Apr 4, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Kevin Na performs his shot from the third tee in the course of the first spherical of the LIV Golf Miami golf event at Trump Nationwide Doral. Obligatory Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Pictures Iron Heads GC isn’t solely getting a brand new title however reportedly can have a revamped roster as two of its gamers are now not with LIV Golf.
Kevin Na, who had captained Iron Heads since LIV’s launch 4 years in the past however managed only one top-10 end in 48 LIV appearances, has been changed by Byeong-hun An, who has left the PGA Tour, in keeping with a number of studies.
“Thanks, Kevin. Kevin Na closes his LIV Golf chapter abandoning an enduring mark on the league and crew,” the newly rebranded Korean Golf Membership wrote on X late Tuesday, although no cause for Na’s departure has been given by the crew or by Na.
Na’s teammate, Jinichiro Kozuma of Japan, has reportedly additionally been let go, regardless of being the crew’s main performer in 2025, ending thirty second within the general standings regardless of lacking 5 regular-season occasions with a again damage. Na completed forty fourth within the standings.
Kozuma appeared to verify the transfer with a publish on X: “I am wanting ahead to seeing in the event that they’re a greater participant than I’m.”
Kozuma will reportedly get replaced on the 2026 roster by the golfer who was his damage substitute, Korean Minkyu Kim, the youngest participant ever to win on the Problem Tour.
Yubin Jang of South Korea from final season’s roster isn’t anticipated again as he misplaced his LIV Golf spot after ending in 53rd place within the participant standings.
The one participant from final season’s roster reportedly anticipated to stay is the Korean-born New Zealander Danny Lee.
Iron Heads completed final amongst 13 groups in LIV in 2025.
Korean GC has made no official bulletins about its roster however the varied studies on roster adjustments come days after Iron Heads GC introduced a rebranding.
“On the coronary heart of Korean Golf Membership’s model is an emphasis on honor, inclusivity and collective energy,” LIV Golf mentioned in a press release Monday asserting Iron Heads GC’s rebranding. “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.”
The rebrand features a change within the crew’s colours and brand, which can now be a white tiger, which the crew’s press launch mentioned “is a revered determine in Korean folklore and historical past. Because the ‘protector and guardian,’ it embodies the energy and tenacity of the Korean Golf Membership and its dwelling nation.”
LIV Golf hosted its first even in South Korea in 2025, and Korean GC Common Supervisor Martin Kim mentioned the occasion impressed the crew’s change to concentrate on the South Korean market.
“We have been impressed after LIV Korea 2025. Seeing the vitality of the hundreds of younger followers who confirmed up,” Kim mentioned in a press release Monday. “Our tagline ‘Welcome to the membership’ is reflective of the chance we noticed to create a brand new area for younger followers displaying up.”
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