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LIV Golf appears to be in serious trouble, though not yet sunk. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will not invest in the project beyond 2026. LIV CEO Scott O’Neil clarified that the 2026 season is not in jeopardy, and then we’ll see if he can pull a rabbit out of a hat.

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«I want to be clear: our season continues exactly as planned, without interruption and at full speed,» said the LIV Golf CEO, who also addressed «media speculation.» These rumors were certainly not unfounded, to the point that there was a lengthy media blackout on the subject, which left players very nervous before the tournament that begins today in Mexico City.

Shortly before putting an end to rumors about the 2026 season, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp hinted at what might happen in the future: “I’ve always said that I’m interested in doing everything possible to improve the PGA Tour. The fans want to see the best players together. I’ve said that since the first day I took over. That said, I don’t know the circumstances. When there’s clarity, we’ll see what happens. But clearly, we’re not there yet,” the CEO stated during a conversation with broadcaster Trey Wingo on Wingo’s YouTube channel.

Remember that this year a specific ‘comeback program’ was created for Brooks Koepka to rejoin the PGA Tour, and only he, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and Cam Smith could take advantage of it. Patrick Reed, who did not renew with LIV Golf, was not allowed to follow this path. If they wish to return in the future, we don’t know how the return process would be handled and what kind of penalties Rolapp and the Players Committee would impose, but it seems that the executive would open the doors to at least a handful of golfers. However, there are quite a few top players enrolled in LIV Golf, so the PGA and the DPWT, as well as their affiliated tours, would have to consider all these potential returns in the event of an abrupt end to the Saudi-backed league.

According to golfer Xander Schauffele, speaking during the RBC Heritage preview, “It will be difficult to get everyone to agree on what it should look like, depending on everyone’s position in the world rankings, the FedEx Cup standings, whether they’ve won recently, and things like that.” Wyndham Clark, who once turned down a lucrative offer from LIV, stated: “If they can go, make a lot of money, and come back, it’s a shame. At this point, I don’t really care; I just want golf to come back and be unified.” Michael Kim was another player consulted: «The PGA Tour has had different rule options for different players. The standard has been one year [before being able to compete on the PGA], right? I don’t see why it would be any different for others.»