LIV Golf Announces Dates for HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2027 as Event Leadership Reaffirms Commitment to the Region

LIV Golf today announced the dates for HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2027, which will return for its fourth edition from 18-21 February 2027, continuing its long-term commitment to the region and reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as one of Asia’s premier destinations for global sport and entertainment.

Captain Sergio Garcia of Fireballs GC hits his shot from the first tee during the final round of LIV Golf Hong Kong at Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling on Sunday, March 09,2025 in Fanling, Hong Kong.(Photo by Charles Laberge/LIV Golf)

The announcement was made during a press conference at Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling by LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil, HSBC Managing Director, Global Head of Brand Partnerships Andrea de Vincentiis, and Hong Kong Golf Club Captain Andy Kwok.

The 2027 dates align the tournament within Hong Kong’s vibrant calendar of major international events and reinforce a sustained multi-year partnership between LIV Golf, HSBC, the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Golf Club.

HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong will proudly continue to be an “M” Mark event in 2027, helping promote Hong Kong as a centre for international sports events. The “M” Mark status, awarded by the Major Sports Events Committee, symbolises intense, spectacular and signature events in the territory’s sports calendar.

Ticket holders for this week’s event, which takes place Thursday 5 March through Sunday 8 March, will have exclusive early access to specially priced 2027 tickets beginning this Sunday at LIVGolf.com. Organizers thanked the Hong Kong Tourism Board for the continued event support, including planning and promotion.

The announcement was made during a press conference at Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling by LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil (middle), HSBC Managing Director, Global Head of Brand Partnerships Andrea de Vincentiis (left), and Hong Kong Golf Club Captain Andy Kwok (right). Photo source: LIV Golf Hong Kong

Scott O’Neil, LIV Golf CEO, said: “Hong Kong is a cornerstone of our international calendar and an important gateway for golf’s continued growth in Asia. As the world’s golf league, LIV Golf is committed to investing in dynamic markets like Hong Kong where sport, entertainment and culture are celebrated and recognized on a global scale.

“Announcing our 2027 event a year in advance is a testament to the local support and momentum building in Hong Kong. I want to thank our partners at HSBC, the HKSAR Government, and Hong Kong Golf Club who all share in our vision to grow the game and continue delivering a world-class event that connects with fans of all ages and brings significant economic impact to the region.”

Andrea de Vincentiis, HSBC Managing Director, Global Head of Brand Partnerships said: “HSBC has supported golf globally for more than 20 years, and our partnership with LIV Golf represents a natural evolution of that legacy. It reflects both our international network and our long-standing commitment to Hong Kong.

“HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong showcases the city to a global audience while contributing to the growth of the game across Asia. We are proud to continue our support to an event that aligns with our ambitions internationally and within this great community.”

Andy Kwok, Captain, Hong Kong Golf Club, said: “Established in 1889, Hong Kong Golf Club has a proud history of hosting world-class tournaments. We understand the responsibility that comes with staging global competition at this level. LIV Golf has brought new energy and new audiences to Fanling, while respecting the traditions of the game. We are proud to continue welcoming the league and its players to one of Asia’s most historic venues.”

From left to right: Andrea de Vincentiis, Scott O’Neil, Andy Kwok, Photo source: LIV Golf Hong Kong

Since its debut in Hong Kong in 2024, the tournament has produced memorable moments and showcased elite competition at one of Asia’s most respected championship venues. Across its 14-event global schedule, LIV Golf events have generated more than $1 billion in economic impact for host cities worldwide, supporting tourism, hospitality and local communities while delivering international broadcast reach of more than 900 million.

The 2026 edition takes place this week at Hong Kong Golf Club, featuring a 57-player international field competing across four days, alongside premium hospitality, live entertainment and a festival atmosphere featuring a concert by GRAMMY award-nominated DJ Dom Dolla on Saturday 7 March.

Tickets for HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2026 are available to purchase at LIVGolf.com. Premium Hospitality packages, corporate experiences and group ticket options are also available. Children aged 12 and under receive complimentary Grounds Pass admission (one per paying adult). Full details on access, transportation and event information can be found at LIVGolf.com.

Local Performers on the first tee during the final round of LIV Golf Hong Kong at Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling on Sunday, March 09, 2025 in Fanling, Hong Kong. (Photo by Mike Stobe/LIV Golf)

ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

Site: Orlando, Florida.

Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Yardage: 7,466. Par: 72.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: Russell Henley.

FedEx Cup leader: Jacob Bridgeman.

Last week: Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic.

Notes: This is the third $20 million signature event of the year, part of a stretch in which four of five tournaments have prize funds of at least $20 million. ... The field features 19 of the top 20 in the world, missing only Patrick Reed, who can't return to the PGA Tour until September. ... Adam Scott parlayed his sponsor exemption to Riviera into a fourth-place finish, which qualified him for Bay Hill through the “Swing 10” based on FedEx Cup standings. ... Jordan Spieth received a sponsor exemption for the first time this year to a signature event. Spieth did not get one for Bay Hill last year. ... Fifty players in the 72-man field already are eligible for the Masters. ... Scottie Scheffler has not broken par in the opening round of his last three tournaments. He is a two-time winner at Bay Hill in the last four years. ... The last two PGA Tour winners were outside the top 50 in the world, Nico Echavarria (59) at PGA National and Jacob Bridgeman (52) at Riviera.

Next week: The Players Championship.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

LIV GOLF HONG KONG

Site: Hong Kong.

Course: Hong Kong GC (Fanling). Yardage: 6,711. Par: 70.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million.

Television: Thursday, 12-1 a.m. (FS2), 1-5 a.m. (FS1); Thursday, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (FS2), 1-4 a.m. (FS1); Saturday, 12-5 a.m. (FS1); Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Fox One), 1-4:30 a.m. (FS1).

Defending champion: Sergio Garcia.

Points leader: Jon Rahm.

Last event: Anthony Kim won LIV Golf Adelaide.

Notes: Anthony Kim is coming off his first win in 16 years when he rallied to win in Australia two weeks ago. ... This is the third straight year playing in Hong Kong. The Fanling layout is the same used for the Hong Kong Open. ... LIV Golf opened the year with first-time winners in the opening two events (Elvis Smylie and Kim). ... Jon Rahm has not won since late in the 2024 season. He has been runner-up in his last four LIV Golf events, and five of his last six. He won the points title last year without winning, and leads the list this year after two events. ... Tom McKibbin won the Hong Kong Open last year to earn a spot in the Masters. ... Ian Poulter also is a former Hong Kong Open champion (2010). ... LIV Golf still has two more international stops in Singapore and South Africa. The first U.S. tournament is not until May 7-10 outside Washington. ... No one has made eagle at the 288-yard fourth hole (par 4) the last two years.

Next week: LIV Golf Singapore.

Online: https://www.livgolf.com/

BLUE BAY LPGA

Site: Hainan Island, China.

Course: Jian Lake Blue Bay GC. Yardage: 6,712. Par: 72.

Prize money: $2.6 million. Winner's share: $390,000.

Television: Wednesday-Friday, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Rio Takeda.

Race to CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul.

Last week: Hannah Green won the HSBC Women's World Championship.

Notes: One week after the LPGA had its strongest field with nine out of the top 10 in the women's world ranking, only Ruoning Yin from China is among the top 10 playing at Blue Bay. ... The China Golf Association has a category to fill with 20 of its members. ... Six other players from China received sponsor invitations, including former USC golfer Muni He. ... This is the third straight week as part of the Asia swing. The LPGA Tour will have a week off after Blue Bay before resuming the domestic schedule in the San Francisco area. ... The tournament began in 2014 but this is only the eighth edition because of years canceled by travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Bailey Tardy in 2024 is the only American to have won Blue Bay. ... Auston Kim was runner-up last week in Singapore. She is No. 4 in the Solheim Cup standings. ... Nelly Korda played the Seminole Pro-Member on Monday in Florida. She will have been off six weeks when she returns to the LPGA.

Next tournament: Fortinet Founders Cup on March 19-22.

Online: https://www.lpga.com/

PUERTO RICO OPEN

Site: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Course: Grand Reserve CC. Yardage: 7,506. Par: 72.

Prize money: $4 million. Winner's share: $720,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Karl Vilips.

FedEx Cup leader: Jacob Bridgeman.

Last week: Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic.

Notes: This is the first week on the PGA Tour schedule that has two tournaments. The winner in Puerto Rico gets a two-year exemption and a spot in the PGA Championship, but not an invitation to the Masters. ... Eugenio Chacarra was given a sponsor exemption, the first former LIV Golf player who got an exemption. ... This year's event is marked by youth. John Daly II, the son of two-time major champion John Daly, and 17-year-old Chinese player Zhou Yanhan, were given exemptions. Zhou won seven times on the China tour last year. That got him onto the European tour. ... Also in the field is 17-year-old Miles Russell, the No. 11 amateur in the world who has committed to play at Florida State next year. ... The Puerto Rico Open has been part of the PGA Tour schedule since 2008. Among its past champions are Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Branden Grace and Cognizant Classic winner Nico Echavarria.

Next week: The Players Championship.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

JOBURG OPEN

Site: Johannesburg.

Course: Houghton GC. Yardage: 7,241. Par: 70.

Prize money: 20.5 million rand ($1.28 million). Winner's share: 3.42 million rand ($213,366).

Television: Thursday-Friday, 5:30-10 a.m. (Golf Channel), 10-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel app); Saturday, 5-5:30 a.m. (Golf Channel app), 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-10 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Calum Hill.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Last week: Casey Jarvis won the Investec South African Open.

Notes: Patrick Reed makes his debut in the Joburg Open, the American's second straight week playing in South Africa. He tied for 29th in the South African Open. Reed still has a comfortable lead in the Race to Dubai. ... A pair of South Africans chasing Reed on the Race to Dubai also are playing. Jayden Shaper and Casey Jarvis also are two-time winners on the European tour this year. ... Eddie Pepperell of England narrowly missed out on a British Open spot when he shot 64 on Sunday in the South African Open and finished in fifth place. ... Jarvis winning back-to-back weeks means South Africa now has six players among the top 100 in the world ranking. ... This is the third straight week for the European tour to be in Africa. It will have two tournaments in Asia in the weeks leading to the Masters. ... The Joburg Open began in 2007 and when Johan Immelman, the father of CBS Sports analyst Trevor Immelman, was Sunshine Tour commissioner.

Next tournament: Hainan Classic on March 19-22.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ and https://sunshinetour.com/

JAMES HARDIE PRO-FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INVITATIONAL

Site: Boca Raton, Florida.

Course: The Old Course at Broken Sound Club. Yardage: 7,008. Par: 72.

Prize money: $2.2 million. Winner's share: $330,000.

Television: Friday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay).

Defending champion: Angel Cabrera.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink.

Last tournament: David Toms won the Chubb Classic.

Notes: Former Masters and British Open champion Zach Johnson turned 50 last week and will make his PGA Tour Champions debut. ... The tournament features a 78-man field playing alongside 26 football greats the opening two rounds. ... Among the NFL stars in the field are Marcus Allen, Lawrence Taylor, Anthony Munoz, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Steve Largent and Thurman Thomas. ... Olin Browne is an alternate in the tournament and listed as being part of the field for the Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour. ... Among those who received sponsor exemptions are Ken Duke, Gene Sauers and Glen Day. ... Stewart Cink, who won the Champions opener on the Big Island in Hawaii, is making his second start of the year. He leads the Charles Schwab Cup. ... Cabrera has finished in the top 10 in both of his PGA Tour Champions starts this year. ... The course previously hosted a Schwab Cup postseason event.

Next tournament: Cologuard Classic on March 20-22.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

ASTARA CHILE CLASSIC

Site: Santiago, Chile.

Course: Prince of Wales CC. Yardage: 7,134. Par: 71.

Prize money: $1 million. Winner's share: $180,000.

Television: None.

Previous winner: Logan McAllister.

Points leader: Ian Holt.

Last week: Alistair Docherty won the Argentine Open.

Next tournament: Club Car Championship on March 26-29.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour

Epson Tour: Atlantic Beach Classic, Atlantic Beach CC, Atlantic Beach, Florida. Previous winner: Laetitia Beck. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia: ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship, Royal Auckland GC and Grange GC. Auckland, New Zealand. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/ and https://golf.com.au/

Ladies European tour: Australian Women's Classic, Magenta Shores Golf & CC, New South Wales, Australia. Defending champion: Manon De Roey. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

Japan LPGA: Daikin Orchid Ladies, Ryukyu GC, Okinawa, Japan. Defending champion: Chisato Iwai. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

Shane Lowry of Ireland hits from the 12th fairway during the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)