Saudi Arabia to end LIV Golf funding, while league appoints new chairman | Golf News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Trending Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has confirmed funding to the breakaway LIV Golf league would be cut after the 2026 season. LIV Golf announced on Thursday a new board and a new business strategy as it tries to forge ahead without Saudi funding, which allowed the league to launch nearly four years ago with oversized contracts and prize funds. list 1 of 4‘Win for Kenya’: Marathon record-breaker Sawe returns to hero’s welcome list 2 of 4Arsenal cruelly denied penalty by VAR in Champions League draw at Atletico list 3 of 4Sri Lanka’s government ‘temporarily’ takes over cricket board list 4 of 4Afghan women’s refugee team allowed to play in FIFA tournaments Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, who was behind the creation of LIV Golf, is no longer listed as its chair.
Published: April 30, 2026 3:06 pm
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