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Lee Wins LIV Promotions as Kim and Hellgren Also Earn 2026 Spots

The four-round qualifier reset scores for the final 36 holes and awarded three full-season wild-card places for the upcoming season.

Overview

  • Richard T. Lee finished at 11 under to take medalist honors at Black Diamond Ranch, securing one of three promotions.
  • Sweden’s Bjorn Hellgren closed with a 64 to finish second at six under and claim a wild-card place for 2026.
  • Anthony Kim shot 66-69 on the weekend to finish third at five under after making an eight-foot birdie Friday to survive the cut.
  • The top 10 and ties earned 2026 Asian Tour International Series exemptions, with Matt Jones, Cory Crawford and Chris Wood among those in a tie for eighth at two under.
  • Kim, 40, returns to full-season LIV status two years into his comeback after a 12-year hiatus and a relegation at the end of 2025.