LIV Golf captain considering 15 options in | Golf News

LIV Golf’s Martin Kaymer is weighing up as many as 15 potential recruits to fill a emptiness on his Cleeks roster, with the two-time major winner turning to superior analytics to information his determination.

The breakaway circuit kicked off its offseason switch window on Thursday, permitting franchises to pursue new expertise, negotiate offers and execute trades. Kaymer’s squad endured a disappointing 2025 season despite Adrian Meronk’s triumphant start in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It comes after Tiger Woods provided a PGA Tour star the possibility to rejuvenate their profession.

The Polish golfer secured seventeenth in the Individual Championship rankings, while Britain’s Richard Bland and Germany’s Kaymer claimed twenty seventh and thirty seventh respectively. First-year participant Frederik Kjettrup struggled throughout the marketing campaign, ending lifeless last without scoring a single level—one of six full-time opponents dealing with relegation, including a former major winner.

With Kjettrup’s departure creating an opening, Kaymer told Bunkered the franchise has partnered with a Finnish analytics firm to consider candidates before extending any gives.

“We have probably 10, 12, 15 names on our list that we’re looking at,” he said. “Interest from their side, interest from our side, and now we look into stats to make a leaderboard.

“Who can be statistically the best participant from those on the listing? Then we make a leaderboard, and then we go from there. But we’re still in the early course of proper now.”

Kaymer, who claimed both the PGA Championship and U.S. Open during his prime years, is approaching the conclusion of his LIV Golf deal, having been among the circuit’s inaugural members in 2022.

The ex-world No. 1 has expressed his desire to remain with LIV long-term, despite managing just three top-10 results throughout his three complete seasons in the league.

“I believe most of the contracts are up proper now, and we’re in the method of it,(*15*)I continue enjoying on LIV at least, hopefully, for the next 5 years.

“That’s my goal, that’s my hope, but I think it’s difficult to get a contract for five years. Also, I’m 40 years old – I need a contract that I feel comfortable with.”

Past Open winner Henrik Stenson (Majesticks), Andy Ogletree (HyFlyers), Mito Pereira (Torque), Yubin Jang (Iron Heads) and Anthony Kim (wildcard) have been the extra full-time opponents who landed in the Drop Zone when the season concluded in August.

With a number of gamers escaping relegation yet failing to secure positions in the lockzone, vital roster modifications are anticipated across LIV groups before the upcoming season kicks off in Riyadh this February.