Overview
- LIV confirmed all eight named players arrived Wednesday in Hong Kong and will start the tournament on Thursday as scheduled.
- Seven players and a caddie traveled by road from Dubai to Oman before flying on a private jet arranged by Jon Rahm through his VistaJet partnership.
- Laurie Canter made separate travel arrangements after commercial options collapsed across the region.
- League officials had alternates on standby and explored rerouting via London as strikes and retaliatory attacks closed or restricted major airports, including Dubai.
- Caleb Surratt called the situation in Dubai "terrifying," reflecting player safety concerns as air defenses intercepted missiles before departures.