RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – These 28 players earned exemptions into Friday’s second round of LIV Golf Promotions at Riyadh Golf Club. A quick look at each player:
William Bruyeres (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s PNG Open in August.
Jack Buchanan (Australia) – Highest-ranked player in field (4th) from PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
Ben Campbell (New Zealand) – Highest-ranked player (3rd) in field from The International Series final standings.
Phoenix Campbell (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Queensland PGA in November.
John Catlin (USA) – Won two Asian Tour events; 4th in International Series points; made five LIV Golf starts as a reserve in 2024.
Wooyoung Cho (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s The Charity Classic in October; 5th in Korean Order of Merit.
Brett Coletta (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Vic Open in February.
Daniel Gale (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Webex Players Series Hunter Valley in February.
Branden Grace (South Africa) – Won LIV Golf’s first U.S.-based tournament in 2022 as a member of Stinger GC.
Matthew Griffin (Australia) – Won PGA Tour of Australasia’s Heritage Classic in January.
Jeongwoo Ham (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Golfzon-Toray Open in September.
Chanwoo Kim (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KPGA Classic in May.
Hongtaek Kim (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Maekyung Open in May.
Ryosuke Kinoshita (Japan) – Won Japan Tour’s Mizuno Open in May.
Jbe Kruger (South Africa) – Won Asian Tour’s Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October.
Lee Chieh-po (Chinese Taipei) – Won International Series Thailand in October; 7th in International Series points.
Daihan Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KPGA Tour Championship in November.
Dongmin Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s Dong-A Membership Exchange Group Open in November.
Soomin Lee (Korea) – Won Korean Tour’s KJ Choi Invitational in October.
Richard T. Lee (Canada) – Won Asian Tour’s BNI Indonesian Masters in November; 5th in International Series points.
Steve Lewton (England) – Won Asian Tour’s Mandiri Indonesian Open in September.
MJ Maguire (USA) – Won Asian Tour’s Black Mountain Championship in October; 8th in International Series points.
Suteepat Prateeptienchai (Thailand) – Won twice on Asian Tour and once on Thailand Tour in 2024.
Kalle Samooja (Finland) – Earned medalist honors at 2023 Promotions and played for Cleeks GC this season.
Hudson Swafford (USA) – Played the 2024 LIV Golf season as a Wild Card.
Kieran Vincent (Zimbabwe) – Played for Legion XIII after earning a LIV Golf spot at the 2023 Promotions tournament.
Scott Vincent (Zimbabwe) – Played full-time on LIV Golf the first three years, the last two with Iron Heads GC.
Rattanon Wannasrichan (Thailand) – Won Asian Tour’s SJM Macao Open in October.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour)
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