Celebrate Standout Performances and Defining Moments from 2025 Season 

Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson Earn Multiple Awards    

2025 Season Honors include MVP Joaquín Niemann, Clutch Player of the Year Jon Rahm, Escape Artist Dustin Johnson, The Gambler Cam Smith, and More 

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NEW YORK (January 22, 2026) – LIV Golf, the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide, today announced the winners of The LIV Golf Showcase, the inaugural awards special honoring the most compelling performances, pivotal moments, impactful players, and dramatic moments from the 2025 LIV Golf season.  

The 22 awards winners were spread across 13 different players and 12 different League teams; highlighting the strength of the League’s field of golfers. Honors were highlighted by MVP Joaquín Niemann, Breakout Star of the Year David Puig, Clutch Player of the Year Jon Rahm, Shot of the Year Phil Mickelson, and Comeback Player of the Year Bubba Watson.  

Multiple honors highlighted the season’s elite execution, led by Bryson DeChambeau, who captured Drive of the Year, with an incredible 410.8 yard-drive at LIV Golf Mexico City 2025, and Win of the Year at LIV Golf Korea 2025 – performances that anchored Crushers GC’s two-award haul. Phil Mickelson also earned multiple honors, claiming Shot of the Year alongside the playful Can I Get a Mulligan (Right Idea, Wrong Result) award. 4Aces GC added two accolades through Patrick Reed’s hole-in-one at LIV Golf Adelaide 2025 (Moment of the Year) and Dustin Johnson’s Escape Artist (Season’s Greatest Save) performance at LIV Golf Singapore 2025. 

Following its broadcast tonight on FS1, The LIV Golf Showcase is available on LIV Golf’s YouTube Channel. The LIV Golf Showcase features two awards that celebrate YouTube golf culture and the League’s viral YouTube series, “The Duels.” The broadcast featured a special appearance from golf content creator, Fat Perez from Bob Does Sports, to accept the award for Under the Influence – Best Golf Influencer Moment of the Year.

Player-Voted Awards 

Most Valuable Player (MVP): Joaquín Niemann, Torque GC 

Breakout Star of the Year: David Puig, Fireballs GC 

Clutch Player of the Year: Jon Rahm, Legion XIII 

Comeback Player of the Year: Bubba Watson, RangeGoats GC 

Caddy of the Year: Adam Hayes (Jon Rahm, Legion XIII) 

Fan-Voted Awards 

Under the Influence – Best Golf Influencer Moment of the Year: Bob Does Sports

Committee-Voted Awards 

Shot of the Year: Phil Mickelson, HyFlyers GC (LIV Golf Virginia 2025)  

Drive of the Year: Bryson DeChambeau, Crushers GC (LIV Golf Mexico City 2025) 

Putt of the Year: Marc Leishman, Ripper GC (84-foot putt, LIV Golf Miami 2025) 

Approach of the Year: Richard Bland, Cleeks Golf Club (LIV Golf Mexico City 2025) 

Sand Save Specialist (Bunker Shot of the Year): Graeme McDowell, Smash GC (LIV Golf Hong Kong 2025) 

Win of the Year: Bryson DeChambeau, Crushers GC (LIV Golf Korea 2025) 

Moment of the Year: Patrick Reed, 4Aces GC (Ace at LIV Golf Adelaide 2025) 

Escape Artist (Season’s Greatest Save): Dustin Johnson, 4Aces (LIV Golf Singapore 2025) 

The Gambler (Big Risk, High Reward): Cam Smith, Ripper GC (LIV Golf UK by JCB 2025) 

Best Team Win: Torque GC (−64, LIV Golf Indianapolis 2025) 

Celebration of the Year: Southern Guards (LIV Golf Chicago 2025) 

Concert of the Year: Dom Dolla (LIV Golf Adelaide 2025) 

Tournament of the Year: LIV Golf Adelaide 2025 

Full Throttle: Sebastián Muñoz, Torque GC (LIV Golf Indianapolis 2025) 

Can I Get a Mulligan (Right Idea, Wrong Result): Phil Mickelson, HyFlyers GC (LIV Golf Miami 2025)

League-Directed Awards 

The Impact Award: Majesticks Golf Club 

Produced by EverWonder Studio and Lost Tribe Productions, The LIV Golf Showcase featured participation from players across the League, with winners in select categories determined through a considered process blending player voting and fan participation, complemented by expert input from League committees and industry consultants to ensure a representative and informed outcome. 

Designed as an animated, interactive 18-hole golf course, the show blends a traditional awards format with candid player conversations, competitive challenges, and immersive animation that brings the LIV Golf season to life. The inaugural awards highlight the depth of interconnected storylines that define the LIV Golf, the depth of talent, the international nature of the League, team golf, and a commitment to storytelling. From individual player journeys and breakthrough moments to team evolution and defining performances, the newest addition to LIV Golf’s broadcast team, Henni Zuël, guides viewers seamlessly between the showcase’s animated world and the practical in-studio set where awards were presented. 

“The LIV Golf Showcase reflects the dynamic spectrum of what our League represents,” said Chris Heck, President of Business Operations at LIV Golf. “From traditional performance-driven honors – like MVP – to recognition that celebrates impact, personality, and creativity, these awards showcase the layered storytelling that defines LIV Golf – where elite individual golf competition meets dynamic team play throughout the season.” 

(Torque GC’s Joaquín Niemann receives his League MVP award from LIV Golf presenter, Henni Zuël. Photo by LIV Golf) 

The LIV Golf Showcase precedes the start of the 2026 LIV Golf season, the League’s fourth full season, which commences February 4-7 with ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia. That event sets LIV Golf’s global schedule in motion, which features 14 events in 10 countries and five continents. The season will continue through Adelaide, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom, and additional international destinations, including LIV Golf’s first-ever event in South Africa (March 19–22).

from production can be downloaded HERE; LIV Golf and EverWonder Productions. 

En el torneo de apertura del año en el PGA Tour, el potente jugador estadunidense, Chris Gotterup no dejó que lo opacaran actuaciones deslumbrantes de Robert MacIntyre (63), Patrick Rodgers (65), Daniel Berger (64), Taylor Pendrith (64), Ryan Gerard (65) y Jacob Bridgeman (64) y con parcial de 64, seis-bajo par, se adjudicó el Sony Open, que se celebra tradicionalmente en la cancha de Waialae, en Honolulu, Hawaii. Gotterup se vio muy sólido en su recorrido final, acertando siete birdies, contra un solitario bogey, para sumar un total de 264 golpes, 16-bajo par.

Es uno de los fuertes pegadores, pero combina este atributo con un toque magistral alrededor de los greens. Como se recordará, Gotterup logró su segundo título en el verano pasado, cuando superó en gran mano a mano a Rory McIlroy en el Scottish Open, previo al Open Championship. Esta vez, en Hawaii, el estadunidense alcanzó su tercera conquista en el PGA Tour. Ya es una tendencia, por lo que este joven jugador podría convertirse en un jugador con múltiples triunfos, uno que contienda en los torneos mayores. Por lo pronto, es el tercer año consecutivo que se anota un título.

Ryan Gerard, quien cerró embalado el año 2025, quedó solitario en el segundo puesto, con 266 golpes, 14-bajo par. Detrás de él, Patrick Rodgers, quien con 65 golpes pudo meterse al tercer sitio en solitario, con 267 golpes, 13-bajo par. Finalmente, Robert MacIntyre y Jacob Bridgeman compartieron el cuarto lugar, cada uno con 268 golpes, 12-bajo par. 

Para el mexicano Emilio González fue afortunado haber librado el corte y con score acumulado de 276 golpes, cuatro-bajo par, empató en el lugar 50. Casi todos los latinoamericanos que participaron quedaron atrapados en el corte de los 36 hoyos. 

Mauricio Durazo V.

En el DP World Tour, Nacho Elvira logró recuperarse milagrosamente de una mala racha de tres hoyos hacia la mitad de su último recorrido y jugando muy sólidamente sus últimos ocho hoyos, pudo rescatar el Dubai Invitational, superando a jugadores de mayor jerarquía, notablemente Rory McIlroy y Shane Lowry, dos irlandeses que parecían jugando una ronda familiar este domingo.

Efectivamente, era el comienzo de la temporada y también hay que considerar el récord de McIlroy cada vez que juega en Emiratos Árabes. Nadie, absolutamente nadie habría apostado a que el hispano Elvira lograría remontar a McIlroy y Lowry, una vez que envió su segundo tiro al agua, en el par-5 del hoyo10. Tras dos bogeys, en el 8 y el 9, para muchos era una clara señal de otro colapso de Elvira, como le sucedió hacia fines de 2025 en Abu Dhabi, en donde parecía enfilado al triunfo. 

Así que este domingo parecía una repetición de anteriores torneos para el veterano español de 38 años. Ya en la recta final, tanto Rory como Lowry venían con todo para dirimir amistosamente este clásico, entre hermanos prácticamente. McIlroy, con una ráfaga de cinco birdies al hilo, había llegado a 9-bajo par, empatado en el liderato. Con cinco hoyos por disputar, parecía que el resultado final estaría disputándose entre McIlroy y Shane Lowry. Pero, inexplicablemente, ambos tropezaron en el hoyo 18, Rory con bogey y Lowry con doble-bogey, impactante ya que el de Irlanda encabezaba el torneo con 10-bajo par.  

Este par de debacles fue aprovechada perfectamente por Nacho Elvira, quien embocó un decisivo putt para birdie en el 17, llegando a 10-bajo par. Solo tuvo que hacer par en el hoyo final y el torneo ya era suyo. Luego de la decepción en Abu Dhabi en noviembre pasado, finalmente Elvira capturó su tercer título en el circuito. 

El neozelandés Daniel Hillier se coló al segundo puesto, con score de 275 golpes, nueve-bajo par, uno más que los 274 de Elvira. Hillier sorprendió con una vuelta final de 65, seis-bajo par. Rory (68), Lowry (69), David Puig (67) y Julien Guerrier (66), empataron en el tercer lugar, cada uno con score de 276 golpes, ocho-bajo par.

Cabe hacer notar la actuación de David Puig, quien continúa sumando puntos de ranking mundial. Hacia fines de 2025, Puig resultó campeón en el Abierto de Australia, en donde también jugó Rory McIlroy. El español se encuentra muy enrachado. 

Mauricio Durazo V.

Johnson Leads a Team Reloaded with Talent and Primetime Swagger for 2026

NEW YORK (January 14, 2026) — 4Aces GC of the LIV Golf League, the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide, announced it has signed captain and two-time major champion Dustin Johnson to a multi-year extension and signed European rising star Thomas Detry. The 33-year-old Detry joins a 4Aces core also comprised of 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed and former Ryder Cup player Thomas Pieters, locking in an elite roster for 2026.

4Aces GC returns as one of the league’s most entertaining teams, defined by aura and Showtime energy. The team’s 2025 season performance featured consistent contention, six podium finishes, and sustained success across the schedule. The team was also the only one to have all four players finish in the lock zone. Johnson, the former world no. 1, had five top-10 finishes on the season, highlighted by a third-place finish in the final event of the season at LIV Golf Indianapolis.

«This team is built for big moments, and 2026 is a chance for us to take another step forward,” Johnson said. “Thomas Detry is a great addition; he’s confident, competitive, and that fits exactly what we’re about. We’ve got the talent, the chemistry, and the mindset to be right there all season.”

Detry joins 4Aces GC for the 2026 season, bringing proven winning experience and an international pedigree, recently becoming the first player from Belgium to win on the PGA Tour when he stormed to a seven-shot victory at the 2025 WM Phoenix Open. Detry’s steady all-around game and comfort on golf’s biggest stages make him a natural fit within a 4Aces team built for high-stakes moments.

«There’s an amazing vibe around the 4Aces that you feel right away,” Detry said. “You can see they play with confidence and there’s a definite swagger coming from all the guys… feeling like you belong on the biggest stages. That’s exactly the type of environment I want to be a part of.”

Reed returns following a standout 2025 that saw him finish seventh in the season-long standings. The Texan earned his first LIV Golf individual win at LIV Golf Dallas after making a lengthy birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff. Reed had five top-10 finishes in 2025, including a T4 finish in Korea and also finished 3rd at the 2025 Masters.

Pieters will look to continue his upward trajectory in 2026 after delivering a strong 2025 campaign that saw back-to-back T4 finishes in the middle of the season in Korea and Virginia, and ended the season with back-to-back T8 finishes in Chicago and Indianapolis. The big-hitting Belgian’s blend of power, athleticism, and confidence makes him a natural fit in a lineup that values presence and performance.

Of the course, 4Aces GC leads the charge as they continue to build out one of the most commercially diverse partnership portfolios in professional golf. The team is partnered with marquee brand partners including FlyHouse, JAXXON, Santo Studio, DAOU Vineyards, Ghost Golf and others, reflecting the team’s dominant stake at the intersection of sport, culture, technology, media, and global business.

With an expanded LIV Golf schedule and format changes coming in 2026, including 72-hole tournaments, 4Aces GC brings an elite competitive edge and an ability to command the moment, creating a team presence that commands attention.

Tickets for LIV Golf’s 2026 Season are available now at LIVGolf.com. For the full 2026 schedule and musical lineup, visit LIVGolf.com/schedule. 

New team identity draws on the global momentum of K-culture and emphasizes honor, inclusivity and collective strength

SEOUL / NEW YORK (January 12, 2026) – LIV Golf, the global golf league, today announced that Iron Heads Golf Club will officially compete as Korean Golf Club for the 2026 season, unveiling a rebrand that reflects Korea’s growing influence on global golf culture and a reimagined vision for what modern golf can be.

At the heart of Korean Golf Club’s brand is an emphasis on honor, inclusivity and collective strength. Inspired by the Korean concept of brotherhood denoting respect, trust, and guidance within close relationships, Korean Golf Club celebrates unity and togetherness, and the connective power of golf. The club’s new visual identity is anchored by the White Tiger (Baekho), a revered figure in Korean history and folklore symbolizing strength, protection, and resilience. 

«We were inspired after LIV Korea 2025. Seeing the energy of the thousands of young fans who showed up,” said Korean Golf Club General Manager Martin Kim. “Our tagline ‘Welcome to the club’ is reflective of the opportunity we saw to create a new space for young fans showing up. KGC is a brand that stands for the golf movement in Korea and Koreans around the world. We’re all beyond excited.»

The new identity infuses the sport with the energy, youth, and global momentum of K-culture, positioning Korean Golf Club as a cultural standard-bearer within LIV Golf and on the world stage. Korean Golf Club welcomes fans into a modern golf experience that is expressive, energetic, and deeply connected to culture. 

Subtle design elements within the mark pay homage to the game of golf itself, while traditional Korean motifs reflect a respect for heritage alongside a drive toward innovation. 

White Tiger Logo: Our icon, the white tiger, is a revered figure in Korean folklore and history. As the “protector and guardian,” it embodies the strength and tenacity of the Korean Golf Club and its home country. The tiger’s face includes a subtle nod to the game, with its eyes and bridge of its nose making the shape of two golf clubs.

Rose of Sharon: The national flower of South Korea that represents Korea’s resilient spirit and enduring beauty. The Rose of Sharon is featured prominently within Korean Golf Club’s roundel.

From Seoul to the global stage, the rebrand captures Korea’s role as a leader in music, fashion, entertainment, and now, a new era of golf. 

Korean Golf Club represents a declaration of intent: to turn golf on its head, elevate entertainment as innovation, and create moments that resonate far beyond the fairways. The new identity will be reflected across competition, apparel, digital platforms, and fan engagement initiatives beginning with the 2026 LIV Golf season.

LIV Golf has established a meaningful connection with the Korean market, highlighted by the League’s inaugural LIV Golf Korea presented by Coupang Play, held in May 2025 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon. The three-day event featured a world-class field of elite players, with presenting partner Coupang Play amplifying the event’s momentum across Asia as the exclusive broadcast partner in South Korea. Beyond the competition, LIV Golf Korea delivered a festival-style experience anchored by a headline performance from K-pop icon G-Dragon, alongside appearances by IVE, Dynamic Duo, Gummy, and KiiKii – seamlessly uniting sport, music, and culture in one of the League’s most dynamic events to date. 

The 2026 LIV Golf season features 14 events across ten countries and five continents, marking the League’s most global schedule to date. The season tees off at the Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from February 4 -7, 2026, as LIV Golf continues its mission to deliver innovative, fan-focused events and a dynamic and exciting competition format to golf fans around the world. With 11 of the League’s 14 events already announced, two venues remain to be unveiled for the 2026 season. Tickets for LIV Golf’s 2026 Season are available now at LIVGolf.com. For more information on the 2026 schedule, visit LIVGolf.com/schedule.