With one regular-season event left in the 2024 LIV Golf League season, some players have work to do to avoid relegation.
Those in the Drop Zone, which is Nos. 49 and below in LIV Golf’s individual standings, will be relegated from the league and will head to the 2024 LIV Golf Promotions tournament to try to play their way back into a roster spot.
Captains or players with years remaining on their contract are exempt from relegation. For example, Lee Westwood, one of three captains on the Majesticks, and Martin Kaymer, the Cleeks captain, finished in last year’s Drop Zone, but due to their captaincies they both returned for 2024. This year, Bubba Watson is in the relegation zone, but due to his status as a captain, he can’t be relegated.
Also important, only 12 teams will compete in the team championship at Maridoe in Dallas, with the 13th-place team, currently Iron Heads GC, attending but not competing.
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Here are the players at risk of losing their spots (and their current point totals) with one regular-season event left, LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook.
On the bubble
47. Harold Varner III, 8.25
48. Pat Perez, 7.76
No. 49: Scott Vincent, 5.90
Vincent has placed in the top 25 in each of his last four starts, but he’ll need a strong effort in Chicago to avoid relegation.
No. 50: Branden Grace, 4.42
Grace has as many top-20 finishes (2) as he does finishes in the 50s (2) this year.
No. 51: Laurie Canter, 4.30
It’s important to note, Canter is a reserve player and has played in only two events, the first two, this season.
No. 53: Kalle Samooja, 3.40
Samooja was one of three players to earn a spot with LIV Golf via the 2023 Promotions event. Now, he’s in danger of having to earn his spot back.
No. 54: Kieran Vincent, 2.47
Vincent was another player who earned his spot in the league via the 2023 Promotions Event. He has only one top-20 finish this year.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: These LIV Golf players are in danger of being relegated with one regular-season event left
