The brand new title and brand for Korean Golf Membership, previously known as Iron Heads Golf Membership / Courtesy of LIV Golf
Iron Heads Golf Membership, a group competing in LIV Golf led by Korean-born veterans, has been renamed Korean Golf Membership for the upcoming season.
LIV Golf, a breakaway tour backed by Saudi Arabia, introduced Monday (native time) out of New York that the rebrand “displays Korea’s rising affect on international golf tradition.”
“On the coronary heart of Korean Golf Membership’s model is an emphasis on honor, inclusivity and collective power,” LIV Golf mentioned in an announcement. “Impressed by the Korean idea of brotherhood denoting respect, belief, and steerage inside shut relationships, Korean Golf Membership celebrates unity and togetherness, and the connective energy of golf.”
LIV Golf retains observe of particular person participant standings and group standings, with every group that includes a captain and three different members. In 2025, Korean American Kevin Na captained Iron Heads Golf Membership and was joined by Danny Lee, a Korean-born Kiwi; Jang Yu-bin, the primary Korean nationwide to play in LIV Golf; and Jinichiro Kozuma of Japan.
Iron Heads completed final amongst 13 groups in 2025, and Jang misplaced his LIV Golf spot after ending in 53rd place within the participant standings — firmly within the “drop zone” with solely the highest 48 gamers retaining their place for the next 12 months.
The roundel for Korean Golf Membership, previously known as Iron Heads Golf Membership / Courtesy of LIV Golf
Kim Si-woo, a four-time PGA Tour winner from Korea, was linked to LIV Golf in December, however the 30-year-old denied such rumors by committing to the PGA Tour’s season opener, the Sony Open, scheduled for this week.
Though Korean Golf Membership didn’t announce any participant signing this time, it might nonetheless add a Korean nationwide in Jang’s absence earlier than the brand new season tees off on Feb. 7 in Riyadh.
Korean Golf Membership additionally unveiled its new brand of “Baekho,” or the white tiger. The rose of Sharon, or “mugunghwa,” the nationwide flower of Korea, can be featured inside Korean Golf Membership’s roundel.
LIV Golf referred to the white tiger as “a revered determine in Korean historical past and folklore symbolizing power, safety, and resilience” whereas describing the rose of Sharon as an emblem that “represents Korea’s resilient spirit and enduring magnificence.”
LIV Golf, launched in 2022, held its first match in Korea in Could 2025 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Membership Korea in Incheon, simply west of Seoul. Earlier studies indicated that LIV will return to Korea for Could 29-31 in 2026, however the tour’s official web site didn’t have a Korean cease or every other match in that late Could window as of this writing.
LIV Golf mentioned two extra venues for the 2026 season can be unveiled at a later date.
