LIV Golf Players Arrive Safely in Hong Kong After Stranding

Eight LIV Golf players, stranded in the Middle East amid escalating regional conflict, arrived safely in Hong Kong on Wednesday ahead of the league's third event of the 2026 season. The group, including Lee Westwood, Laurie Canter, Sam Horsfield, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Detry, Caleb Surratt, Tom McKibbin and Anirban Lahiri, traveled by private jet chartered by fellow player Jon Rahm after commercial flights were halted due to the unrest.

The disruption began on February 28, 2026, when Israel and the United States conducted joint airstrikes on sites in Iran, prompting retaliatory actions that led to widespread airport closures across the region. Major hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha suspended operations, leaving the players, who had been practicing in Dubai following LIV's event in Australia, unable to fly out. They faced missile interceptions over the area on Sunday and Monday, but conditions improved by Tuesday.

With limited options, the players drove four hours across the border to Muscat, Oman, one of the few locations where private flights could still depart for Asia. Rahm, a former Masters champion and member of Legion XIII team, coordinated the charter for seven of the...