Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are two of the the biggest names on the LIV tourByIain Carter Golf correspondentPublished30 April 2026 As it headed for the LIV exit door, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund claimed that it "forever changed the game of golf". And there can be little argument that PIF's £3.8bn investment over nearly five years turned the pro game upside down. It also made many players, on both sides of golf's great divide, very wealthy men. The numbers involved are extraordinary and prompted the PGA Tour to find funding to stem an exit flow of talent that was attracted to the breakaway tour and threatened the future of the golfing establishment. With Saudi Arabia walking away, a new board is scrambling to find funds to sustain the league beyond this 2026 season. Questions surround the futures of some of the biggest names in the sport. Jon Rahm signed with LIV in December 2023 for a reported $300m (£222m).
Published: April 30, 2026 6:00 pm
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