On Sunday, January 11, Richard T. Lee fired a 5-under 65 in the final round of LIV Golf Promotions to qualify for the main season. The Canadian pro earned the LIV card after beating Bjorn Hellgren by six strokes.
After earning the LIV Golf card, Richard T. Lee also created a record by becoming the first player from Canada to qualify for the LIV Golf league. The 35-year-old golfer has made 159 starts on the Asian Tour and has played all over the world in his eighteen years as a pro.
Speaking on his performance, the Canadian star said that it hadn’t sunk in yet for him.
“To be honest, it was pretty nerve-racking the first two rounds because you’ve got to come top 20 and advance to the next round,” he said. “It felt a lot different from the regular tournaments out there that I’ve played. I just got it done.”
Lee turned pro in 2007 and has won six titles so far, including three on the Asian Tour. He first stole the spotlight at that year’s US Open, where he became the second-youngest qualifier at the age of 16. He didn’t play any other major for the next fourteen years until the Open Championship 2021, where he missed the cut as well.
Last year, Lee had a good season, where he made 13 top-20 finishes on the Asian Tour and Korean Tour. He also claimed a win at the Korean Tour’s Woori Financial Group Championship and finished fifth at the International Series Macau.
LIV Golf Promotions 2026 leaderboard explored
Here’s a look at the final leaderboard for the LIV Golf Promotions:
- 1. Richard T. Lee: −11, 129 (64-66-64-65)
- 2. Bjorn Hellgren: −6, 134 (66-70-64)
- 3. Anthony Kim: −5, 135 (69-66-69)
- T4. Lucas Bjerregaard: −3, 137 (67-67-67-70)
- T4. Jeunghun Wang: −3, 137 (65-69-68)
- T4. Sarit Suwannarut: −3, 137 (67-67-69-68)
- T4. Kieran Vincent: −3, 137 (69-70-67)
- T8. Oliver Bekker: −2, 138 (67-67-66-72)
- T8. Jazz Janewattananond: −2, 138 (67-66-72)
- T8. Takanori Konishi: −2, 138 (67-69-69)
- T8. Matt Jones: −2, 138 (69-70-68)
- T8. Cory Crawford: −2, 138 (69-69-71-67)
- T8. Christopher Wood: −2, 138 (68-71-67)
- 14. Rattanon Wannasrichan: −1, 139 (68-70-69)
- 15. Joe Pagdin: E, 140 (69-67-69-71)
- T16. Julian Perico: +2, 142 (69-69-70-72)
- T16. Travis Smyth: +2, 142 (68-67-71-71)
- T16. Miguel Tabuena: +2, 142 (69-72-70)
- T16. Sadom Kaewkanjana: +2, 142 (66-66-73-69)
- 20. Jose Islas: +4, 144 (69-69-72-72)
- 21. Max Kennedy: +5, 145 (66-67-69-76)
- 22. Danthai Boonma: +13, 153 (67-76-77)
