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LIV golfers have faced travel difficulties in recent days as conflict in the Middle East exploded when the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran.
Nearly a dozen LIV golfers found themselves stranded in the region while players were in Dubai preparing for the Asian portion of the 2026 season. The series is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong this weekend with a tournament in Singapore next week.
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Caleb Surratt gives a boost to teammate Jon Rahm on the 15th green during the first round of the LIV Golf Dallas golf tournament at Maridoe Golf Club on June 27, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)
Lee Westwood, Laurie Canter, Sam Horsfield, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Detry, Caleb Surratt, Tom McKibbin and Anirban Lahiri were among the affected golfers, according to Flushing It Golf.
Surratt told Golf Channel that he traveled with his wife to Dubai to prepare for the upcoming Hong Kong tournament.
“And then (the) world fell apart on Saturday,” he said. “It was terrifying. But since then, everything has been fine. It was bad Sunday and Monday here with missile interceptions, but all day today (Tuesday) it was good.”
McKibbin posted on his Instagram Stories that he was in Hong Kong.
Adrian Meronk of Cleeks Golf Club lines up on the second green during the quarterfinals of the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship at Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort on August 22, 2025. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images)
“I arrived in Hong Kong safely, thank you to everyone who helped reach us and thank you for your messages and concerns,” Meronk wrote on X. “Stay safe everyone in the UAE and I hope to be able to (return) home soon.”
The State Department on Monday urged Americans to immediately leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries, warning of “serious security risks” as the war in Iran escalates.
Smoke rises in Tehran following an explosion on March 2, 2026, amid ongoing US and Israeli military strikes. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar said U.S. citizens should leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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