First Look: LIV Golf Hong Kong

BASIC INFO

When: March 7-9

Where: Hong Kong Golf Club
Fanling, Hong Kong

Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play

Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards

Shotgun Start local time:
Rd. 1, 12:15 p.m. (11:15 p.m. ET Thursday)
Rd. 2, 12:15 p.m. (11:15 p.m. ET Friday)
Rd. 3, 12:35 p.m. (11:35 p.m. ET Saturday)

Defending champions: Abraham Ancer (individual), Crushers GC (team)

More information: Tickets | Tournament | Peggy Gou concert

KEY STORYLINES

LIV Golf returns to Hong Kong Golf Club for a second consecutive season following a highly successful debut in 2024 in front of packed crowds at the historic Fanling course

Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC, the defending LIV Golf Hong Kong team champions, are looking for their first podium finish of the season following consecutive fourth-place results in Riyadh and Adelaide

Fireballs GC’s Abraham Ancer prepped for his individual championship title defense with a tie for second in Adelaide

Ancer won last year in a three-man playoff against Crushers GC’s Paul Casey and Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith

Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm will look to maintain his streak of top-10 finishes in every LIV Golf start that he’s completed

Rahm’s Legion XIII team enters Hong Kong atop the team points standings after a win in Riyadh and second place in Adelaide

Cleeks GC’s Adrian Meronk, the winner in Riyadh, enters as the Individual points leader, with Adelaide champion Joaquin Niemann, the Torque GC captain, in third place behind Rahm

Three next-gen LIV Golf stars are in the top 20 of the individual points standings – 23-year-old David Puig (Fireballs GC) is fourth, 22-year-old Tom McKibbin (Legion XIII) is 13th, and 20-year-old Caleb Surratt (Legion XIII) is 20th

McKibbin and another 2025 newcomer, Fireballs GC’s Luis Masaveu, have already enjoyed podium celebrations as part of the winning teams this season

HONG KONG SUCCESS

Although LIV Golf is making just its second visit to Hong Kong, four LIV Golf players have enjoyed individual success at the famed Hong Kong Golf Club, which has hosted the Hong Kong Open since 1959.

Here’s a look at the previous champions in Fanling who will compete this week at LIV Golf Hong Kong.

PATRICK REED
2024 Hong Kong Open

Reed shot a third-round 59 – just the second ever shot on the Asian Tour – to capture the Hong Kong Open by three strokes over Ben Campbell. The 4Aces GC star followed his 59 with a 66 to finish as 22 under and win for the first time on any tour since 2021.

Said Reed about Hong Kong Golf Club: ”I love how it makes me think about golf shots. You have to be creative around this place.”

ABRAHAM ANCER
2024 LIV Golf Hong Kong

Ancer won with a birdie on the first playoff hole against Paul Casey and Cameron Smith after entering the final round with a five-stroke lead. It was the first LIV Golf individual title for the Fireballs GC star.

“Mentally it was tough,” Ancer said after his final round. “That's why today was really big for me to be able to get it done with a tough round, not hitting it my best and feeling the pressure of all these great players right behind me.”

BEN CAMPBELL
2023 Hong Kong Open

Campbell birdied the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over Cameron Smith. It was an emotional win for Campbell, who had to overcome injuries that threatened to end his career.

“Having been through a lot of injuries and things like that, it was great to have a lot of the people around who have been there with me through the hard times,” said Campbell, who became a full-time LIV Golf member for the 2025 season when he signed with RangeGoats GC. “Hong Kong obviously gave me a lot of confidence that what I was doing was the right thing.”

IAN POULTER
2010 Hong Kong Open

Poulter shot 22-under to win by three strokes in posting the 10th European Tour victory of his career. It was an impressive week for Poulter, who shot a second-round 60 and was bogey-free for the first three rounds.

“The way I was hitting it, I was hitting it inside 12 feet pretty much nearly every hole out there,” said the current Majesticks GC co-captain. “So, if I kept doing that, I'd be very tough to beat.”

ABOUT THE COURSE

HONG KONG GOLF CLUB
Fanling, Hong Kong

PAR 70
YARDAGE 6,711

• Hong Kong Golf Club, established in 1889, has been a fixture in professional golf for more than six decades

• The club has hosted the Hong Kong Open since 1959 and is currently part of the 2024 Asian Tour schedule as one of the 10 International Series tournaments

• The Hong Kong Open is one of just three events in the history of golf to be played at the same venue for more than six decades

• Fireballs GC’s Abraham Ancer won the inaugural LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2024 in a three-man playoff against Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith and Crushers GC’s Paul Casey

• 4Aces GC star Patrick Reed won the 2024 LINK Hong Kong Open, shooting a third-round 59, while Majesticks GC Co-Captain Ian Poulter shot a 60 en route to winning the 2010 Hong Kong Open

• LIV Golf Hong Kong will utilize the same composite layout at Fanling that is used by the Hong Kong Open

• The dogleg left 493-yard ninth, the longest par 4 on the course, and the 410-yard par-4 18th tied as the most difficult hole during the 2024 LIV Golf Hong Kong, with each hole playing to a stroke average of 4.167.

• The 429-yard par-5 13th was the easiest hole on the course in 2024, playing to a stroke average of 4.389. A total of 13 eagles and 82 birdies were made on that hole.

• The 288-yard par-4 fourth was the second easiest par-4 on the course and is drivable under soft conditions. It played to a stroke average of 3.759 but did not yield an eagle.

• The field stroke average for the par-70 course in 2024 was 68.216.

• The 13th and 17th holes share a large double green, leading to potentially long putts.

• The par-4 16th is a slight downhill dogleg right – and offers players a blind tee shot. A nice high fade is usually the proper play.

• One of the best viewing spots for on-site spectators is the green behind the third hole, with action on the 18th green and 4th tee box also within view

2025 TEAM SCORING (through 2 events)

STROKES GAINED LEADERS (minimum 6 rounds)