Updated March 4, 2026, 8:46 a.m. ET
A group of eight LIV Golf players stranded in the Middle East due to the war have arrived in Hong Kong ahead of LIV’s third event of 2026.
LIV Golf confirmed to Golfweek that all eight players, Lee Westwood, Laurie Canter, Sam Horsfield, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Detry, Caleb Surratt, Tom McKibbin and Anirban Lahiri, arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday and will play on Thursday as scheduled in the opening round. LIV Golf said its teams maintained constant communication and provided support to players and their families to ensure their well-being and safe travel to Hong Kong.
Golf Magazine’s Alan Bastable reported Jon Rahm chartered a flight from Oman to Hong Kong for seven of the eight golfers. Golfers took ground transportation from Dubai, where many were stationed after LIV’s event in Australia to practice, to Oman, where a jet was waiting for them to fly to Hong Kong.
Tom Hobbs of Flushing It reported Wednesday the LIV players were stuck in the Middle East and unable to continue traveling to Hong Kong due to airport closures amidst the conflict. A majority of passenger flights in and out of the Middle East regions had all been canceled, leaving the status of those players stuck in the region in limbo as they waited to travel to Hong Kong.
The league had numerous player fill-in options on standby and traveling to Hong Kong to be ready in case the players didn’t make it, but the eight golfers made it with time to spare.
The opening round of LIV Golf Hong Kong tees off Thursday.
