Doyeob Mun replaces Danny Lee on LIV's Korean Golf Club

Danny Lee has been moved to a wildcard role for the remainder of the LIV Golf season, with South Korean golfer Doyeob Mun taking his place in the Korean Golf Club lineup starting at this week's LIV Golf Korea event.

The team announced the change Monday, stating that Lee will serve as a wildcard while Mun fills the roster spot for at least the next two tournaments, including LIV Golf Korea and LIV Golf Andalucia. Mun is the current points leader on the KPGA Tour and also competes on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 2013 and won his maiden Asian Tour title in 2025 at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Last year, he also claimed the KPGA Founders Cup title, and this season he has secured a victory at the KPGA Gyeongbuk Open.

Korean Golf Club posted on social media that the team is "excited for Doyeob to join the KGC family" and added that he will be officially introduced at a team press conference on Tuesday. LIV Golf Korea begins Thursday at Asiad Country Club in Busan.

Lee, 35, won the 2015 Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour and captured the LIV Golf Tucson event in 2023 in just his second start after joining the league. However, his performance this season has been limited. In...