LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed professional golf league that disrupted the sport since its 2022 launch, will shut down after five contentious years, according to reports on Thursday.
The circuit, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, challenged the established PGA Tour and DP World Tour by offering massive guaranteed contracts to top players and adopting a team-based format with 54-hole, no-cut events.
LIV Golf's final event was held in Indianapolis in August 2026, where fans gathered around tournament signage as the league approached its conclusion. The shutdown marks the end of a turbulent period in professional golf that featured antitrust lawsuits, player defections, and an eventual framework agreement between the PIF and the PGA Tour announced in June 2023.
Details regarding the winding down of operations, player contracts, and the league's assets were not immediately disclosed.
