The LIV Golf League has confirmed that LIV Golf Promotions will take place December 12-14 at Riyadh Golf Club, and the top finisher is guaranteed a place in the LIV Golf League next season, a life-changing opportunity for aspiring players – and a chance for those relegated from the League in 2024 to win their place back.
The top 10 finishers, including ties, will also earn full exemption to all 2025 events on The International Series – sanctioned by the Asian Tour – and there is a prize purse of US $1.5 million up for grabs. The series offers golfers from around the world the chance to compete in elevated events, with greater prize money and elite-level fields at destinations around the globe. The ultimate winner of the series is awarded a place in LIV Golf League.
Here’s how LIV Golf Promotions works:
The event will consist of four rounds of 18-hole stroke-play, including two rounds played on the final day.
Those who finish in the top 20 (including ties) and ties in round one (Thursday December 12) will advance to Friday, where scores will be reset and they will be joined by automatic qualifiers.
The top 20 players from Round 2 will advance to the final day, where scores will be reset once more for the intense final-day 36-hole shootout, with everything on the line.
The winner will earn $200,000, as well as that lucrative spot in the LIV Golf League.
The top 10 finishers (including ties) will earn full exemption into all 2025 events on The International Series, sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
Total prize purse: US $1.5 million
Entry criteria can be found at the bottom of this story.
Greg Norman, LIV Golf’s CEO and Commissioner, said LIV Golf promotions was a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” and it would give the winner a chance to “experience a life-changing season” with LIV Golf in 2025, as the League embarks on a brand-new schedule beginning at Riyadh Golf Club, the very same venue that will host the Promotions event.
In addition to the winner of LIV Golf Promotions, the winner of The International Series 2024 Rankings will also earn a spot in LIV Golf. American John Catlin, who played as a reserve in six LIV Golf events during the 2024 last season, currently leads the standings, having recorded one International Series win in Macau, and two runner-up finishes.
“John’s success in a number of LIV Golf events as a reserve this season is proof of the quality of play that we see each week on The International Series,” said Head of The International Series Rahul Singh.
“As we crown a 2024 International Series champion later this fall and look to the highly anticipated LIV Golf Promotions, one deserving player will have the chance to punch their life-changing ticket to the LIV Golf League.”
In addition to welcoming players from around the world, relegated players, and those without a team commitment for 2025 who finished in the Open Zone (25th-48th) in the 2024 LIV Golf League standings, also have the opportunity to regain their playing rights in Riyadh.
However, only the top finisher in LIV Golf Promotions is guaranteed a spot in the League for 2025 – allowing teams greater flexibility during LIV Golf’s unique free agency period to enhance their rosters this offseason.
The tournament 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:
US Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Latin America Amateur Championship
European Amateur Championship
African Amateur Championship
NCAA Championship (Individual)
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 those 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:
Japan Golf Tour
KPGA Korean Tour
Sunshine Tour
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. 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
Japan Golf Tour
KPGA Korean Tour
Sunshine Tour
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
