The fate of LIV Golf hangs in the balance with an announcement on the league’s future expected ‘imminently,’ according to a bombshell report.
The golf league, funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has been a disruptor in the sport since 2022, when it poached a host of the PGA Tour’s biggest names, including major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, with lucrative multi-million-dollar contracts.
However, the breakaway has undergone a series of changes this year, including the switch to 72 holes, the addition of OWGR points and, most importantly, the loss of two high-profile players, Patrick Reed and Brooks Koepka.
And now, the international circuit could disappear altogether.
On the eve of LIV Golf Mexico City, the league’s tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico, a fresh report plunged the future of the breakaway into mystery.
Monday Q Info, a golf X account run by Ryan French, claimed on Tuesday evening that multiple sources had informed it that ‘a bombshell announcement on LIV’s future is imminent.’
The social media post added: ‘We don’t give out gambling advice but if you’re a prediction market type person I would bet the under of whatever they have posted.’
Later on Tuesday night, French spoke on X Spaces and revealed he had heard from other people he trusts that LIV Golf is ‘shutting down.’
The Daily Mail reached out to LIV Golf for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The news came as LIV prepares to tee off in Mexico on Thursday for its sixth event of its fifth season, and the first since the Masters last week.
However, no pre-tournament press conferences took place on Tuesday with LIV Golf reportedly suffering ‘technical difficulties.’
Rahm, who won the individual championship last year, was scheduled to speak to the media on Tuesday morning but never materialized, according to reporter Chris McKee. All press conferences have reportedly been rescheduled for Wednesday.
The Masters proved to be a disaster for all but one of LIV’s stars competing at last week’s major championship as Augusta National laid bare the fall from grace of the former golfing titans.
While Tyrrell Hatton clinched his place in next year’s Masters field with a tied-third finish two shots behind Rory McIlroy, many of LIV’s stars suffered lackluster and, frankly, humiliating runouts at Augusta.
DeChambeau, billed one of the favorites heading into the Masters, failed to make the cut. Rahm, despite a final-day rally, was a pale impression of the champion who won three years ago finishing T-38. And Sergio Garcia was issued a code of conduct warning after a spectacular meltdown.
Following the disappointing Masters displays for the league and the subsequent claims about its future, renowned golf analyst Brandel Chamblee believes it was the final nail in the coffin.
‘Given that the product was so ill-conceived and ended up being worse than anyone could have imagined,’ Chamblee posted on X.
‘With shotgun starts, initially 54 holes, a team concept that was nothing but laughable and tournaments that meant and continue to mean nothing, and such a paltry number of viewers, losing billions along the way – would it surprise anyone if the Saudis came to their senses and finally euthanized the whole lame-brained tour.’
More to follow.
