LIV Golf Players Scrambling as Saudi Arabia Pulls Funding From Breakaway Circuit
Multiple LIV players have already explored a PGA Tour return as the Saudi-backed league faces an uncertain future and possible new restrictions.
- Multiple representatives for LIV Golf players have reached out to the PGA Tour on Wednesday to explore return pathways, following reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will cease funding the breakaway league after the 2026 season.
- PIF confirmed Thursday it will withdraw support after 2026, forcing LIV to seek new financial partners; CEO Scott O'Neil stated the 2026 season "continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle."
- Returning to the PGA Tour requires meeting stringent criteria; five-time major winner Brooks Koepka paid a $5 million donation and accepted restrictions including five-year equity share bans to rejoin.
- Player Advisory Council chairman Lucas Glover insisted returnees must "abide by the pathways back and pay the same penalties" as previous defectors, noting the tour is working diligently on reintegration.
- Amid lingering "bad blood and resentment" from past lawsuits, uncertainty clouds whether stars like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will return to the PGA Tour as LIV's funding model shifts.
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