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LIV Golf announces league’s first-ever title-sponsored tournament to |
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LIV Golf announced Wednesday that it will hold the first-ever |
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title-sponsored in its history next year. |
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The Saudi-backed league said that the event which has twice been played |
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in Hong Kong will be renamed the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong as part of |
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“the global, multi-year partnership that the brands announced earlier |
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this year.” |
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The will be played from March 6-8, 2026, on the Fanling Course at the |
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Hong Kong Golf Club, the oldest golf club in China. |
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“Hong Kong welcomed LIV Golf with extraordinary enthusiasm from the |
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very beginning, and we are proud to return to this special city and |
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course to deliver another unforgettable experience and week for fans, |
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players, and partners,” LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said in a |
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statement. |
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“Partnering with HSBC elevates this marquee event to new levels and |
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highlights our shared values of innovation, accessibility, and global |
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impact. Once again, Hong Kong Golf Club will provide a world-class |
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stage for our elite players and teams to compete, and the opportunity |
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for LIV Golf and HSBC to drive meaningful impact together.” |
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The revamped tournament will see 54 of LIV Golf’s players compete in |
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individual and team competition across three days of action. |
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The event in Hong Kong joins a long list of tournaments already |
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announced for LIV Golf’s 2026 season which will see players travel to |
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14 events across 10 countries and five continents. |
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Some of the other confirmed host sites for the 2026 season include |
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Riyadh, Adelaide, Singapore, South Africa, Mexico City, Virginia, |
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Andalusia, Louisiana, the UK and Indianapolis. |
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In the first two editions of the Hong Kong , players from the Fireballs |
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GC team have been victorious in the individual events, with Abraham |
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Ancer winning in 2024 and Sergio Garcia coming out on top this year. |
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“As the oldest golf club in China, we are delighted to be playing a |
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role in bringing LIV Golf and the excitement that means to the region, |
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developing the game and putting Hong Kong firmly on the global sporting |
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map,” Andy Kwok, Hong Kong Golf Club captain, said. |
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“But not only that. LIV Golf’s community-focused endeavors – |
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their commitment to giving back to society, to make a difference at |
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every venue they visit – is just as important and something we are |
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thrilled to work together on.” |
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Legion XIII were the 2025 LIV Golf champions, with the team made up of |
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Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surratt winning the |
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Michigan Team Championship in a playoff against Crushers GC in August |
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to clinch the title. |
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