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LIV Golf secures 'lead' investor for player-driven future
LIV Golf has secured a "lead investor" to keep the lights on and the league will move forward with players becoming majority equity holders, CEO Scott O'Neil announced Wednesday.,A signed agreement is in place with the unnamed investor and has been approved by the LIV Golf board, O'Neil said. The tr...

Cameron Smith wants LIV to live on but '100%' would return to PGA Tour
Cameron Smith wants LIV Golf to survive but if it doesn't, he would "100 percent" return to the PGA Tour.,"I mean, if it was the only option, I think that's where everyone would want to be for sure, 100 percent," the Australian and former World No. 2 told reporters Tuesday in Bedminster, N.J., ahead...

Report: LIV Golf remains mum on Michigan event's status
LIV Golf's season-ending team championship at Michigan remains on the schedule for next month despite multiple reports that it will be canceled, Front Office Sports reported Thursday.,No update on the status of the event is expected to come from LIV this week, according to the report.,The $40 millio...

Report: LIV Golf to cancel season finale in Michigan
LIV Golf is preparing to announce the cancellation of next month's season-ending team championship in Michigan, Flushing It Golf reported Tuesday.,The announcement is expected to come on Wednesday, raising more questions about the future of the rival league.,The Michigan event is scheduled for Aug. ...

Jon Rahm on verge of LIV title, takes cryptic tone on future
Jon Rahm has an outside shot at clinching another individual championship at LIV Golf United Kingdom this week, but the Spaniard doesn't expect a lot of clarity on or off the course at this point in the season.,Rahm, who won consecutive LIV Golf titles and leads Bryson DeChambeau in a bid for his th...

Report: LIV Golf sued for $1.13M by technology company
Mobii Systems Group Ltd., which provided the "Any Shot, Any Time" live features during LIV Golf's broadcasts, sued golf league for $1.13 million last week, referencing unpaid invoices and lost revenue, ESPN reported.,The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami on Friday, claims that LIV did n...

LIV Golf warns employees of potential layoffs amid funding search
LIV Golf informed staff that layoffs could be on the horizon on Wednesday.,The golf organization is facing a looming money crisis as its primary backer, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced earlier this year that it will pull its funding after the 2026 season.,PIF's decision to ...

Sergio Garcia '99% sure' LIV Golf will continue in 2027
Sergio Garcia, one of the top stars who departed the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in 2022, believes that his current league, which is losing its funding from the Saudi Arabia government, will likely continue in 2027.,Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will no longer fund LIV after this season, with repo...

LIV golfer acknowledges league's future 'not looking great'
Carlos Ortiz admitted Friday that the future of LIV Golf looks bleak, now that the Saudi group that bankrolled it said it will stop paying the bills.,"It's looking a little bit tough, hopefully there's a way forward," Ortiz said following his second round at the BMW International Open in Germany, a ...

Reports: LIV Golf running on loans to finish 2026 season
Amid LIV Golf's uncertain financial future, the Money in Sport newsletter reported Thursday that recent company filings show the league is operating on loans -- not capital -- to attempt to finish out the 2026 season.,Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced in April it would bankroll LIV onl...

Report: PIF could end LIV Golf funding before end of season
Jon Rahm and Legion XIII might not have a chance to defend their LIV Golf League titles in August.,With four tournaments remaining in the 2026 season, LIV could call the season off over a lack of funding, according to Front Office Sports. ,Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the money behind LIV ...

Report: PIF may end LIV Golf funding before end of season
Jon Rahm and his Legion XIII team might not have a chance to defend their LIV Golf League titles in August.,Front Office Sports reported that LIV, which has four more tournaments in the 2026 season, could call the season off over a lack of funding.,Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the money be...