LIV Golf announced the cast of 93 players for its second Promotion event, which will be will be held from Thursday to Saturday at the Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia.
South Africa Branden Grace is the most recognizable nameand will try to re-qualify for the league after its relegation at the end of 2024. Won 15 times worldwide, including one LIV event, Grace became famous for being the first player to shoot a round of 62 in a major championship. (Open Championship 2017).
Other relegated golfers trying to play again are Finn Kalle Samooja and the Zimbabwean brothers Kieran and Scott Vincent. Hudson Swaffordwho played the LIV circuit as wild card In 2024, he will also try to qualify for a full-time position.
The competition three days features a unique structure, with 29 players earning a goodbye automatically for the second round. Relegated players are among those exempt in the second round, as well as some rookies and the top three players on the Japan Golf Tour, Korean Tour, Sunshine Tour and Australasia’s PGA Tour.
In the first round, 64 players will play 18 holes of stroke play, and the top 20, including ties, will advance to the second round. They will be joined by 29 self-qualifiers, scores will be reset and, after another 18 holes of stroke play, the top 20 after the playoffs will advance on Saturday.
Once the scores are settled on Friday, the final day will consist of 36 holes of stroke play for those 20 golfers. The winner will receive $200,000 and qualify for the 2025 LIV Golf season.
Besides, The top 10 finishers, including ties, will be completely disqualified from the 2025 International Series sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
«Building on our first and very successful LIV Golf Promotions in 2023, Interest has only increased this year, as a deserving player will get the chance to compete in the LIV Golf League», said commissioner and CEO of LIV Golf, Greg Normanin a press release. “The strong interest underlines the importance of creating more opportunities in our global sport to ensure that current and rising stars of the game can develop their careers and compete at the highest level.”
Source: La Verdad
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