By Matt Smith
The field has been announced for the fifth LIV Golf Invitational Series event, which tees off on Thursday at Rich Harvest Farms outside Chicago.

The global field showcases seven No. 1-ranked players within their respective countries, 13 Olympians, 14 different nations and represents 22 combined major wins. Twenty of the field’s 48 players have 10 or more professional wins in their careers, including current and future stars of the game who have earned NCAA National Championships and US Amateur Championships among their accomplishments.

Former world No. 1 and two-time major winner Dustin Johnson will aim for back-to-back individual victories following a thrilling win at the LIV Golf Invitational Boston, where he sank a lengthy eagle putt on the first playoff hole to defeat LIV Golf newcomers Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri at The International.

The Chicago field includes 2022 Open Champion Cameron Smith, who shot 14-under par and finished just off the podium in his LIV Golf debut in Boston. Also making his second LIV Golf appearance is two-time Masters champion and former world No. 2 player Bubba Watson, who will make on-air contributions to live event coverage and serve as a non-playing captain. Four-time major winner and former world No. 1 Brooks Koepka, 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed and six-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson are among the 12 major champions who will compete at Rich Harvest Farms.

Johnson (94 points) leading the LIV Golf individual point standings followed by South African Branden Grace (77), Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz (48), and Americans Talor Gooch (48) and Matthew Wolff (47). Players finishing in the top 24 at each 48-player Invitational Series tournament receive points ranging from 40 (1st place) to 1 (21st-24th), and the player with the most points after the seven regular season events will be named Individual Champion.

“Our tournament in Boston showcased a series of firsts in LIV Golf history: a hole-in-one by Matthew Wolff, an electrifying playoff win by Dustin Johnson, and an impressive three-peat by the 4 Aces. After only 12 rounds of golf, LIV Golf has shown that innovations to the sport can breed incredible competition amongst the world’s top golfers,” said Greg Norman, CEO and Commissioner of LIV Golf. “Players are ready for another great test at Rich Harvest Farms, a fantastic course within the legendary sports market of Chicago.”

The field for the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago:
MEX Abraham Ancer
AUS Jediah Morgan
ENG Richard Bland
USA Kevin Na
ENG Laurie Canter
CHL Joaquin Niemann
ENG Paul Casey
RSA Shaun Norris
ESP Eugenio Chacarra
RSA Louis Oosthuizen
USA Bryson DeChambeau
AUS Wade Ormsby
ESP Sergio Garcia
MEX Carlos Ortiz
USA Talor Gooch
USA Pat Perez
RSA Branden Grace
USA Turk Pettit
ENG Sam Horsfield
USA James Piot
USA Charles Howell III
ENG Ian Poulter
USA Dustin Johnson
ESP David Puig
AUS Matt Jones
USA Patrick Reed
THA Sadom Kaewkanjana
RSA Charl Schwartzel
GER Martin Kaymer
AUS Cameron Smith
THA Phachara Khongwatmai
SWE Henrik Stenson
USA Sihwan Kim
USA Hudson Swafford
USA Brooks Koepka
USA Cameron Tringale
USA Chase Koepka
USA Peter Uihlein
USA Jason Kokrak
USA Harold Varner III
IND Anirban Lahiri
ZIM Scott Vincent
AUS Marc Leishman
ENG Lee Westwood
NIR Graeme McDowell
AUT Bernd Wiesberger
USA Phil Mickelson
USA Matthew Wolff

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