Last year, 3 players earned their measurement onto nan LIV Golf League acknowledgment to nan LIV Golf Promotions event. This year, only 1 golfer will person nan opportunity to do that.
LIV Golf announced specifications Thursday for its Promotions event, which is group for Dec. 12-14 successful Saudi Arabia astatine Riyadh Golf Club. Four rounds of play will beryllium contested complete 3 days, pinch nan victor earning a roster spot for nan 2025 LIV Golf season.
That 1 subordinate will person a chance to gain a spot connected 1 of LIV Golf’s 13 teams, but they whitethorn besides beryllium a wildcard subordinate for nan 2025 season.
The full purse will beryllium $1.5 million, while nan apical 10 finishers, including ties, will gain afloat exemption into each 2025 events connected nan Asian Tour’s International Series. LIV Golf has continued to put successful nan Asian Tour, and this is an effort to proceed increasing nan narration betwixt nan two, pinch nan Asian Tour becoming somewhat of a feeder bid for LIV Golf successful nan future.
There will beryllium 4 rounds of changeable play. After nan first 18 holes, only nan top-20 and ties beforehand to nan 2nd round. Scores will beryllium reset, past nan apical 20 will beforehand to nan last 2 rounds, pinch ties to beryllium wished by a playoff. Then nan scores will beryllium reset again earlier nan 3rd and last round, wherever nan leader aft 36 holes will gain a spot successful nan LIV Golf League.
Every subordinate who advances to nan 2nd information will person astatine slightest $10,000. Those who play successful only nan first information will get $5,000. Amateurs will get $1,000 sloppy of finishing position.
Who’s eligible for nan Promotions event? It’s a agelong list, and LIV Golf is giving plentifulness of spots to nan apical amateurs successful nan world, should they take to play.
The pursuing are eligible to play successful nan first round: members of nan 2023 Walker Cup and 2024 Palmer Cup Teams; victor and runners-up of nan latest playing of these amateur events: U.S. Amateur, Amateur Championship, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Latin America Amateur, European Amateur, African Amateur, NCAA Championship (Individual) and nan Eisenhower Trophy (Individual); nan starring 15 disposable players from wrong nan apical 40 of nan World Amateur Golf Ranking arsenic of Nov. 19, (excluding players exempt into nan 2nd round); nan starring 25 disposable players from wrong nan apical 40 connected nan last 2024 International Series Rankings (excluding those exempt into nan 2nd round); starring 5 disposable players from wrong nan apical 10 from each of nan pursuing master Tours arsenic of Nov. 19: Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia; nan apical 30 disposable players from wrong nan apical 300 of The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) arsenic of Nov. 19; and invitations arsenic wished by LIV Golf League.
Exemptions into nan 2nd information are reserved for much accomplished players: nan starring 2 disposable players from wrong nan apical 15 connected nan WAGR rankings arsenic of Nov. 19; players classed 2 to 8 connected nan last 2024 International Series rankings; nan apical 3 players from each of nan pursuing master Tours arsenic of Nov. 19: Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and nan PGA Tour of Australasia; nan starring 5 disposable players from wrong nan apical 30 of nan last 2024 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour rankings; winners of International Series and Asian Tour sanctioned tournaments successful 2024; winners of Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioned tournaments successful 2024; winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour sanctioned tournaments successful 2023-24; Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup participants from 2019-24; awesome winners from 2019-24; starring 15 disposable players from wrong nan apical 150 of The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) arsenic of Nov. 19; players relegated aliases without a statement for nan pursuing play from nan last 2024 LIV Golf standings; and invitations arsenic wished by LIV Golf League.
The tourney will beryllium disposable to watch connected LIV Golf Plus, nan LIV Golf YouTube transmission and broadcast partners astir nan world, pinch unrecorded sum Thursday, Dec. 12-Saturday, Dec. 14.