LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed professional golf league that launched in 2022 as a rival to the PGA Tour, will shut down after a five-year run, according to reports on Thursday.
The decision comes after several top players, including Sergio Garcia, announced their departures from the circuit in recent weeks. Garcia, a former Masters champion, was among the high-profile golfers who had joined LIV Golf during its inception.
The league's closure marks the end of a turbulent period in professional golf that saw the sport split between the established PGA Tour and the upstart Saudi-funded series. LIV Golf's format featured 54-hole tournaments with no cuts, team competitions, and significantly larger prize purses than traditional tour events.
Financial details of the shutdown and the future of player contracts were not immediately disclosed. The league's backers, led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, had invested heavily in player recruitment and tournament infrastructure since the league's launch.
