Last year, three players earned their way onto the LIV Golf League thanks to the LIV Golf Promotions event. This year, only one golfer will have the opportunity to do that.
LIV Golf announced details Thursday for its Promotions event, which is set for Dec. 12-14 in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh Golf Club. Four rounds of golf will be contested over three days, with the winner earning a roster spot for the 2025 LIV Golf season.
That one player will have a chance to earn a spot on one of LIV Golf’s 13 teams, but they may also be a wildcard player for the 2025 season.
The total purse will be $1.5 million, while the top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into all 2025 events on the Asian Tour’s International Series. LIV Golf has continued to invest in the Asian Tour, and this is an effort to continue growing the relationship between the two, with the Asian Tour becoming somewhat of a feeder series for LIV Golf in the future.
There will be four rounds of stroke play. After the first 18 holes, only the top-20 and ties advance to the second round. Scores will be reset, then the top 20 will advance to the final two rounds, with ties to be determined by a playoff. Then the scores will be reset again before the third and final round, where the leader after 36 holes will earn a spot in the LIV Golf League.
Every player who advances to the second round will receive at least $10,000. Those who play in only the first round will get $5,000. Amateurs will get $1,000 regardless of finishing position.
Who’s eligible for the Promotions event? It’s a long list, and LIV Golf is giving plenty of spots to the top amateurs in the world, should they choose to play.
The following are eligible to play in the first round: members of the 2023 Walker Cup and 2024 Palmer Cup Teams; winner and runners-up of the 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 the Eisenhower Trophy (Individual); the leading 15 available players from within the top 40 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Nov. 19, (excluding players exempt into the second round); the leading 25 available players from within the top 40 on the final 2024 International Series Rankings (excluding those exempt into the second round); leading five available players from inside the top 10 from each of the following professional Tours as of Nov. 19: Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia; the top 30 available players from within the top 300 of The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of Nov. 19; and invitations as determined by LIV Golf League.
Exemptions into the second round are reserved for more accomplished players: the leading two available players from within the top 15 on the WAGR rankings as of Nov. 19; players ranked 2 to 8 on the final 2024 International Series rankings; the top three players from each of the following professional Tours as of Nov. 19: Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia; the leading five available players from within the top 30 of the final 2024 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour rankings; winners of International Series and Asian Tour sanctioned tournaments in 2024; winners of Japan Golf Tour, KPGA Korean Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioned tournaments in 2024; winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour sanctioned tournaments in 2023-24; Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup participants from 2019-24; major winners from 2019-24; leading 15 available players from within the top 150 of The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of Nov. 19; players relegated or without a contract for the following season from the final 2024 LIV Golf standings; and invitations as determined by LIV Golf League.
The tournament will be available to watch on LIV Golf Plus, the LIV Golf YouTube channel and broadcast partners around the world, with live coverage Thursday, Dec. 12-Saturday, Dec. 14.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Details announced for 2024 LIV Golf Promotions event, only one spot up for grabs in 2025
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