Overview
- LIV will expand from 54 to 72 holes starting in the 2026 season, with four-round events aligning with major-championship norms.
- LIV Golf Promotions scheduled its first North American qualifier for Jan. 8–11 at Black Diamond Ranch in Florida.
- The PGA Tour said it will not grant permission for its members to play that qualifier and signaled disciplinary repercussions.
- LIV will retain shotgun starts and expects a roughly 57-player field with pathway spots from the Asian Tour’s International Series and the January qualifier.
- The 2026 schedule is set to reach 10 countries across five continents, while LIV players such as Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau praised the shift and Rory McIlroy called it “peculiar” and questioned its ranking impact.