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Multiple LIV golfers want PGA Tour return — but it could get complicated
Multiple LIV Golf players have reached out to the PGA Tour about a possible return, as reports say LIV is losing Saudi funding by season’s end. BBC notes Saudi Arabia will withdraw its backing, creating doubt about LIV’s future. The New York Post reports on a restricted pathway back and categorized returns, while CNN cites WSJ framing LIV’s existential threat and potential funding loss for staff and players. Conflicting signals center on the funding withdrawal timeline and the nature of a return pathway, with consensus that backing loss could complicate a comeback.
BBC reports Saudi funding withdrawal by end of season; CNN and NY Post reference looming disruption for LIV staff and players and a revised return framework. Concrete impact: LIV’s future funding loss creates doubt about the circuit’s viability and informs potential player pathways, per BBC and CNN.
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Without an incentive to win, LIV Golf only set itself up to lose
If it’s true — and there’s little reason to believe it isn’t, based on the increasing noise and recent credible reports — LIV Golf is dead. Sure, LIV Golf, which this week already “postponed” its upcoming event in New Orleans to a fall date, might stage more tournaments before the doors are officially shuttered. But.
WSJ: LIV Golf to tell players and staff by Thursday that tour will lose Saudi funding at end of season
LIV Golf is facing an existential threat, as its Saudi backers are expected to pull funding from the league as early as Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The Saudi-backed circuit aimed to rival the PGA Tour as the world’s preeminent destination for pro golf by luring some of the game’s top names.
Multiple LIV golfers want PGA Tour return — but it could get complicated
Multiple LIV Golf players have had their reps reach out to the PGA Tour about a possible return after news broke Wednesday that the rebel golf league would be losing its financial backing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund . But those players could face a more restrictive pathway back to the PGA, Golf Digest.
Saudi Arabia to stop funding LIV Golf next season
Masters and US Open winner Jon Rahm joined the LIV tour in 2023 Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the future of the series into further doubt. According to sources, the breakaway tour is set to announce on Thursday a "new strategic plan" in a bid.