LIV Golf is offering four spots into the 2026 LIV Golf League through pathways that have shape-shifted over the Saudi-owned tour's short existence -- now closing loopholes that have prevented aspiring players from getting into the 14-event league.
This year, LIV Golf will offer two spots in the 2026 LIV Golf League, the tour's fifth season, to the top two players on the Asian Tour's International Series points list that are not already eligible for the league. In prior years, a single spot was offered to the highest finisher in the International Series Order of Merit, but if that player was already in the LIV Golf League, then no spot was awarded to the highest-finishing player that wasn't already eligible.
With two events remaining in the series, including this week in Singapore, former LIV Golf player Scott Vincent and long-time Asian Tour stalwart Miguel Tabuena are the top two players who would get the LIV Golf League spots.
Additionally, LIV Golf will offer two spots into next year's league based on the results of their Promotions event -- their form of Q-School. The tournament will be moved this year from the United Arab Emirates, where it has been staged previously, to the United States. Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Fla., will host the tournament from January 6-11, 2026 -- later than previous editions have been played.
In the first year of the Promotions event, three spots were offered into the LIV Golf League. Last year, a single spot was made available. The top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption into the 2026 International Series, which may be an enticement to some US-based players to compete in the $1.5 million event.
The Promotions format remains the same as prior years, with a multi-stage process of entry in two successive 18-hole days of golf with a cut after each. A final 36-hole slate over two days will determine the two spots into LIV Golf for 2026.
The combined four spots has led to speculation that LIV Golf could introduce a 14th team for 2026, expanding the league to 56 players from the current 52. There has also been speculation that the league could introduce open qualifying tournaments to encourage a variety of players to come into the league. Both moves are thought to be as a result of ongoing conversations between LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil and the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), chaired by Trevor Immelman. LIV Golf submitted a new application for considersation for OWGR points after its initial application was rejected because of a lack of mobility and variety among players in the league, as well as the implications of a team format, since changed, that did not count every player's score toward the concurrent team competitions at 13 of the LIV Golf events.
