LIV Golf Promotions have announced a $1.5 million prize purse tournament at Abu Dhabi Golf Club from December 8-10 2023.
The four round tournament will be played over three days with 36 holes on the final day, where the top three finishers will be drafted into one of the LIV Golf teams next season.
Those who finish in the top 20 and ties from round one will advance to round two, where scores will be reset, and the field will be joined by a category of players who automatically qualified for day two of competition.
The top 20 players following round two will advance to the final day of competition, where scores will be reset once again for the 36-hole shootout.
The top three finishers at the end of day three will also earn prize money of $200,000, $150,000 and $100,000. Players who finish fourth to 10th will receive full exemption for all 2024 events on The International Series on the Asian Tour.
The LIV Golf Promotions tournament will complete the player roster for the 2024 LIV Golf League, with the three qualifiers from Abu Dhabi Golf Club being joined by, Andy Ogletree, the winner of The International Series 2023 Rankings to replace the four relegated players Jediah Morgan, James Piot, Chase Koepka and Sihwan Kim.
Category A: Qualifiers for Round 1
Members of the 2023 Walker and Palmer Cup Teams
Winner and runner-up of the following most recent amateur events:
U.S. Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (October 29)
Latin America Amateur Championship
European Amateur Championship
NCAA Championship (Individual)
Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)
Leading 15 available players from within the top 40 WAGR rankings as of November 20, 2023 (excluding players exempt into round 2)
Leading 25 available players from within the top 40 on the final International Series 2023 Rankings, (excluding those exempt into round two)
Leading 3 available players from inside the top 5 from each of the following professional Tours as of November 20, 2023
Japan Golf Tour (Money Ranking inc. Majors)
KPGA Korean Tour (Genesis Point Ranking)
Sunshine Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Tournament winners from the Asian Tour in 2023 and Korn Ferry Tour in 2023
Leading 30 available players from within the top 300 in The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 20, 2023 (excluding those who are exempt into Round 2)
Event invitations as determined by LIV Golf League
Category B: Byes into Round 2
The following players are exempt from Round 1 and are automatically eligible to participate in Round 2:
The top 2 players in the WAGR rankings as of November 20, 2023
Players ranked 2 to 8 on the final International Series 2023 Rankings
Leading 5 available players from within the top 30 of the Final 2023 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Order of Merits / Rankings
Winners of PGA TOUR and DP World Tour sanctioned tournaments in the 2022 and 2023 calendar years
Ryder Cup and President’s Cup participants from 2019 – 2023
Winners of Major Championships from 2019 – 2023
The leading 15 available players from within the top 150 in The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 20, 2023
Players relegated or without a contract for the following season from the Final 2023 LIV Golf Individual Standings
Event invitations as determined by LIV Golf League
