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LIV Golf has spent much of 2026 facing questions about what its future will look like, and Ian Poulter has now admitted there is still a possibility the breakaway league could disappear.

The uncertainty increased in April when Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced that it would stop financially supporting LIV beyond the end of 2026. PIF has invested more than $5 billion since the league was launched, leaving CEO Scott O’Neil with the difficult task of finding new investors and building a different financial model for next season.

There has been some positive news recently. O’Neil announced earlier this month that LIV had reached an agreement with a new lead investor, with the transaction expected to be completed in September. The proposed new version of LIV would feature 10 events, while players are also expected to become majority equity holders in the league.

Still, uncertainty has not completely disappeared.

Poulter has been one of the most recognizable LIV figures since joining the circuit in 2022. The 50-year-old is a Majesticks GC captain and has regularly defended the league despite criticism from different parts of the golf world. He has yet to win an individual LIV event, but has remained closely involved with the project.

Now, for perhaps the first time, the Englishman has openly admitted that LIV could simply run out of time.

Poulter admits LIV’s future remains uncertain

During an appearance with Jimmy Bullard on GOLF LIFE, Poulter was asked whether he believes LIV will survive beyond the current season.

“I think time might run out,” Poulter said.

“There is a hard deadline I think of September 1st. There is four weeks to find $300 million. That is not a lot of time considering people and contracts have got to be signed.”

The figure mentioned by Poulter is in line with previous reports that LIV had been seeking around $300 million in outside investment to continue operating in 2027.

Poulter then explained why the situation could become particularly complicated if the proposed restructuring is not completed.

“You have to ask the PIF: are you happy to accept sending this business that is running today into bankruptcy to be able to have a go forward into a 2.0 version, and give someone a $6 billion write-off?”

While his words sounded worrying, Poulter also stressed that the situation is very different for each golfer.

Some LIV players still have opportunities on the DP World Tour, while some of the biggest names could potentially have options elsewhere. Others may have far fewer places to play if the league does not continue.

Poulter himself is now 50, meaning another route has opened.

“Where am I at? I am 50. I have some opportunity to play Champions Tour,” he explained.

“If LIV does a 2.0, I have a choice to go and play that. It’s up in the air.”

Poulter has already started exploring senior golf, competing in the U.S. Senior Open earlier this summer. His LIV future therefore comes at a point when he has more options than some younger players whose careers are currently built around the league.

LIV players are still receiving mixed messages

Not everyone inside LIV has sounded as concerned as Poulter.

Sergio Garcia said last month that he was “99% sure” the league would continue in 2027, although he acknowledged that it would probably look different. Cameron Smith has also said he was given “every assurance” that LIV would survive beyond this season.

The latest investment announcement also gives those predictions more weight. O’Neil said the agreement with the lead investor has already been signed and approved by LIV’s board, while more than a dozen other parties have shown interest in becoming minority investors.

However, there are still questions about which players will be part of LIV’s next version. Reports have suggested uncertainty around Jon Rahm’s future, while other stars will eventually have to decide whether the new format is attractive enough for them to stay.

Whatever happens, Poulter believes LIV has already had a positive impact on golf.

“We have taken the game of golf around the world,” he said, pointing to events in Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Spain.

He also highlighted the Majesticks’ work with children in the United Kingdom before offering perhaps the clearest summary of the current situation.

“I think we have done an amazing job and we can continue to do an amazing job.

“Whether you like the product or not, it may not exist next year, but it might.”

The coming weeks should finally provide a clearer answer. LIV appears closer to securing its future than it was several months ago, but Poulter’s comments show that even some of the league’s biggest supporters are not yet treating 2027 as guaranteed.