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LIV Golf on Monday introduced the 93-player area for its second-ever Promotions occasion, set for this Thursday by means of Saturday at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.
Branden Grace of South Africa is probably the most recognizable title within the area, and he’ll try and re-qualify for the league after being relegated on the finish of 2024. A 15-time winner worldwide, together with one LIV occasion, Grace’s declare to fame is as the primary participant to shoot a spherical of 62 at a significant championship (2017 Open Championship).
Other relegated golfers attempting to play their manner again in are Finland’s Kalle Samooja and Zimbabwean brothers Kieran and Scott Vincent. Hudson Swafford, who performed the LIV circuit as a wild card in 2024, can even try and qualify for a full-time spot.
The three-day competitors incorporates a distinctive construction with 29 gamers incomes an computerized bye into the second spherical. The relegated gamers are amongst these exempted into Round 2, in addition to sure amateurs and the highest three gamers from the Japan Golf Tour, Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
In the primary spherical, 64 gamers will play 18 holes of stroke play, and the highest 20 gamers plus ties will advance to Round 2. They’ll be joined by the 29 auto-qualifiers, scores shall be reset and after one other 18 holes of stroke play, the highest 20 gamers after tiebreakers will advance to Saturday.
With Friday’s scores wiped off the board, the ultimate day consists of 36 holes of stroke play for these 20 golfers. The winner will obtain $200,000 and qualify for the 2025 season of LIV Golf.
Additionally, the highest 10 finishers plus ties shall be totally exempt into the 2025 International Series 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,” LIV Golf commissioner and CEO Greg Norman stated in a press launch. “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.”
–Field Level Media