'Even the CEO doesn't know' - Kaymer on LIV's future
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- Martin Kaymer said it's "highly unlikely" LIV Golf's scheduled team championship in Michigan will take place this year, telling reporters a Wednesday meeting outlook "didn't look good"
- LIV Golf players are in the dark about whether the circuit will survive into 2027 — Kaymer said "even Scott can't tell us because he doesn't know. It depends so much on the investors"
- Saudi Arabia is withdrawing its financial backing at season's end after ploughing more than £3.75bn into LIV's first three years
- Scott O'Neil, who became LIV Golf CEO in January 2025, is trying to generate $350m (£262m) of fresh investment to keep the tour operating
- LIV Golf took a fresh blow this week when the PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced an alliance with the Asian Tour, which had been a LIV partner central to O'Neil's planned schedule rebuild
- Kaymer, captain of the Cleeks team and the 2012 Ryder Cup-winning putt-holder, confirmed Indianapolis is "most likely happening," with the next event at JCB Club in Staffordshire starting Thursday
- Kaymer was blunt on the stakes: "If those investors decide to pull out then we don't play next year on LIV Golf. And if they decide to do it, then we have a chance"
Why it matters: LIV's survival now hinges on whether O'Neil can close $350m from new investors before Saudi funding expires at season's end, with Kaymer — not an outsider, but a team captain — confirming the tour might not field a 2027 schedule. The PGA Tour–Asian Tour alliance also strips a key building block from O'Neil's reboot, leaving national opens as the remaining lever he publicly floated.
