Australians miss out on LIV Golf vacancies
Chris Wood – the NSW Open earns starts in the International Series events – image PGA of Australia
The four Australians who made it to the final rounds of qualifying for the three available places on the 2026 LIV Golf League have been unable to secure one of those coveted spots.
Matt Jones, chasing a return to LIV Golf, and Queenslanders Cory Crawford and Chris Wood tied for 8th place in the field of 22 who lined up on the final day, while Travis Smyth finished in a share of 16th.
The available spots went to Canadian Richard Lee, Swede Bjorn Hellgren, and Anthony Kim, a returnee to Liv Golf, having played there this past season.
Crawford, Wood, and Jones will, however, each earn one of the ten places in the International Series events this year, the leading ten and ties in this week’s event gaining access to the lucrative events, which are an addition to the Asian Tour schedule.
Smyth will also get to play the International events courtesy of his standing on the Asian Tour.
