The LIV Golf Promotions 2026 is done! As Scott O’Neil & Co. had promised, the top 3 on the leaderboard will receive a contract for the season. After four rounds of hard-fought battle, the final three to receive the LIV Golf contract for the season have been confirmed. Let’s learn who they are.

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Richard T. Lee

If there is one player who absolutely dominated the LIV Golf Promotions event, it’s Richard Lee. Unlike others who made it in the top 3, Lee wasn’t exempt from the first round of the event. He played all four rounds of the tournament. He got a head start in the Play-In after scoring a 6-under 64 to top the table from the beginning.

That was enough to give him the confidence to continue his run of domination. As others joined the action, he continued his good stroke of form. Lee shot a 4-under 66 in the second round to make it into the final stage.

Once the score reset, he managed another 6-under 64 in the third round. That put him at the top of the leaderboard once again. All he needed to do was continue his good run of form. And he was excellent in the final set of 18 holes, delivering another brilliant performance of 5-under 65 at the Black Diamond Ranch.

In the end, Richard Lee dominated the LIV Golf promotions event with a 5-stroke lead against the field. While everyone else was fighting against each other for the remaining two spots, he was in a league of his own, securing the first position for himself.

Bjorn Hellgren

Flying in from Sweden, it seems that Bjorn Hellgren only had one goal in mind when he entered the Black Diamond Ranch: a LIV Golf contract in 2026. And after an outstanding run in three rounds of the Promotions event, he was able to achieve his desired result.

He may not have won the Promotions event, but he did just enough to earn an exemption for the 2026 season. Unlike Lee, Hellgren was exempt from the Play-In round. He achieved the exemption because of his status as a top player on the Asian Tour. However, he still needed to make it past the second round of the Promotions event to continue playing in the tournament. And a 4-under 66 was enough to help him push through for the final phase of the tournament.

As the scores reset, Hellgren continued his good run of form. He broke even par in the third round, but a 6-under 64 in the fourth was enough to push him to the second spot. The Swedish swinger’s round game may not have been perfect like that of Lee. But he did just enough to break into the top-3 of the leaderboard. However, he did face some tough competition for the second spot on the leaderboard. And that came from the third individual who won a LIV Golf contract for the 2026 season.

Anthony Kim

Being relegated from LIV Golf recently, Anthony Kim didn’t need to go through the same hardships as Richard Lee. He skipped the Play-In round and jumped into action from the second round. That doesn’t mean his journey was any easier.

He barely scraped through round two, getting into the top-20 by just one stroke. Kim finished the round with a 1-under 69, enough to make the cut for the final phase of the event. That was enough to motivate him to push for the top-3 and earn himself a fresh contract for the 2026 season.

A 4-under 66 in the third round immediately put Kim in contention for the top-3 spot. After 72 holes of the tournament, he was tied for second with Oliver Bekker and Jazz Janewattananond. While the other two dropped out of favor in the last round, Kim continued to push for success.

He scored a 1-under 69 in the last 18 holes. That was enough for him to secure a solo third finish in the LIV Golf Promotions event. That also confirmed his return to the league for the 2026 season. He played his first couple of seasons in LIV Golf as a wild-card player. It will be interesting to see if the new Malbon man is picked by a team this time around.

His good friend, Phil Mickelson’s team, the HyFlers GC, is looking for a player after Andy Ogletree got relegated last season. That might be an opening for Anthony Kim.