Which LIV Golf players are exempt for the 2025 majors?
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Two of the majors have offered a direct qualification path for LIV golfers – but which of the league’s stars are exempt for the four biggest tournaments of the year?
For the first time since LIV Golf was founded in 2022, the league’s stars have a direct pathway into two of the major championships.
The USGA was first, revealing that the highest-placed golfer in the top three of LIV’s individual standings who is otherwise not exempt on May 19 will earn a spot in the US Open field at Oakmont.
The R&A soon followed suit, offering the same reward for this year’s Open at Royal Portrush – though while the St Andrews-based governing body has also only offered one spot, they have extended it to the top five in LIV’s standings.
Augusta National, meanwhile, is yet to offer a direct qualification route for LIV golfers to book a spot at the Masters, though their list of “special invites” in recent years – including 2025 – has included Joaquin Niemann.
The PGA of America has also issued an invite to the Chilean, as well as Sergio Garcia, who last played in the PGA Championship in 2022.
Each of the tournaments offer lengthy exemptions to former champions.
They also carry five-year exemptions for winners of other the other majors – which means Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson are exempt for all four.
Here’s a full rundown of the LIV golfers set to tee up in this year’s majors…
The Masters
The following LIV Golf players took part in the 89th Masters at Augusta National:
- Patrick Reed (3)
- Bryson DeChambeau (T5)
- Tyrrell Hatton (T14)
- Jon Rahm (T14)
- Bubba Watson (T14)
- Joaquin Niemann (T29)
- Charl Schwartzel (T36)
- Sergio Garcia (MC)
- Dustin Johnson (MC)
- Brooks Koepka (MC)
- Phil Mickelson (MC)
- Cameron Smith (MC)
PGA Championship
The following LIV Golf players are in the field for the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow:
- Richard Bland
- Dean Burmester
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Sergio Garcia
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Dustin Johnson
- Martin Kaymer
- Brooks Koepka
- Phil Mickelson
- Joaquin Niemann
- Jon Rahm
- Cameron Smith
US Open
The following LIV Golf players are in the field for the 125th US Open at Oakmont:
- Richard Bland
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Dustin Johnson
- Brooks Koepka
- Phil Mickelson
- Jon Rahm
- Cameron Smith
The Open
The following LIV Golf players are in the field for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush:
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Dustin Johnson
- Brooks Koepka
- Jason Kokrak
- Marc Leishman
- Tom McKibbin
- Phil Mickelson
- Joaquin Niemann
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Carlos Ortiz
- Jon Rahm
- Patrick Reed
- Cameron Smith
- Henrik Stenson
LIV Golf individual standings
The top five in LIV’s season-long individual standings is as follows:
- Joaquin Niemann
- Jon Rahm
- Sergio Garcia
- Lucas Herbert
- Bryson DeChambeau
Having won three of the league’s first six events of 2025, Joaquin Niemann will qualify for the US Open.
Despite there still being three weeks left of the qualifying process, Niemann’s lead is so large that he cannot be overtaken before the cut-off point.
As for The Open, with Niemann already in, Sergio Garcia will qualify for Royal Portrush as the top player otherwise not exempt.
This article will be updated each Monday.
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