Overview
- LIV’s chief backer, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is reportedly reviewing support beyond this season, while CEO Scott O’Neil says the league is financed through 2026 and is working on longer-term funding.
- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said Monday the tour is thinking about routes to reinstate LIV players, pointing to Brooks Koepka’s return under strict penalties as the recent template.
- LIV is pursuing survival steps that include selling equity in its 13 teams and localizing brands, with Smash GC rebranded Tuesday as OKGC under Oklahoma native Talor Gooch.
- The Athletic reported Bryson DeChambeau held Masters‑week meetings about options if he leaves LIV, and he withdrew from Mexico City with a wrist injury; Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood publicly dismissed talk of an imminent exit.
- Jon Rahm won in Mexico City on Sunday at 21 under, and LIV announced a return to Chapultepec in 2027 as the tour presses on with its schedule while exploring new investment.