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Bryson DeChambeau admits he didn't expect Saudi backed LIV Golf to pull funding

Bryson DeChambeau admitted on Tuesday he had been caught unawares when LIV Golf's Saudi backers pulled their funding of the breakaway circuit, saying "we didn't really see that coming".

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Australia's Lucas Herbert wins LIV Virginia title after exciting weekend

Australian Lucas Herbert captured his first LIV Golf title in wire-to-wire fashion on Sunday, holding off Spain's Sergio Garcia to win LIV Golf Virginia by four strokes.

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Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour should be open to player returns from LIV Golf

World number two Rory McIlroy questions LIV Golf's ability to find new investors after Saudi backers pull out, but said on Friday the PGA Tour should be open to players wanting to return.

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Lucas Herbert shoots 63 to maintain six-shot lead at LIV Virginia

Australia's Lucas Herbert bettered his stellar first round by a shot and opened up a six-shot gulf between him and the field at LIV Golf ⁠Virginia on Friday in Potomac Falls, Va.

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Cameron Smith 'excited' about LIV future despite funding uncertainty

Former world number two Cameron Smith has shrugged off concerns the LIV Golf tour's ⁠days are numbered, saying he had been given every assurance it will continue beyond this year despite the loss ‌of Saudi Arabian backing.

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With the nation walking away, has LIV Golf been a failure for Saudi Arabia?

Throwing more than $5 billion at a divisive new tour and walking away after five seasons does not look like good business, but LIV Golf wasn't all bad news for Saudi Arabia.

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Newcastle's Eddie Howe insists Saudi owners remain committed to club's success

Manager Eddie Howe said on Friday that Newcastle United's Saudi Arabian owners remained as committed ⁠as ever to the club's success, even as their Public Investment Fund prepares to cut ties with the LIV Golf series.

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Saudi Public Investment Fund to cut LIV Golf backing following 2026 season

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is cutting funding for the breakaway LIV Golf league after the 2026 season, a spokesperson from the fund told AFP on Thursday.

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LIV Golf confirms new independent board with PIF backing set to end

LIV Golf moved quickly to establish a new direction on Thursday after confirmation ⁠that Saudi backing for the rebel circuit is set to end, announcing a new board and the search for ‌new long-term financial partners.

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What's next for LIV Golf without its Saudi backers?

LIV Golf is exploring a range of strategic opportunities to reposition its business now that ⁠Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is pulling funding from the breakaway circuit after the 2026 season, sources close to the matter told Reuters on ‌Wednesday.

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Saudi Arabia set to pull funding from LIV Golf at the end of the season

LIV Golf plans to tell players and staff by Thursday ⁠that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will stop funding the circuit after this season, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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PGA Tour exploring pathway for for LIV golfers return amid Saudi Arabia uncertainty

The PGA Tour is exploring pathways for players to return from LIV Golf, even as the embattled breakaway circuit scrambles to rebrand and retain its stars ahead of the rumored withdrawal of Saudi funding.

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Jon Rahm eases to emphatic six-shot win in Mexico amid chaotic week for LIV Golf

Jon Rahm cruised to a six-stroke victory with a final round of 64 Sunday at a LIV Golf event in Mexico City overshadowed by reports of behind-the-scenes tour turmoil.

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LIV Golf season to continue despite reports of Saudi Arabia withdrawing funding

LIV Golf on Wednesday moved to reassure players and staff that it remains fully funded, as reports circulated that the breakaway tour is on the verge of collapse due to the possible withdrawal of Saudi Arabian financing.

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'It sucks': Jon Rahm unable to translate LIV form in sticky first round at Augusta

Jon Rahm may be the hottest player on LIV Golf this season, but the ⁠Spaniard was unable to carry that form into the Masters, where he made a disastrous start to the year's first major on Thursday.

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Phil Mickelson to miss Masters & take 'extended' break due to family health matter

LIV Golf's Phil Mickelson will not compete in ⁠next week's Masters and will be out indefinitely as his family deals ‌with a personal health matter, the three-time champion ‌said on Thursday.

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Emotional DeChambeau claims LIV Golf South Africa title after play-off against Rahm

An emotional Bryson DeChambeau beat Jon Rahm ⁠on the first play-off hole to claim the inaugural LIV Golf ‌South Africa title at Steyn City in Johannesburg ‌on Sunday, claiming back-to-back victories on ‌tour after winning in Singapore the previous ‌week.

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DeChambeau takes two-shot lead into final round of inaugural LIV Golf event in South Africa

American Bryson DeChambeau carded ⁠two eagles as he took a two-shot lead ‌following the third round of ‌the inaugural LIV Golf ‌event in South Africa on ‌Saturday, as home favourites Southern ‌Guard led the team competition at Steyn City.

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DeChambeau opens up two-shot lead at LIV Golf in South Africa

Bryson DeChambeau sunk a ⁠birdie on the par five 18th hole to open ‌a two-shot lead after the second ‌round of the inaugural LIV ‌Golf event on the African ‌soil being staged at Johannesburg's ‌Steyn City on Friday.

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Emotions run high as LIV Golf tees off on the African continent

Bryson DeChambeau and Charles Howell III hold a one-shot lead at eight ⁠under-par after the opening round of LIV Golf's debut event in Africa at Steyn City in Johannesburg on Thursday, ‌but for the South Africans in the field it was a moment to ‌savour.

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'Relieved' Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf event in Hong Kong

Jon Rahm said he was "very relieved" after scoring a final-round 64 to win the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong by three shots on Sunday.

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Jon Rahm's Ryder Cup future uncertain after being left out of DP World Tour

Jon Rahm's participation in next year's Ryder Cup in Ireland could be in ⁠doubt after the Spaniard was not included in a group of eight LIV Golf players granted dispensation ‌by the DP World Tour on Saturday.

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Anthony Kim captures first title in 16 years at LIV Adelaide to cap remarkable story

An "overwhelmed" Anthony Kim outplayed two-time major winner Jon Rahm to capture his maiden LIV Golf title Sunday and his first on any tour since 2010 to complete an amazing redemption story.

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Patrick Reed becomes second high-profile exit from LIV Golf back to PGA Tour

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed has decided to leave Saudi-funded LIV Golf ‍and is seeking reinstatement of his PGA Tour membership for the 2027 season, the American said on ​Wednesday.