RISING STAR MATTHEW WOLFF, WORLD NO. 2 AMATEUR EUGENIO CHACARRA AND INTERNATIONAL STANDOUT CARLOS ORTIZ OFFICIALLY JOIN LIV GOLF

All Three to Make Debut in Portland; Field Is Set For LIV Golf’s Second Event With Teams To Be Announced Tuesday

London and West Palm Beach (June 27, 2022) – LIV Golf today announced that rising star Matthew Wolff, world ranked no. 2 amateur Eugenio Chacarra and international standout Carlos Ortiz are officially joining LIV Golf and will make their debuts in Portland. The field is now set for the LIV Golf Invitational Portland, LIV Golf’s second event of the season taking place June 30-July 2 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon.

One of golf’s longest hitters off the tee, the 23-year-old Wolff has quickly established himself among the game’s top competitors. An All-American at Oklahoma State University and winner of the 2019 NCAA Division I individual championship, Wolff then turned pro in 2019 and secured his first professional win less than one month later. He has continued to make an impact within golf’s elite, reaching a career-best No. 12 in the world in October 2020 and earning seven top-10 finishes, including runner-up at the U.S. Open and fourth at the PGA Championship.

World ranked No. 2 amateur Eugenio Chacarra will make his first appearance as a professional with LIV Golf. The 22-year-old is a two-time All-American at Oklahoma State University, where he was a finalist for both the Ben Hogan Award and the Haskins Award as the NCAA’s top collegiate golfer. The No. 1 amateur from Spain, Chacarra made 14 collegiate starts in 2021-22, winning three times with six additional top-six finishes.

Ortiz, winner of four professional tournaments worldwide, has been a standout since turning pro in 2014. He has spent 80 weeks of his career ranked in the top 100 and reached 44th in the world in February 2021. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico and a collegiate golfer at the University of North Texas, Ortiz represented his country in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

“Our impressive roster of LIV golfers continues to grow with incredible young talent and international stars. Matthew Wolff and Eugenio Chacarra have both made a name for themselves as two of golf’s most promising talents, exhibiting impressive success at an early age. I’m eager to watch them play alongside Carlos Ortiz, one of Mexico’s most consistent pros who along with many of our other golfers represents LIV Golf’s continued commitment to growing the game on a global scale,” said Greg Norman, CEO and Commissioner of LIV Golf. “LIV Golf is providing new opportunities for the best players in the world to compete, and our field in Portland reflects that. We can’t wait to kick off our first U.S. event with these incredible golfers.”

The Portland field will showcase nine of the last 21 major winners, four former world No. 1 players and nearly half of its competitors currently ranked in the top 100. The global field represents 12 different countries and a combined 20 major titles, as well as future stars of the game who earned NCAA National Championships, US Amateur Championships and professional tour wins among their accomplishments. Players will compete in golf’s most exciting new format for $25 million and the chance to become the second individual and team champions for LIV Golf.

Below is the field for the LIV Golf Invitational Portland:

Last Name	First Name	Country	OWGR	Career Highlights
Ancer	Abraham	MEX	22	Three professional wins
Bland	Richard	ENG	71	Two career wins
Buranatanyarat	Itthipat	THA	615	Three-time winner on the Asian Development Tour
Canter	Laurie	ENG	127	One professional win
Chacarra	Eugenio	ESP	1804	World No. 2 Amateur
DeChambeau	Bryson	USA	31	Major champion; 10 professional wins
Du Plessis	Hennie	RSA	135	Three professional wins
Garcia	Sergio	ESP	63	Major champion; 36 career victories
Gooch	Talor	USA	38	Two professional wins
Grace	Branden	RSA	128	14 professional wins
Harding	Justin	RSA	116	11 professional wins
Horsfield	Sam	ENG	81	Three professional wins
Inamori	Yuki	JPN	73	Four professional wins
Johnson	Dustin	USA	17	Former World No. 1; Two-time major champion
Jones	Matt	AUS	74	Four professional wins
Kaewkanjana	Sadom	THA	120	Former Asian Tour Order of Merit leader (2 wins)
Kaymer	Martin	GER	231	Former World No. 1; Two-time major champion
Khongwatmai	Phachara	THA	139	Youngest player to win pro event (2013)
Kim	Sihwan	USA	144	Two Asian Tour wins
Kinoshita	Ryosuke	JPN	95	Three professional wins
Koepka	Brooks	USA	19	Former World No. 1; Four-time major champion
Koepka	Chase	USA	1638	Six professional top-10 finishes
Kozuma	Jinichiro	JPN	112	Two professional wins
McDowell	Graeme	NIR	379	Major champion; 16 victories
Mickelson	Phil	USA	84	Six-time major champion; World Golf Hall of Fame
Morgan	Jediah	AUS	258	2021-22 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Na	Kevin	USA	33	Nine professional victories
Norris	Shaun	RSA	79	12 professional wins
Oosthuizen	Louis	RSA	21	Major champion; 20 professional wins
Ormsby	Wade	AUS	294	Four professional wins
Ortiz	Carlos	MEX	119	Four professional wins
Otaegui	Adrian	ESP	172	Three professional wins
Perez	Pat	USA	170	Four professional wins; 74 top-10 finishes
Pettit	Turk	USA	623	2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Champion
Piot	James	USA	1804	2021 U.S. Amateur Champion
Poulter	Ian	ENG	96	19 professional victories; former World No. 5
Reed	Patrick	USA	39	Major champion; Nine professional wins
Schwartzel	Charl	RSA	125	Major champion; London Invitational Winner
Smyth	Travis	AUS	411	International Series Order of Merit Qualifier
Snyman	Ian	RSA	386	International Series Order of Merit Qualifier
Swafford	Hudson	USA	97	Four professional wins; 12 top 10 finishes
Tanihara	Hideto	JPN	188	16 professional victories
Uihlein	Peter	USA	334	Former No. 1 Amateur; Four professional wins
Vincent	Scott	ZIM	94	Four professional wins
Westwood	Lee	ENG	87	Former World No. 1; 44 professional wins
Wiesberger	Bernd	AUT	102	13 professional victories
Windred	Blake	AUS	278	Earned first professional win in 2021
Wolff	Matthew	USA	77	One professional win and seven top-10 finishes

The LIV Golf Invitational Portland offers opportunities for golfers from around the world including the Asian Tour, DP World Tour, PGA Tour, Sunshine Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Japan Golf Tour, as well as leading players from The International Series, which launched in Thailand in March, and top finishers from the LIV Golf Invitational Series. LIV Golf will continue to reward players that compete and perform well in LIV events, with a broad spectrum of exemption categories designed to ensure it delivers new opportunities for international golfers, as well as pathways for amateurs and the next generation of leading players, into elite professional golf.

The 48-man field in Portland will play across 12 teams of four players each. Teams for Portland will be announced on Tuesday, June 28.

The LIV Golf Invitational Series launched June 9 to a worldwide audience showcasing its new, innovative format with more action, shotgun starts and no cut. Complete, live coverage of LIV Golf tournaments is globally available direct to fans on LIVGolf.com, YouTube and Facebook. LIV Golf event broadcasts are also aired live on a global roster of leading premium and free-to-air broadcasters providing coverage in over 150 territories around the world. The list of international networks covering the LIV Golf Invitational Series is available on LIVGolf.com.


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LIV Golf Investments is a newly formed company, with group companies in the USA and UK. Its purpose is to holistically improve the health of professional golf on a global scale to help unlock the sports’ untapped potential. Greg Norman is the first and founding CEO of LIV Golf Investments. PIF, one of the world’s largest wealth funds, with a diverse international investment portfolio, is the majority shareholder in LIV Golf Investments.