{"id":600366,"date":"2026-05-23T20:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/600366\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:36:17","slug":"first-look-liv-golf-korea-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/600366\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: LIV Golf Korea 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIV Golf Korea is the eighth tournament of the 2026 LIV Golf season and begins a stretch that includes the final five regular-season tournaments, followed by the Michigan Team Championship.<\/p>\n

BASIC INFO<\/p>\n

2026 LIV GOLF KOREA<\/p>\n

When
May 28-31, 2026<\/p>\n

Where
Asiad Country Club
Busan, Korea<\/p>\n

Competition
Four rounds\/72 holes of stroke play<\/p>\n

Field
57 players – 13 teams of four players each, and five wild cards<\/p>\n

Shotgun Start (Local time)<\/p>\n

Thursday, Rd. 1 – 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n

Friday, Rd. 2 – 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Rd. 3 – 1:15 p.m. (12:15 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n

Sunday, Rd. 4 – 1:05 p.m. (12:05 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n

KEY STORYLINES <\/p>\n

LIV Golf continues its worldwide schedule with a visit to Busan, Korea \u2013 the eighth different country to host a LIV Golf tournament in the first eight tournaments of the 2026 season<\/p>\n

The visit is the second to Korea in league history, with the inaugural LIV Golf Korea held during the 2025 season at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon outside Seoul<\/p>\n

Asiad Country Club, host venue for this week\u2019s LIV Golf Korea, becomes the 32nd different course to host a LIV Golf League tournament<\/p>\n

The tournament is the fourth this season to be held in Asia, following stops in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Singapore<\/p>\n

Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm enters Korea off his tie for second at the PGA Championship, in which four of the 11 LIV Golf players in the field finished inside the top 20<\/p>\n

Rahm is the current season-long points leader as he chases his third consecutive LIV Golf Individual Championship<\/p>\n

Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau, currently second to Rahm in points, is the defending LIV Golf Korea champion, having won last year in Incheon<\/p>\n

4Aces GC, captained by Dustin Johnson, has won three of the last five tournaments, including the last two in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) as well as the most recent one in Virginia when the club beat Fireballs GC in a playoff to move atop the team standings<\/p>\n

Korean Golf Club makes its first visit to its home country after rebranding in the offseason, having previously competed as Iron Heads GC<\/p>\n

Ripper GC\u2019s Lucas Herbert broke through for his first LIV Golf victory earlier in the month in Virginia, becoming the fourth different team member \u2013 and second this season after newcomer Elvis Smylie\u2019s debut win in Riyadh \u2013 to claim an individual tournament trophy <\/p>\n

KOREAN GC GETS THE SPOTLIGHT\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

All eyes will be on Korean Golf Club and Captain Byeong Hun An in Korea. (Photo by Pedro Salado\/LIV Golf)<\/p>\n

It was a monumental offseason for Korean Golf Club, which went through a rebranding process as well as a roster overhaul.<\/p>\n

Now the club hopes to ride the support of its home fans this week at LIV Golf Korea.<\/p>\n

Formerly known as Iron Heads GC, the club changed its name to Korean Golf Club to reflect its roots and desire to lean into their country\u2019s culture and celebration of unity and togetherness. In addition, the club unveiled a new visual identity anchored by the White Tiger (Baekho), a revered figure in Korean history and folklore, symbolizing strength, protection and resilience.<\/p>\n

From a competition standpoint, the club signed a new captain, Seoul native Byeong Hun An, and added two other Korean-born players, Minkyu Kim of Gwangju and Younghan Song of Deagu.<\/p>\n

With the roster moves and a chance to reset the season in their home country, Korean Golf Club is hopeful of showing progress after a recent stretch in which the club finished 13th in four of the last five LIV Golf tournaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, our priorities are great golf,\u201d An said. \u201cWe\u2019d like to show what we\u2019re capable of \u2013 exciting and interesting golf. We want to grow the Korean Golf Club in Korea. We have a lot of fans supporting us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A year ago in Korea, Kim made his LIV Golf debut as a reserve player, competing for RangeGoats GC. Now he\u2019s a full-time member of the home team and looking forward to the opportunity at Asiad Country Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people are going to love it,\u201d said the 25-year-old Kim, a two-time winner of the Korea Open. \u201cA lot of good players are coming to Korea. Everybody is really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE COURSE<\/p>\n

ASIAD COUNTRY CLUB<\/p>\n

Busan, South Korea<\/p>\n

Par 70<\/p>\n

Yardage 7,024<\/p>\n

Meters 6,422<\/p>\n

Originally built for the 2002 Asian Games, Asiad Country Club underwent a major redesign in 2019 led by renowned architect Rees Jones, elevating it to professional tournament standards<\/p>\n

The club hosted the BMW LPGA Championship for three seasons and was the first LPGA-certified golf course outside the U.S.<\/p>\n

Three 9-hole courses are on the property \u2013 Valley, Lake and Pine; LIV Golf Korea will use the Valley course for the first 9 holes and the Lake course for the second 9 holes<\/p>\n

The Valley course is narrow and tree-lined, providing a target golf approach; the Lake course is more open and expected to be more scoreable<\/p>\n

The signature hole is the 159-yard par-3 sixth hole that plays downhill to an island green<\/p>\n

The double-dogleg ninth hole is a par 5 for members but will play as a 501-yard par 4 for LIV Golf Korea<\/p>\n

The two-tiered fairway 11th hole also is a par 5 for members but will play as a 486-yard par 4<\/p>\n

The 601-yard par-5 15th is the longest hole on the scorecard and has a green surrounded by water on three sides<\/p>\n

THE OPEN DOCTOR ON ASIAD CC <\/p>\n

Famed golf architect Rees Jones is nicknamed \u201cThe Open Doctor\u201d due to his restoration of classic golf courses preparing to host major championships, including seven U.S. Open courses, nine PGA Championship courses and six Ryder Cup courses.<\/p>\n

Jones has designed or renovated more than 250 courses in his legendary career but had never worked on a course in Korea until accepting the job of renovating Asiad Country Club.<\/p>\n

In 2019 when the course reopened, Jones was asked if any other courses came to mind as he worked on Asiad.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe Baltusrol,\u201d he replied. \u201cIt\u2019s got a flow to it like Baltusrol. I think Bellerive, too. We were very excited when we first saw it and we really saw that we can do what Asiad wanted done to make it more special. That\u2019s the ideal job for a golf course architect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the fact that when you go to our golf courses, you don\u2019t know it\u2019s a Rees Jones golf course. A lot of architects over the years have a design style that you know exactly who it is. We really adapt to the site and don\u2019t want to have a specific design style. I think you can see that in all of our championship courses. If they have to ask you who designed it, I think that\u2019s a compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n

WEATHER OUTLOOK <\/p>\n

Round 1 \u2013 May 28High: 75. Low: 62. Partly Cloudy. 16% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, W<\/p>\n

Round 2 \u2013 May 29High: 79. Low: 61. Sunny. 4% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, W<\/p>\n

Round 3 \u2013 May 30High: 78. Low: 60. Sunny. 3% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, WSW<\/p>\n

Round 4 \u2013 May 31High: 78. Low: 62. Sunny. 2% chance of precipitation. Wind: 10-15 mph, SSW <\/p>\n

BROADCAST INFO<\/p>\n

FOX schedule in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Round 1 \u2013 May 2812 a.m. ET on FS1<\/p>\n

Round 2 \u2013 May 2912 a.m. ET on FS1<\/p>\n

Round 3 \u2013 May 3012 a.m. ET on FS1<\/p>\n

Round 4 \u2013 May 3112 a.m. ET on FOX<\/p>\n

Please note: There will be no YouTube streaming in the U.S.<\/p>\n

IN KOREA: Each of the four rounds will be broadcast on JTBC GOLF and JTBC SPORTS in Korea starting at 1 p.m. local time. In addition, Coupang Play and the JTBC Golf app will provide coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf Korea is the eighth tournament of the 2026 LIV Golf season and begins a stretch that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-600366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}