{"id":370079,"date":"2026-01-14T21:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/370079\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:45:14","slug":"report-multiple-pga-tour-winner-replaced-at-liv-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/370079\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Multiple PGA Tour winner replaced at LIV Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Na’s time with LIV Golf<\/a> appears to be over, according to a report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The five-time PGA Tour<\/a> winner was among the first wave of players to be recruited by the PIF-backed breakaway in 2022 alongside the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was named as the team captain of the IronHeads but LIV confirmed on Monday that the franchise has been re-branded to Korean Golf Club for the upcoming season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, their roster still includes Na, New Zealand’s Danny Lee, Japan’s Jinichiro Kozuma and South Korea’s Yubin Jang.<\/p>\n

But Mael Business Newspaper<\/a> are reporting that there will be wholesale changes made so the franchise can directly align with the South Korean market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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We know that Jang is out as he finished in the relegation zone last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rest all finished in the “open zone”, meaning that they were vulnerable to being replaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The publication report that Na hasn’t had his contract renewed and will be replaced by PGA Tour veteran Ben An.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old, who has Presidents Cup experience, has been spotted this week at LIV’s media event in Florida to promote their new season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An’s teammates will reportedly be Minkyu Kim and Younghan San. Lee has retained his spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kim previously made an appearance for LIV as a reserve. \u00a0<\/p>\n

We will have to wait to hear the official announcement later this week, but we have been given some clues that Na’s time is up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Amid reports of discontent<\/a> a few weeks ago, Na quietly stopped following LIV Golf on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kozuma also took to X on Tuesday, posting:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking forward to seeing if they\u2019re a better player than I am<\/p>\n

\u2014 jini kozuma (@jinkozuma) January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Have LIV Golf signed any other players?<\/p>\n

LIV Golf have only announced two player signings this winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

England’s Laurie Canter has given up a PGA Tour card in favour of a return<\/a> with the all-English Majesticks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The quartet is skippered by European Ryder Cup<\/a> legends Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, France’s Victor Perez has joined Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks, replacing the relegated Fred Kjettrup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Times of London have reported Belgium’s Thomas Detry and Australia’s Elvis Smylie are the latest additions<\/a>, although there has been no official announcement yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Phil Mickelson needs to replace former U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree on the HyFlyers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mickelson was reportedly interested in signing fellow lefty Akshay Bhatia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Golf Channel, Bhatia turned down<\/a> a “lucrative” offer to join LIV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was also reported that the aforementioned IronHeads attempted to recruit former Players Championship winner Si-Woo Kim, but the golfer rejected the switch and pledged to tee it up in the Sony Open<\/a> this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The league are also yet to name Koepka’s replacement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Take a look at the LIV Golf team rosters for 2026 below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Legion XIII<\/p>\n

Jon Rahm (c)<\/p>\n

Tyrrell Hatton<\/p>\n

Caleb Surratt<\/p>\n

Tom McKibbin<\/p>\n

Ripper<\/p>\n

Cameron Smith (c)<\/p>\n

Marc Leishman<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n

Torque<\/p>\n

Joaquin Niemann (c)<\/p>\n

Carlos Ortiz<\/p>\n

Abraham Ancer<\/p>\n

Sebastian Munoz<\/p>\n

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RangeGoats<\/p>\n

Ben Campbell<\/p>\n

Matthew Wolff<\/p>\n

Peter Uihlein<\/p>\n

Bubba Watson (c)<\/p>\n

4Aces<\/p>\n

Dustin Johnson (c)<\/p>\n

Thomas Pieters<\/p>\n

Patrick Reed<\/p>\n

Harold Varner III<\/p>\n

Smash<\/p>\n

Talor Gooch (c)<\/p>\n

Jason Kokrak<\/p>\n

Graeme McDowell<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

Stinger<\/p>\n

Louis Oosthuizen (c)<\/p>\n

Charl Schwartzel<\/p>\n

Dean Burmester<\/p>\n

Branden Grace<\/p>\n

HyFlyers<\/p>\n

Phil Mickelson (c)<\/p>\n

Brendan Steele<\/p>\n

Cameron Tringale<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

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Korean Golf Club<\/p>\n

Kevin Na (c)<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

Danny Lee<\/p>\n

Jinchiro Kozuma<\/p>\n

Crushers<\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau (c)<\/p>\n

Paul Casey<\/p>\n

Charles Howell III<\/p>\n

Anirban Lahiri<\/p>\n

Majesticks<\/p>\n

Lee Westwood (c)<\/p>\n

Ian Poulter (c)<\/p>\n

Laurie Canter<\/p>\n

Sam Horsfield<\/p>\n

Fireballs<\/p>\n

Sergio Garcia (c)<\/p>\n

Josele Ballester<\/p>\n

David Puig<\/p>\n

Luis Masaveu<\/p>\n

Cleeks<\/p>\n

Martin Kaymer (c)<\/p>\n

Richard Bland<\/p>\n

Adrian Meronk<\/p>\n

Victor Perez<\/p>\n

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