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Is LIV Golf coming to an end?
Just a fewer months ago, LIV Golf came to a crossroads erstwhile nan Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund announced their volition to extremity backing for nan breakaway tourney aft nan 2026 season. That instantly led to speculation that nan convention itself would fold entirely, aliases that apical players for illustration Bryson DeChambeau aliases Jon Rahm would look to return to nan PGA Tour.
That speculation only accrued erstwhile news collapsed that LIV was canceling their scheduled tourney successful Louisiana, though CEO Scott O'Neil was adamant that nan circuit would proceed and investor meetings were already ongoing. O'Neil besides added that cardinal players for illustration DeChambeau were participating successful those meetings, and that location was wide liking successful backing upcoming seasons.
LIV GOLF'S END MAY BE IMMINENT AFTER REPORT SIGNALS SAUDI ARABIA IS PREPARING TO CUT OFF FUNDING
The LIV Golf logo is adjacent nan first tee during nan 2nd information of nan LIV Golf Dallas play tourney astatine Maridoe Golf Club successful Carrollton, Texas, connected June 28, 2025. (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)
Well, this week, different caller study is only adding to concerns astir nan early of LIV. Ben Parsons astatine Today's Golferreported connected Wednesday that LIV is "highly likely" to cancel its Team Championships arena scheduled for The Cardinal Course successful Michigan connected Aug. 27-30.
Parsons said to Martin Kaymer, who heads The Cleeks team, while covering nan existent LIV Golf UK arena astatine JCB Golf and Country Club. Kaymer had conscionable attended nan captain's gathering up of nan UK event, which is coming astatine nan extremity of a lengthy break brought connected by nan cancelation of nan New Orleans tournament.
"We were hoping for a spot much information," Kaymer reportedly said. "I mean, we sewage nan information, but we were much looking for decisions or what was happening adjacent year. And unfortunately, moreover Scott, he can’t show america because he doesn’t know. It depends truthful overmuch connected nan investors. Hopefully, I deliberation there’s a batch of interest and it’s looking good.
"But we’ve each been there. If nan signature is not there, past it doesn’t mean anything."
CEO of LIV Golf, Scott O'Neil looks connected during time 3 of LIV Golf Mexico City astatine Club de Golf Chapultepec connected April 18, 2026 successful Mexico City. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
There are 3 much events connected nan LIV schedule, including an upcoming arena astatine Trump National Golf Club successful Bedminster connected Aug. 6-9, followed by nan Individual Championship astatine LIV Golf Indianapolis connected Aug. 20-23. Kaymer believes that tourney will hap arsenic scheduled, but nan Michigan day has conscionable a "5%" chance of taking place.
"I cognize that Indianapolis astir apt is happening," he said. "There was a speech yesterday. Michigan, highly unlikely. So basically, what we already knew. That’s why I deliberation it became a captains’ meeting and not a players’ meeting, because they couldn’t springiness america overmuch much than we had before."
He admitted that he and nan remainder of nan convention are "disappointed," while acknowledging different Golf Channel report that nan squad title could beryllium switched to Indianapolis alternatively of keeping it arsenic an individual event.
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Kaymer though, besides expressed optimism that nan convention would proceed operating successful 2027 and beyond, saying they tin "hit nan reset button and effort to beryllium much independent."
There's nary 2 ways astir it, canceling nan Michigan tourney is simply a disaster. It's 1 point to suffer nan Louisiana tournament, a regularly scheduled event. It's different to suffer LIV's signature squad arena championship. Though it doesn't mean location won't beryllium a 2027 season, it's concerning that location whitethorn person not been capable rate connected manus to money nan tournament, aliases nan Saudis didn't travel done connected their backing commitments.
Martin Kaymer of Cleeks Golf Club hits a tee changeable connected nan 4th spread during nan last information of nan LIV Golf Virginia tourney astatine Robert Trent Jones Golf Club successful Gainesville, Va., connected June 8, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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O'Neil continues to meet pinch imaginable investors and definitive optimism that he tin bring successful nan $300-350 cardinal aliases truthful required to support nan convention moving successful 2027. But it's clear that remains an uphill battle. And if definite players bolt, aliases effort to get retired of their contracts, it mightiness beryllium moreover tougher. There's plentifulness near to find astir nan early of LIV Golf, and it doesn't look for illustration these questions will beryllium resolved anytime soon.
Ian Miller is simply a writer astatine OutKick.
