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Phil Mickelson Delays Start to LIV Season Again for Family Matter
LIV Golf expands its global reach with a 14th stop in its 10th country, featuring Korean players and live entertainment to engage local fans.
- On Monday, LIV Golf announced it signed a multiyear deal with Asiad Country Club in Busan, scheduling the tournament for May 28 to 31 as part of its expanding international calendar.
- The Saudi Arabia-backed league has spent recent months courting South Korean fans, and in January rebranded its Iron Heads GC franchise to Korean Golf Club with a new logo leaning into local culture.
- Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau will return to compete, while organizers plan live music and off-course entertainment; last year's inaugural event in Incheon featured K-pop acts G-Dragon and IVE.
- Unofficial Korean Golf Club merchandise appeared online immediately after the rebrand, and players expressed pride in competing at home. Martin Kim, KGC general manager, said he had "been waiting for this for the last six months."
- Asiad Country Club previously hosted the BMW Ladies Championship on the LPGA Tour in 2019 and 2021 and the 2002 Asian Games golf tournament, establishing the venue's international pedigree for hosting major events.
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Phil Mickelson will miss the fourth LIV Golf event of the season, yet to make his 2026 debut because of an undisclosed family health matter.
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