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WORLD-CLASS FIELD LED BY CAMERON SMITH AND DUSTIN JOHNSON PREPARES FOR LIV GOLF’S ASIAN DEBUT IN THAILAND

WORLD-CLASS FIELD LED BY CAMERON SMITH AND DUSTIN JOHNSON PREPARES FOR LIV GOLF’S ASIAN DEBUT IN THAILAND

LIV Golf Invitational Chicago champion Cameron Smith and Invitational Boston winner Dustin Johnson will compete amongst an all-star 48-player field for the $25 million LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok, the series’ eagerly awaited Asian debut at Stonehill taking place October 7-9.

Announced today, the star-studded line-up for the sixth event of this year’s LIV Golf Invitational Series includes four former world No. 1s and 12 major champions, including multiple major winners Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Johnson and Martin Kaymer, as well as 13 Olympians and 20 players with 10 or more professional wins to their names.

“The LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok marks a significant step for LIV Golf in Asia, a massive market with incredible passion for the sport,” said Greg Norman, CEO and Commissioner of LIV Golf. “Our investment in the Asian Tour with The International Series has already begun to create new opportunities in golf. This tournament in Thailand is further proof of LIV Golf’s commitment to showcasing top competition amongst the best golfers on the planet while connecting with new audiences around the world. Excitement continues to build with each event, and we can’t wait to deliver a memorable tournament at Stonehill, a one-of-a-kind venue.”

Tickets for the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok, which takes place October 7-9, are available. General admission price for a single-day grounds pass at the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok is 800THB, with three-day passes on sale for 1600THB at LIVGolf.com or at thaiticketmajor.com. Single-day and three-day hospitality packages for the popular Club 54 and Gallery Club experiences are also available. Below is the field for the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok:

LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL BANGKOK
MEX Abraham Ancer AUS Jediah Morgan
ENG Richard Bland USA Kevin Na
ENG Laurie Canter CHL Joaquin Niemann
ENG Paul Casey RSA Shaun Norris
ESP Eugenio Chacarra RSA Louis Oosthuizen
USA Bryson DeChambeau AUS Wade Ormsby
ESP Sergio Garcia MEX Carlos Ortiz
USA Talor Gooch USA Pat Perez
RSA Branden Grace USA Turk Pettit
ENG Sam Horsfield USA James Piot
USA Charles Howell III ENG Ian Poulter
USA Dustin Johnson USA Patrick Reed
AUS Matt Jones RSA Charl Schwartzel
THA Sadom Kaewkanjana AUS Cameron Smith
GER Martin Kaymer SWE Henrik Stenson
THA Phachara Khongwatmai USA Hudson Swafford
USA Sihwan Kim JPN Hideto Tanihara
USA Brooks Koepka USA Cameron Tringale
USA Chase Koepka USA Peter Uihlein
USA Jason Kokrak USA Harold Varner III
IND Anirban Lahiri ZIM Scott Vincent
AUS Marc Leishman ENG Lee Westwood
NIR Graeme McDowell AUT Bernd Wiesberger
USA Phil Mickelson USA Matthew Wolff

 

In Bangkok, players will once again compete for a purse of $25 million and the chance to become LIV Golf’s sixth individual and team champions, earning points towards LIV Golf’s season-long individual competition.

In addition to watching major champions and a roster of world-famous names, local fans will have another reason to cheer at the new Stonehill course, with Thai players Sadom Kaewkanjana and Phachara Khongwatmai once again competing in the high-profile field thanks to their high standings in the Asian Tour and International Series Order of Merit. The International Series is the Asian Tour’s ground-breaking new series of marquee events made possible through a 10-year, $300 million commitment by LIV Golf, with tournaments in venues such as Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Egypt and Morocco, as well as England so far this season.

Building on the successful start to the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series and the incredible feedback received from players and fans, LIV Golf announced on July 27 that the LIV Golf League will officially launch in 2023 with 48 players and 12 established team franchises competing in a 14-tournament schedule. The full slate of events, to be announced in the future, is expected to expand LIV Golf’s global footprint across Asia, the Middle East, North and Latin Americas, Australia, and Europe.

With smaller fields, fewer rounds, a defined season, and shorter playing windows, LIV Golf is reinvigorating golf through a cutting-edge product that is winning new fans all over the world and adding value to the entire sport.Complete, live coverage of LIV Golf tournaments is globally available direct to consumers on LIVGolf.com andYouTube. LIV Golf event broadcasts are also aired live on a global roster of leading premium and free-to-air broadcasters providing coverage in over 180 territories around the world. The list of global networks covering the LIV Golf Invitational Series is available on LIVGolf.com.

LIV Golf Invitational Series is owned and operated by LIV Golf Investments whose vision and mission is centered around making holistic and sustainable investments to enhance the global golf ecosystem and unlock the sport’s untapped worldwide potential.

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