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By Ryan Herrington
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At LIV Golf’s Mexico City event two weeks ago, CEO Scott O’Neil acknowledged publicly

that the league’s funding was only guaranteed through the end of this season. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that O’Neil will formally tell LIV Golf players and staff as soon as Thursday that Saudi’s Public Investment Fund will no longer bankroll the league after 2026. Not long after the news broke, Sports Business Journal reported that Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the PIF, was stepping as chairman of the LIV Golf board. Exactly what that means for LIV’s remaining schedule is unclear; on Tuesday the league announced the postponement of its event in New Orleans. Will other LIV events suffer a similar fate? Meanwhile, Golf Digest's Joel Beall reports that the PGA Tour has been approached by agents of LIV Golf players about a return, but they are being told the terms and pathways will be more restrictive.