Despite LIV golf reportedly being in limbo, Westfield event is 'full steam ahead'

Despite rumblings this week that the future of LIV Golf is in limbo due to funding and other issues, the company says the Indianapolis tournament scheduled for August at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield is "full steam ahead. " Reports that LIV executives held an emergency meeting in New York earlier this week were inaccurate, LIV said in an e-mail to IndyStar. Officials from the breakaway tour -- a competitor to the PGA Tour, featuring players such as Bryson DeChambeau, John Rahm and Phil Mickelson -- were summoned to an emergency meeting in New York,  according to a report in The Telegraph , USA Today reported Wednesday.

The meeting came amid speculation fueled by social media Tuesday night that the circuit could be on the verge of shutting down operations. A day later, LIV Golf executives and players were in Mexico City for a four-day tournament that ends Sunday. CEO Scott O'Neil spoke out on Thursday about the financial speculation on the league.

"This notion of secret meetings and, you know, getting summoned to New York. I live in New York, so it's easy to summon myself there," O'Neil told LIV Golf commentator Arlo White. "But it's a lot of reaching and grabbing for headlines.

" O'Neil went on to say, "For us, we're business as usual, but if you want to ask me if this business is tough, I would say absolutely. If you ask me if we were managed very tightly, I would say absolutely. Can this be challenging?