LIV Golf to end season early and cancel the Michigan team event
LIV Golf is ending its 2026 season early, canceling its Michigan event to focus on a transition to a new business model for 2027. The league, which has been funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, aims to become player-owned.
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The restructuring of LIV Golf marks a significant shift in the professional golf landscape and the sustainability of alternative sports leagues.
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LIV Golf is ending its season one week earlier than planned, announcing Monday it will not hold the team championship in Michigan next week and instead crown the team champion this week 20 miles north of Indianapolis.
The 12 events this year — New Orleans was previously postponed — is the smallest schedule for LIV since it was launched with massive Saudi Arabia funding in 2022 and featured eight tournaments.
Jon Rahm already has clinched the individual season title for the third straight year. LIV Golf Indianapolis, which starts Thursday at The Club at Chatham Hills, will determine who finishes second and third among the players, and the top team.
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