LIV Golf unveils a reduced 10-event international schedule as it seeks new investors following Saudi Arabia's financial withdrawal. Meanwhile, the 2026 U.S. Open field at Shinnecock Hills will feature 13 LIV players, and prize money for LIV Golf Korea reaches $30 million with a $20 million winner's purse.
Aaron Rai claimed the 2026 PGA Championship title at Aronimink Golf Club, while the golf world's biggest off-course story accelerated: LIV Golf is reportedly laying the groundwork for potential U.S. bankruptcy as Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund prepares to end its funding after the 2026 season. Meanwhile, Brooks Koepka made his return to the PGA Tour, and LIV star Peter Uihlein qualified for the U.S. Open for the first time since 2018.
Aaron Rai claimed his first career major at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, emerging from a crowded leaderboard in a dramatic final round. The Englishman's breakthrough victory came as LIV Golf faces mounting uncertainty, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund set to pull funding at the end of the 2026 season. The golf world now watches closely to see how LIV players — and the broader tour landscape — will be reshaped.
The 2026 PGA Championship is underway at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia, with Scottie Scheffler sharing a seven-way tie for the lead after Round 1. LIV Golf's future remains a major storyline as Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy weigh in on the Saudi Public Investment Fund's decision to pull funding at the end of the 2026 season.
Alex Fitzpatrick held the third-round lead at the Truist Championship as the golf world turns its attention to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, set to begin May 14. Meanwhile, LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil teased major announcements within "the next 10 days" as the Saudi-funded league scrambles to secure new financing after PIF announced it will end its funding at the close of the 2026 season.
The 2026 Truist Championship got underway this week at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, with rain disrupting the opening round and Tommy Fleetwood making an early splash with an eagle on his first hole. Meanwhile, the golf world continues to grapple with the unfolding LIV Golf financial crisis as Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund prepares to exit, leaving players like Bryson DeChambeau still uncommitted to a PGA Tour return ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club next week.
The Cadillac Championship wrapped up at Doral last weekend with a presidential visit adding to the excitement, while LIV Golf's existential crisis deepened as the circuit hired an investment bank in a last-ditch survival bid and Belgian star Thomas Pieters declared he would never return to the PGA Tour. With Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund set to end LIV funding after 2026, the tour is fighting for its future on multiple fronts.
The biggest story in golf this week is the imminent collapse of LIV Golf, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund confirming it will end funding after the 2026 season. As LIV players begin reaching out to the PGA Tour about potential returns, the tour is signaling that any pathway back will come with significantly stricter conditions than those previously offered to Brooks Koepka. Meanwhile, on the course, the Cadillac Championship in Miami is underway.
The brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick claimed the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans title with a clutch birdie on the 72nd hole at TPC Louisiana. On the PGA Tour Champions circuit, Retief Goosen captured the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Georgia. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour prepares for its return to Trump National Doral for the upcoming Cadillac Championship.
The PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans kicked off this week with round one action, while LIV Golf continued its 2026 season at the Singapore Open. The ongoing uncertainty around LIV Golf's future remains a dominant storyline, with Bryson DeChambeau pushing back against speculation he'll leave the league, and the venue set to host LIV's season-ending team championship maintaining full steam ahead with its plans.
LIV Golf's future hangs in serious doubt this week as reports emerged that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may pull its funding, prompting an emergency executive meeting and a rapid response from CEO Scott O'Neil. On the PGA Tour, the 2026 Masters wrapped with Rory McIlroy making history as a back-to-back champion, while the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town kicked off the week after. Meanwhile, LIV Golf broadcasters awkwardly navigated the collapse rumors live on air during the Mexico City event.
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