“It’s a business decision.”
That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022. Just four years later, the LIV players are learning that another business decision might be the final nail in the coffin of the whole endeavor.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – which has pumped billions of dollars into the tour without any tangible return – has decided LIV will have to fend for itself, cutting off funding after the 2026 season and potentially leaving some of the world’s most famous golfers in limbo.
LIV has always been a disruptor, a chaos agent trying to revolutionize professional golf, and it…