LIV Golf

LIV Golf is the Saudi-backed professional golf tour that launched in 2022, redefining the sport with high purses, guaranteed contracts, and a controversial merger with the PGA Tour in 2024. The league has attracted top names like Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Bryson DeChambeau, while sparking debates over its impact on traditional golf. With events in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, LIV Golf offers a shorter season, team formats, and innovative formats like shotgun starts. Its rapid rise has reshaped the golf landscape, challenging the PGA Tour’s long-standing dominance.

LIV Golf enters its fifth season in 2026 with a reshaped field after the 2024 merger with the PGA Tour. The league’s 14-event schedule features expanded purses and a mix of individual and team-based formats. Recent headlines highlight Bryson DeChambeau’s strategic pivot toward LIV as a backup plan amid shifting PGA Tour dynamics, while Dustin Johnson received a PGA Tour invite—though Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson declined to participate. Rumors of Saudi Arabia’s evolving sports investment strategy have also sparked discussions about LIV Golf’s long-term stability.