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LIV Golf 2.0: Can a Saudi-free reboot keep the dream alive?
sports22 days ago

LIV Golf 2.0: Can a Saudi-free reboot keep the dream alive?

LIV Golf faces an uncertain future after Saudi-backed funding dries up, with a proposed leaner 10-event global schedule and a new investor, Ted Goldthorpe of BC Partners, aiming to make the league sustainable and profitable. The plan includes offering players equity and better commercial rights, but success depends on securing a critical mass of players and closing a deal amid possible bankruptcy or restructuring, while the mood among players ranges from cautious optimism to doubt.

Trump pushes for LIV players' return as Saudi funding fades
sports4 months ago

Trump pushes for LIV players' return as Saudi funding fades

With Saudi Arabia's PIF funding for LIV Golf fading, Donald Trump urged the PGA Tour to reinstate LIV defectors so top players can compete against each other; LIV's schedule faces disruption as funding wanes, Harman spoke of a possible return path with penalties, Koepka has already rejoined under a returning-member program, and Spieth stressed uncertainty about LIV's future amid lawsuits and other unknowns.