With the seven-shot victory over fellow LIV golfer Peter Uihlein, 22-year-old Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin earned exemptions into the 2026 Masters and Open Championship.
The news that LIV Golf failed to generate much revenue is not necessarily a surprise. LIV failed to attract a traditional television deal or sponsorship in 2022 while spending hundreds of millions of dollars in player and employee contracts, event purses, and tournament buildout.
With this week’s event the last chance for players to make their way into the playoffs (and in many cases, earn their cards for next season), here are 12 notable names on the FedEx Cup Playoffs bubble.
When Si Woo Kim began his third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open he was a distant seven shots back of leader Peter Uihlein. Through just five holes he was within two, suddenly in contention on moving day…until he wasn’t.