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LIV's inaugural event in the Pelican State is scheduled for June but sources have told Golf Monthly the tournament is likely to be moved for several reasons
The LIV Golf event scheduled to be played in Louisiana in June has been postponed, state officials said on Tuesday.
The first domino of the LIV Golf-PIF effect has tipped. Chaos ensued in the league when the Public Investment Fund announced that they were pulling their funding.
The state created a $7.2 million incentive package to lure the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament to New Orleans during the slow summer season. So far, LIV has $1 million cash in hand, while $2.2 million have gone to course upgrades at City Park.
Rumayyan, gobernador del Fondo de Inversión Pública de Arabia Saudí y quien estuvo detrás de la creación de LIV Golf, renunció como presidente de LIV mientras la liga busca una
The future of LIV Golf players is a massive unknown after the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrew funding for the tour. CEO Scott O’Neil hopes to seek alternate funding for 2027 and beyond, but the tour has endured heavy losses in recent years,
LIV scrapped next month’s scheduled event in New Orleans, with plans to push it to the fall. But local golf leaders question that strategy, writes Bob Harig.
LIV Golf will reportedly inform its staff and players on Thursday that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will pull its financial backing at the end of the 2026 campaign