Max Kennedy’s ambitions of securing a spot on the LIV Tour fizzled out in the final round of qualifying in Florida.

Having secured a spot in the top 20 – and ties – over the weekend after a strong showing in the opening two rounds on Thursday and Friday, the Dubliner carded a one-under par round on Saturday after the scores were reset, leaving him in seventh spot entering the final round.

A spot in the top-three would have secured Kennedy in the lucrative LIV Series for 2026, while a top-10 finish would earn full exemption into the 2026 International Series, which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour.

Kennedy’s hopes were derailed early on Sunday with a triple-bogey on the par-4 third hole, which was followed up with another dropped stroke on the short fifth.

Three more bogeys followed around the turn, only interrupted by a single birdie at the par-5 ninth.

Richard Lee of Canada, Bjorn Hellgren of Sweden and former wunderkind Anthony Kim earned the wild-card spots.

Lee sailed to a five-shot win over the field by following Saturday’s 64 with a65 to land at ⁠11-under 129. Hellgren had the round of the day, a 6-under 64 with eight birdies, to get to second place at 6 under.

The biggest name at the event, though, was Kim, who retired from golf for about 12 years before signing with LIV in 2024 for his comeback.

A wild card for two years, Kim was relegated after ‍the 2025 season and had to qualify to regain his place in the league. After he made the cut on the number Friday at Black Diamond Ranch, the scores reset and Kim went 66-69 on the weekend to place third at 5 under par.

It marks an eye-catching turnaround for the 40-year-old from California. Kim also went through rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and has said before that doctors had given him grave warnings about his health.

“There’s a ton of satisfaction. A ton,” Kim said. “I’m sure I’ll understand that all that work has really shown this week, maybe later tonight when I’m drinking an iced tea.

“But yeah, it means a lot to me because three years ago, doctors had told me that I potentially had two weeks to live. So just to be here standing in front of you guys is a blessing.”

Kim had room to spare when he bogeyed his last hole Sunday. He finished two shots ahead of ⁠a four-way tie for fourth.