Former and current top amateurs to tee it up in LIV Golf Promotions event
10 Dec 2024
by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: Matthew McClean Rankings
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Matthew McClean (USGA Photo)
The second annual LIV Golf Promotions event is here and will be held from Dec. 12-14 at Riyadh Golf Club. Some of the top names in the amateur golf world and recently turned professionals will be teeing it up.
Matthew McClean, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-Amateur Rankings, is listed in the field.
According to the LIV Golf website, here are the qualifications and exemptions to participate in the first round.
Category A: Qualifiers for Round 1
- Members of the 2023 Walker Cup and 2024 Palmer Cup Teams
- Winner and runner-up of the following last played amateur events:
US Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Latin America Amateur Championship
European Amateur Championship
African Amateur Championship
NCAA Championship (Individual)
Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)
- Leading 15 available players from within the top 40 World Amateur Golf Rankings as of November 19, 2024 (excluding players exempt into round 2)
- Leading 25 available players from within the top 40 on the final 2024 International Series Rankings (excluding players exempt into round two)
- Leading five available players from inside the top 10 from each of the following professional Tours as of November 19, 2024:
Japan Golf Tour
KPGA Korean Tour
Sunshine Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
- Leading 30 available players from within the top 300 in The Universal Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 19, 2024 (excluding those who are exempt into Round 2)
- Invitations as determined by LIV Golf League
Walker and Palmer Cup participants
Alex Maguire – 2023 Walker Cup
James Ashfield – 2023 Walker Cup
Liam Nolan – 2023 Walker Cup
Barclay Brown – 2023 Walker Cup
Matthew McClean – 2023 Walker Cup
Jack Lundin – 2024 Palmer Cup
Ben Van Wyk – 2024 Palmer Cup
Exemptions
Santiago De La Fuente – Winner of 2023 Latin American Amateur
Ziqin Zhou – Runner-up of 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur and made the match play portion of the U.S. Amateur
Max Kennedy – Top 40 of WAGR and made the final 32 of the British Amateur
Event invitations
Fred Biondi – 2022 NCAA Division one individual champion
Luis Masaveu – 2024 U.S. Amateur semifinalist