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What was the former president of LIV Golf doing presenting a trophy to Cubarsí at the World Championship?

Alejandro Rodríguez — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:44:22 +0000

Yasir Al-Rumayyan reappeared on the podium of the New York/New Jersey final to present the Spanish centre-back with the tournament’s Best Young Player award. His presence had no direct link to LIV Golf, but it was linked to Aramco, the PIF and Saudi Arabia’s growing bet on football. Golf slipped in through an unexpected crack […]

The PIF has so far provided only a third of what LIV Golf needs to finish the year

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:20:27 +0000

LIV Golf has received more money from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, but not enough to dispel doubts about the end of its season. According to the Financial Times, the Saudi sovereign fund has injected around US$200 million since it said in April that it would stop funding the competition beyond 2026. […]

DeChambeau says that a new LIV Golf would only make sense as a team event

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:56:38 +0000

The calendar of LIV Golf continues into 2026, although the reality is that the tournaments matter far less than the league’s future. This week it is being played in Busan, in South Korea, on the Asiad Country Club course, however there is hardly any talk about the sporting side and instead about what will happen […]

More uncertainty for LIV: the Louisiana tournament is reportedly being postponed

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:11:20 +0000

Various media outlets in the United States, including a local television station, have reported in the last few hours that the LIV Golf tournament that was due to take place from 25 to 28 June in Louisiana is going to be postponed. According to reports, an official statement is expected this Tuesday. The report suggests […]

Scott O’Neill says in an email that LIV Golf is guaranteed in 2026

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:39:36 +0000

The continuity of LIV Golf is only guaranteed until the end of the 2026 season. The Fondo Soberano de Inversión Pública Saudí (PIF) will cut funding when that year ends. That was stated by journalist Brett Baier on a prime-time programme on FOX, the network that holds the broadcast rights to the Saudi league in […]

The PIF approves another $267 million in funding for LIV Golf

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:47:56 +0000

The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its commitment to LIV Golf. The entity known as the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has approved a new capital injection of 266.6 million dollars, thus raising the total investment made in the circuit to 5.3 billion dollars since its launch, as detailed in an interesting […]

The LPGA opens its doors to Saudi money

Manuel Arenas Ortiz — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:18:21 +0000

The LPGA Tour and Golf Saudi have sealed an alliance marking a new milestone in women’s golf. The American circuit will return in 2026 to the Shadow Creek Golf Club, in Las Vegas, to compete in the Aramco Championship, a tournament co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour (LET) that will be part of the PIF […]

The new CEO of the PGA Tour speaks for the first time about LIV and the PIF

Alejandro Rodríguez — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:11:45 +0000

Brian Rolapp had his first meeting with some media on Tuesday just minutes after his official appointment as the new CEO of the PGA Tour, replacing Jay Monahan. Discussions with the PIF and the relationship with LIV Golf were some of the main topics he addressed. He referred to this matter for the first time, […]

PGA Tour-PIF negotiation: if it’s not a stalemate, it looks very much like one

Alejandro Rodríguez — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:43:40 +0000

Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, appeared before the media this Tuesday for a lengthy hour ahead of the THE PLAYERS Championship. It’s his most intense annual meeting with the press. There is no time limit or questions. Another matter, of course, is whether the answers are more or less pleasing. For the third […]

Tiger, Scott and Monahan meet with Al Rumayyan at the White House with Trump as host

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:59 +0000

A few hours after trying to establish in Saudi Arabia a very particular roadmap for resolving the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the President of the United States Donald Trump received all the protagonists of the conflict that the global golf world has been experiencing since the emergence of LIV Golf at the White House. This […]