International field announced for this week’s LIV Golf Promotions at Riyadh Golf Club

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – LIV Golf today announced the full field for the second annual LIV Golf Promotions, teeing off at Riyadh Golf Club from December 12-14. The tournament presents exciting pathways for elite players from across the globe to earn their place in the first-ever global golf League and The International Series for 2025.

Beginning Thursday, December 12, the three-day, four-round competition will feature 93 rising stars and accomplished pros including Ryder Cup and Walker Cup standouts, former top-ranked amateurs and NCAA champions, and winners on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, Asian Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, and Sunshine Tour among other global tours.

Open exemption criteria provided accomplished players from around the world the opportunity to enter LIV Golf Promotions, where the top finisher will earn a place in the LIV Golf League next season. In addition, the top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into all 2025 events on The International Series schedule, sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

“Building on our first and highly successful LIV Golf Promotions in 2023, the interest has only increased this year as one deserving player will earn the chance to compete in the LIV Golf League,” said LIV Golf Commissioner and CEO Greg Norman. “The strong interest underscores the significance of creating more opportunities in our global sport to ensure current and rising stars of the game can build their careers and compete at the highest level.”

LIV Golf Promotions consists of four rounds of 18-hole stroke play during the three days of competition:

DAY 1: 64 players eligible for category A (see criteria below) compete in round one on December 12, with the top 20 and ties advancing to round two.

DAY 2: In addition to the advancing players, the field will be joined by the players from category B (see criteria below) who automatically qualified into the second round on December 13. Scores will be reset, and the top 20 players (after tiebreakers) will advance to the final day.

DAY 3: Scores will again be reset for an intense full-day, 36-hole shootout on December 14. At Saturday’s conclusion, the winner will earn $200,000 and a highly coveted spot in the 2025 LIV Golf League with the opportunity to be signed by a team. In addition, the top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into all 2025 events on The International Series schedule, sanctioned by the Asian Tour. LIV Golf Promotions also offers a prize purse of US $1.5 million.

With an average age under 30, the field is full of next-generation talent. Among the rising stars are Santiago De La Fuente who won the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship, 2024 European Amateur runner-up Max Kennedy and Luis Masaveu, a top 20-ranked amateur who recently turned professional. The lineup for LIV Golf Promotions also includes 23-year-old Fred Biondi, who was the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Individual Champion and finished runner-up in the PGATU rankings, only behind Swedish star Ludvig Aberg.

“Playing last year as an amateur was an incredible experience—competing for a spot to play against the best really motivated me and gave me a taste of what’s possible,” said Masaveu. “This year, coming back as a professional is an even bigger opportunity. I’m grateful for the chance to prove myself and build on everything I learned last year.”

The field also features 2016 European Ryder Cup player Chris Wood, and former top 50 players in the world and winners on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour such as Tom Lewis, Adri Arnaus and Martin Trainer.

“I’m really excited to play in the LIV Golf Promotions tournament. The golfing world is full of so many opportunities at the moment and this is one of the biggest,” said Wood. “I’m at a place in my career where I am exploring different opportunities, and I am so grateful to have these along with an open mind as to where it might take me.”

Additionally, former LIV Golf players Hudson Swafford (2024 Wild Card) and relegated players Branden Grace, Kalle Samooja, Scott Vincent and Kieran Vincent will try to secure their LIV Golf status for 2025. Reserve players such as John Caitlin, who helped Smash GC capture the LIV Golf Greenbrier team title, and Ben Campbell also seek full-time spots in the League.

LIV Golf Promotions will be available globally live and on-demand on LIV Golf Plus, the LIV Golf YouTube channel, and broadcast partners around the world, with live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 12:30 – 5:00 p.m. (all times local). For more information, visit LIVGolf.com/promotions.

LIV GOLF PROMOTIONS 2024 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Category A: Qualifiers for Round 1

1. Members of the 2023 Walker Cup and 2024 Palmer Cup Teams
2. Winner and runner-up of the following last played amateur events:
   1. US Amateur Championship
   2. The Amateur Championship
   3. Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
   4. Latin America Amateur Championship
   5. European Amateur Championship
   6. African Amateur Championship
   7. NCAA Championship (Individual)
   8. Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)
3. Leading 15 available players from within the top 40 World Amateur Golf Rankings as of November 19, 2024 (excluding players exempt into round 2)
4. Leading 25 available players from within the top 40 on the final 2024 International Series Rankings (excluding players exempt into round two)
5. Leading 5 available players from inside the top 10 from each of the following professional Tours as of November 19, 2024:
   1. Japan Golf Tour
   2. KPGA Korean Tour
   3. Sunshine Tour
   4. PGA Tour of Australasia
6. Leading 30 available players from within the top 300 in The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 19, 2024 (excluding those 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. 1. Leading 2 available players from within the top 15 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of November 19, 2024
   2. Players ranked 2 to 8 on the final 2024 International Series Rankings
   3. Top 3 Players from each of the following professional Tours as of November 19, 2024
      1. Japan Golf Tour
      2. KPGA Korean Tour
      3. Sunshine Tour
      4. PGA Tour of Australasia
   4. Leading 5 available players from within the top 30 of the Final 2024 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Order of Merits / Rankings
   5. Winners of The International Series and Asian Tour sanctioned tournaments in the 2024 calendar year
   6. Winners of Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioned tournaments in the 2024 calendar year
   7. Winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour sanctioned tournaments in the 2023 and 2024 calendar years
   8. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup participants from 2019 – 2024
   9. Winners of Major Championships from 2019 – 2024
   10. Leading 15 available players from within the top 150 in The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 19, 2024
   11. Players relegated or without a contract for the following season from the final 2024 LIV Golf Individual Standings
   12. Invitations as determined by LIV Golf League

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