amateur Championship
g. NCAA Championship (Individual)
h. Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)
3. Leading 15 available players from within the top 50 World Amateur Golf Rankings as of December 15, 2025 (excluding players exempt into round 2)
4. Leading 25 available players from within the top 40 on the final 2025 International Series Rankings (excluding those players exempt into round two)
5. Winners of Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour-sanctioned tournaments in the 2025 calendar year (excluding those players exempt into round 2)
6. Leading 30 available players from within the top 300 Data Golf Rankings as of December 15, 2025 (excluding those players who are exempt into Round 2)
7. Invitations as determined by LIV Golf League
Category B: Exemptions into Round 2
The following players are exempt from Round 1 and are automatically eligible to participate in Round 2:
1. Top 15 players from World Amateur Golf Rankings as of December 15, 2025
2. Winners of the following last played amateur events in 2025:
a. US Amateur Championship
b. The Amateur Championship
c. Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
d. Latin America Amateur Championship
e. European Amateur Championship
f. African Amateur Championship
g. NCAA Championship (Individual)
h. Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)
3. Leading 10 available players from top 20 on the final 2025 International Series Rankings
4. Leading available player from each of the following professional Tours as of December 15, 2025:
a. Asian Tour
b. Japan Golf Tour
c. KPGA Korean Tour
d. PGA Tour of Australasia
e. Sunshine Tour
5. Winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour-sanctioned tournaments in the 2024 and 2025 calendar years
6. Leading 10 available players from within the top 30 of the final 2025 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Order of Merits / Rankings
7. Leading 20 available players from within the top 100 of the final 2025 PGA Tour FedEx Cup Standings
8. Leading 30 available players from within the top 150 Data Golf Rankings as of December 15, 2025
9. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup participants from 2021 – 2025
10. Winners of Major Championships from 2021 – 2025
11. Players relegated or without a contract for the following season from the final 2025 LIV Golf Individual Standings
12. Invitations as determined by LIV Golf League
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