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As LIV Golf formally announced Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will no longer fund the startup league, President Donald Trump<\/a> is excited for what may come out of it.<\/p>\n

With LIV’s monetary future<\/a> in question beyond 2026, reports say that golfers who defected from the PGA Tour for LIV want to reverse course.<\/p>\n

Trump believes that would be positive for the sport.<\/p>\n

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“I do believe that all of the golfers should be playing against each other. They were viewing something as a monopoly, but it\u2019s swaying away. It should be the opposite of a monopoly,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n

“I want to see Rory [McIlroy] playing Bryson DeChambeau. I want to see big Jon Rahm playing Scottie, who is so great. Scottie Scheffler is great. They have great players on LIV, but it\u2019s almost like people want to see that. That’s why the Masters<\/a> was so good because you saw everybody together.”<\/p>\n

“The Tour wants to have the best players. You can’t have the best player that they’re boycotting now. They may do something, you know, a little bit, but they’ll all be back on tour and it’ll be great. I don’t know what’s happening with LIV. I\u2019m not sure what\u2019s happening with LIV, but they are playing at my course in two weeks on the Potomac, beautiful course. But right now [the PGA Tour] at Doral, which I own.”<\/p>\n

LIV CEO Scott O’Neil reportedly\u00a0sent an email to his staff<\/u><\/a>\u00a0amid the initial reports of funding that the season would go “exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle,” but plans apparently changed. LIV announced its June tournament in New Orleans was postponed with a date to be determined.<\/p>\n

The league announced Thursday “new board appointments as the league focuses on securing long-term financial partners to support its transition\u00a0from a foundational launch phase to a diversified, multi-partner investment model.”<\/p>\n

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“PIF has made the decision to fund LIV Golf only for the remainder of the 2026 season,” their statement began. “The substantial investment required by LIV Golf over a longer term is no longer consistent with the current phase of PIF’s investment strategy. This decision has been made in light of PIF’s investment priorities and current macro dynamics.<\/p>\n

“The LIV Golf Board has created a committee of independent directors to evaluate strategic alternatives for its future beyond PIF’s funding horizon. LIV Golf has substantially grown the game globally through its transformational and positive impact. It has forever changed the game of golf for the better.”<\/p>\n

The PIF reportedly injected north of $1 billion into LIV Golf in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025. With the $266 million injection to begin the new year, an increase in prize funds for the season and the net spend of $100 million per month, the Saudi PIF’s cumulative investment was set to reach $6 billion by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

LIV began in 2022 and has produced two major winners in\u00a0Brooks Koepka, who has since<\/u><\/a> rejoined the PGA Tour, at the\u00a02023 PGA Championship,\u00a0and DeChambeau at the 2024 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

LIV Golf shifted from its 54-hole format, a draw for golfers defecting from the PGA Tour, to a 72-hole format beginning this season. Patrick Reed is also\u00a0set to rejoin the PGA Tour<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are seven remaining events on the\u00a02026 LIV Golf schedule<\/u><\/a>, with the next set to take place at Trump National in Virginia beginning on May 7. They will be at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey course in July.<\/p>\n

OutKick’s Mark Harris contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/trump-weighs-liv-golf-pga-tour-saudis-pull-funding-startup-league <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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