LIV Golf Set to Cancel Team Championship Finale
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- LIV Golf has told players the season-ending Team Championship in Michigan (30 August) is set to be cancelled, with tickets pulled from online sale and next week's Indiana event likely to be the 2026 finale.
- LIV Golf secured an unnamed lead investor for 2027 and beyond after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund said in April it would end its multibillion-dollar backing; the deal is board-approved and expected to close in September.
- LIV Golf will shrink to 10 events in 2027 — five in the US, five internationally — down from 14 planned in 2026, with the June New Orleans competition already postponed without a rescheduled date.
- The DP World Tour is warning members who also play LIV that conditional release agreements for 2027 are highly unlikely, meaning players like Jon Rahm who had such deals this year could face heavy fines and tournament suspensions.
- LIV CEO Scott O'Neil said players will become 'majority equity holders' in the competition — which he called 'a first for a major global sports league' — while praising stars Rahm and DeChambeau but making no commitment they would stay.
- PIF had invested more than $5bn (£3.71bn) in LIV since the league launched in 2022, and Jon Rahm is reportedly considering leaving the league, per the article.
Why it matters: The Team Championship cancellation caps a 2026 contraction that began when Saudi Arabia's PIF announced in April it was pulling its $5bn in backing. With the 2027 schedule shrinking to 10 events from 14 planned, Rahm reportedly weighing an exit, and DP World Tour release deals off the table, dual-tour players face fines or suspensions to keep playing LIV.
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