15-20 LIV Golf players could return to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour soon
LIV Golf players are expected to be told that the Saudi Public Investment Fund will pull funding at the end of 2026. The tour will look to secure alternate funding for next season and beyond, but with the significant losses that LIV has been operating at in previous seasons, that’s going to be a tall task.
Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images LIV Golf players are expected to be told that the Saudi Public Investment Fund will pull funding at the end of 2026. The tour will look to secure alternate funding for next season and beyond, but with the significant losses that LIV has been operating at in previous seasons, that’s going to be a tall task. Meanwhile, LIV Louisiana is set to be postponed until the tour can find a new source of funding, leaving a near-two-month gap between LIV events in the middle of major season.
With so much uncertainty in the air, a number of players are eyeing the exit door. Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images LIV Golf players could seek return to PGA Tour and DP World Tour If LIV were to fold, there would be a mass exodus back to the PGA Tour by players. Bryson DeChambeau has already been spotted speaking to PGA Tour officials about his options at The Masters, and he won’t be the only one.
Two big-name players, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed, have already jumped ship. Koepka agreed to a deal with the PGA Tour to return this year. Meanwhile, Reed is spending a season on the DP World Tour while serving his one-year suspension.
According to a report from Monday Q, who broke the news of PIF pulling funding two weeks ago, a “top LIV player” believes 15-20 players may be able to return via the PGA or DP World Tour. This source was unnamed, and the players who would be granted a return are still unknown. But looking at the LIV Golf roster it isn’t difficult to predict which named CEO Brian Rolapp would welcome back.