10 LIV Golfers at risk of relegation after the 2024 season ft. Bubba Watson and Pat Perez
The 2024 LIV Golf season is heading for its finale, with three more events left before the season's final standings are declared. However, some top-ranked golfers are at risk of relegation for the season.
The series allows only the top 24 players in the season standings to sign a new contract, while those ranked from 25th to 44th are in the open zone, indicating that either their team will re-sign them or they might lose their contract. Meanwhile, players finishing outside the top 45 in the standings are at high risk of relegation.
Although the series has yet to announce how they will proceed for this season, if they continue to follow last year's rules, players including Pat Perez and Bubba Watson are at high risk of relegation as they are currently placed in the drop-out zone of the season standings.
Here are ten golfers at risk of relegation after the 2024 LIV Golf season.
10 LIV Golfers at risk of relegation after the 2024 season
#1 Danny Lee
Danny Lee is on the verge of relegation for the 2024 season of LIV Golf. After playing in nine tournaments this season, he has secured the 45th spot in the standings with a score of 8.40.
#2 Jinichiro Kozuma
Kozumo is tied with Danny Lee at 45th place and is at risk of relegation. He has played in nine tournaments this season and struggled in most of them. His best finish was a tie for ninth place, which he recorded at the Adelaide event.
#3 Pat Perez
Pat Perez currently sits at 47th place in the season standings of LIV Golf. He has played in all nine tournaments of the breakaway series in 2024 so far but has struggled to break into the top 10. His best finish of the season was at the Nashville event, where he tied for 14th place. With 7.76 points, Perez is at high risk of relegation.
#4 Harold Varner III
Harold Varner III is in 48th place with 7 points and is at high risk of losing his spot on the Saudi Circuit. He has struggled in most of the tournaments he played this season, with only two finishes in the top 20.
#5 Laurie Canter
Laurie Canter has been impressive in his game, but he has only played in two tournaments this season. He currently ranked 49th in season standings, settling in the drop zone with 4.30 points. Canter has only played in the first two events of the third season of LIV Golf.
#6 Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson is ranked 50th in the season standings with 3.66 points. However, as the captain of a LIV Golf team, he is likely to be safe from relegation. Watson has only had one finish in the top 10.
#7 Kalle Samooja
Kalle Samooja, who is playing his inaugural season on the LIV Golf Tour, has struggled with his game in 2024. With 3.40 points, he is in the 51st position and at risk of relegation. He has only had one finish in the top 15 this season.
#8 Branden Grace
Branden Grace started the season with a 49th-place finish at the Mayakoba event. He fared well in the next two tournaments but struggled again in the mid-season events. He is currently in 52nd place in the season standings and is at risk of relegation.
#9 Kieran Vincent
Kieran Vincent is in 53rd place in the season standings of LIV Golf with 2.47 points. He has had a rough outing this season and struggled in most of the events he played. At the Nashville event, he tied for 18th place.
#10 Scott Vincent
Scott Vincent played in all nine tournaments this season but struggled to achieve even a single finish in the top 20. With a score of 1.57, he currently sits in 54th position and is at risk of relegation.