LIV Golf Secures New Lead Investor to Sustain Tour After Saudi Funding Pullout
The Saudi Public Investment Fund announced it will stop financing LIV Golf after the 2026 season, leaving the breakaway league without its primary backer. CEO Scott O’Neil said LIV Golf has now signed a board‑approved term sheet with an unnamed lead investor, with the transaction expected to close in September. The league will also restructure so that players become majority equity owners and the schedule will be trimmed to ten events per year, split evenly between the United States and international venues.
While the new capital is intended to fund the league through 2027 and beyond, uncertainty remains over the season‑ending Team Championship in Michigan, scheduled for Aug. 27‑30, which several reports suggest may be cancelled. LIV Golf also disclosed strong interest from more than a dozen additional parties that could join as minority investors.
Entities: BC Partners · Ben An · Bryson DeChambeau · Cameron Smith · LIV Golf · Michigan Team Championship · Richard Bland · Saudi Public Investment Fund · Scott O'Neil · Scott O’Neil · The Cardinal at Saint John's Resort · Trump National Golf Club Bedminster
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The identity and amount of the new lead investment were not disclosed. (Multiple articles note that details of the investor and funding amount were not revealed.)
- [DISPUTED] Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its funding for LIV Golf after the 2026 season. (multiple)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Bryson DeChambeau led a players‑only meeting at Trump Bedminster on August 5. (source)
- [● 17 SOURCES] Players will become majority equity holders in LIV Golf. (multiple)
- [● 14 SOURCES] Scott O’Neil expects to finalize terms with the lead investor in September. (multiple)
- [● 11 SOURCES] The LIV Golf Team Championship scheduled for Aug 27‑30 in Michigan may be cancelled. (multiple)
- [● 17 SOURCES] LIV Golf has secured a new lead investor with a board‑approved agreement. (multiple)
- [● 17 SOURCES] LIV Golf plans to reduce its schedule to ten events per year, split evenly between the United States and international venues. (multiple)
- [● 16 SOURCES] LIV Golf is seeking roughly $300 million in additional capital to sustain operations through 2027. (multiple)
- [● 14 SOURCES] The identity and amount of the new lead investor were not disclosed. (multiple)