The 2026 LIV Golf League was the fifth season of LIV Golf. The season consisted of 72-hole tournaments, featuring 57 players and no cut, with a team championship event at the season end.

Format changes Tournaments in the 2026 season were contested over 72 holes, extended from 54 holes previously.

Team changes Stinger GC was rebranded as Southern Guards GC and Iron Heads GC as Korean Golf Club ahead of the season. Smash GC was renamed OKGC ahead of LIV Golf Virginia.

Player movements From the end of the 2025 season until the beginning of the 2026 season there were numerous changes to team rosters.

Departures The following players (full-time only) were no longer with LIV Golf after the conclusion of the 2025 season: Brooks Koepka came to an 'amicable and mutually agreed' early release from his contract, which had one year remaining. Talor Gooch was appointed as the new captain of Smash GC, subsequently renamed OKGC. Koepka subsequently rejoined the PGA Tour. Matt Jones became a free agent after Ripper GC elected not to re-sign him. With no other team looking to sign him, he entered the LIV Promotions Event to try and regain a place in the league. He failed to earn one of the three places available but finished in the top-ten to earn a place on the International Series for 2026. Jinichiro Kozuma and Kevin Na were not retained by Iron Heads GC (which was rebranded to Korean Golf Club, with an all-Korean lineup), and were not picked up by another team. Patrick Reed left after he was unable to agree terms on a contract extension. He had Honorary Life Membership of the European Tour and was eligible to play on the PGA Tour again after August 25, 2026.

Relegated players Players (full-time only) who finished in places 49th and below were relegated from the LIV Golf League and could not be signed by another team unless they earned their way back into the 2026 season through the LIV Golf Promotions event.

The following table lists players who were relegated following the 2025 season.

Player2025 Team2025Finish2026 Status/Tour Henrik Stenson Majesticks GC 49th European Tour Andy Ogletree HyFlyers GC 50th Mito Pereira Torque GC 51st n/a Jang Yu-bin Iron Heads GC 53rd Anthony Kim Wild card 55th LIV Golf League Frederik Kjettrup Cleeks GC 57th

Free agents Players who declined their contract extensions, along with those who finished in places 25–44 of the individual standings, also called the Open Zone, whose contracts expired after the season became free agents and could negotiate with any team. Free agents were not guaranteed to be signed and may have lost their playing privileges in 2026 if they were not signed. The free agency period began on 30 October 2025.

Player2025 Team2025Finish2026 Team Abraham Ancer Fireballs GC 12th Torque GC

Promoted players League spots were awarded to the top two finishers in the 2025 International Series rankings, and the top three finishers at the LIV Golf Promotions, held in Florida in January 2026 with a purse of $1.5m.

Player2025 Tour(s)Qualification method2026 Team/Wildcard Scott VincentJapan Golf Tour, Asian TourInternational Series Order of MeritWildcard Yosuke AsajiJapan Golf Tour, Asian TourWildcard Miguel TabuenaAsian TourWildcard Richard T. LeeAsian Tour, Korean TourLIV Golf PromotionsWildcard Björn HellgrenAsian TourWildcard Anthony Kim LIV Golf LeagueWildcard/4Aces GC

Newly signed players In addition to qualifying for the 2026 season through the International Series or via the LIV Golf Promotions event, players who have not played for LIV Golf (full-time) could join the 2026 season by signing with the league or with a team.

Player2025 Tour(s)2026 Team Victor Perez PGA Tour, European Tour Cleeks GC Laurie Canter European Tour Majesticks GC Luis Masaveu Challenge Tour, LIV Golf League (Fireballs GC, reserve) Fireballs GC Thomas Detry PGA Tour, European Tour 4Aces GC Elvis Smylie European Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia Ripper GC An Byeong-hun PGA Tour Korean Golf Club Michael La Sasso n/a (amateur) HyFlyers GC

Transfers PlayerFromToDetails Harold Varner III 4Aces GC OKGC

Rosters Team Members Captain(s) Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Substitute players4Aces GC Dustin Johnson Thomas Detry Thomas Pieters Anthony Kim Miguel TabuenaCleeks GC Martin Kaymer Richard Bland Adrian Meronk Victor Perez John Catlin Max RottluffCrushers GC Bryson DeChambeau Paul Casey Charles Howell III Anirban Lahiri Luis Carrera Travis SmythFireballs GC Sergio García Josele Ballester Luis Masaveu David Puig HyFlyers GC Phil Mickelson Michael La Sasso Brendan Steele Cameron Tringale Ollie Schniederjans Wade Ormsby Travis Smyth Scott VincentKorean Golf Club An Byeong-hun Kim Min-kyu Danny Lee Mun Do-yeob Song Young-han Legion XIII Jon Rahm Tyrrell Hatton Tom McKibbin Caleb Surratt Max RottluffMajesticks Golf Club Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood Laurie Canter Sam Horsfield Ben SchmidtOKGC Talor Gooch Jason Kokrak Graeme McDowell Harold Varner III RangeGoats GC Bubba Watson Ben Campbell Peter Uihlein Matthew Wolff Cameron John Ollie SchniederjansRipper GC Cameron Smith Lucas Herbert Marc Leishman Elvis Smylie Travis SmythSouthern Guards GC Louis Oosthuizen Dean Burmester Branden Grace Charl Schwartzel Wade Ormsby Martin VorsterTorque GC Joaquín Niemann Abraham Ancer Sebastián Muñoz Carlos Ortiz

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2026 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse (US$) Individual winner Winning team OWGRpoints Notes Individual Team 7 Feb LIV Golf Riyadh Saudi Arabia 20,000,000 10,000,000 Elvis Smylie (1) Ripper GC 22.99 15 Feb LIV Golf Adelaide Australia 20,000,000 10,000,000 Anthony Kim (1) Ripper GC 23.14 8 Mar LIV Golf Hong Kong Hong Kong 20,000,000 10,000,000 Jon Rahm (3) 4Aces GC 23.01 15 Mar LIV Golf Singapore Singapore 20,000,000 10,000,000 Bryson DeChambeau (4) 4Aces GC 23.20 22 Mar LIV Golf South Africa South Africa 20,000,000 10,000,000 Bryson DeChambeau (5) Crushers GC 24.13 New tournament 19 Apr LIV Golf Mexico City Mexico 20,000,000 10,000,000 Jon Rahm (4) Legion XIII 23.28 10 May Maaden LIV Golf Virginia United States 20,000,000 10,000,000 Lucas Herbert (1) 4Aces GC 24.02 31 May LIV Golf Korea South Korea 20,000,000 10,000,000 Joaquín Niemann (8) Crushers GC 23.42 7 Jun LIV Golf Andalucía Spain 20,000,000 10,000,000 Tyrrell Hatton (2) Legion XIII 23.82 28 Jun LIV Golf Louisiana United States 20,000,000 10,000,000 Postponed – New tournament 26 Jul LIV Golf UK England 20,000,000 10,000,000 Lucas Herbert (2) Ripper GC 21.96 9 Aug LIV Golf New York United States 20,000,000 10,000,000 Joaquín Niemann (9) Crushers GC 22.04 23 Aug LIV Golf Indianapolis United States 10,100,000 30,000,000 Michael La Sasso (1) Legion XIII 20.73 30 Aug Aramco LIV Team Championship Michigan United States n/a 40,000,000 n/a Cancelled n/a Team Championship

Points list Individual points list The individual points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Position Player Team Points1 Jon Rahm Legion XIII 1,5742 Bryson DeChambeau Crushers GC 7893 Joaquín Niemann Torque GC 5654 Lucas Herbert Ripper GC 5535 Tyrrell Hatton Legion XIII 462

Team points list The team points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Position Team Points1 4Aces GC 1502 Ripper GC 1473 Legion XIII 1454 Crushers GC 1365 Torque GC 90

Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)IndividualBonusTotal1 Jon Rahm 19,991,708 6,000,000 25,991,7082 Bryson DeChambeau 15,191,250 3,000,000 18,191,2503 Joaquín Niemann 11,188,639 1,000,000 12,188,6394 Lucas Herbert 10,917,681 10,917,6815 Tyrrell Hatton 9,116,125 9,116,125

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