What caused the end of LIV Golf – and what happens next?

6 Nov 2026 • 3:02 AM MYT
The Independent
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What caused the end of LIV Golf – and what happens next?

  • LIV Golf has announced an orderly wind-down of its operations following the collapse of a financing deal worth more than £200 million.
  • The breakaway tour filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing.
  • Potential backers BC Partners Credit pulled out of a recapitalisation deal due to an exodus of key players.
  • Star golfers such as Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, and Tyrrell Hatton left the league after playing contracts were cancelled.
  • The termination of the Restructuring Support Agreement officially ends the controversial breakaway golf circuit.

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