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LIV Golf shuts down after Saudi funding ends
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- Background
LIV Golf launches with Saudi PIF backing at Centurion Club near London
The Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series staged its first event near London in June 2022, drawing stars away from the PGA Tour.
- Background
Saudi wealth fund PIF says it will stop funding LIV Golf after 2026
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund said its backing of LIV Golf would end after the 2026 season, leaving the breakaway tour seeking new investors.
LIV Golf is over: Saudi money dries up and the tour shuts down
After almost five years and billions from Saudi Arabia, the LIV Golf tour has announced it is ceasing play for good. Here is how it came to this.