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LIV Golf Faces Uncertain Future Without Saudi Funding

LIV Golf has since moved to stabilize its future, announcing a new board and the search for long-term financial partners.
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LIV Golf Faces Uncertain Future Without Saudi Funding
Lee Westwood of Majesticks GC tees off at 16th hole on day two of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, Singapore on March 15, 2025. Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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A controversial Saudi-backed golf league is expected to lose much of its funding in a shift that experts say could weaken it and further empower the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA).

LIV Golf, which uses the Roman numerals for the 54 holes at its event, shook the professional golf world in 2022. Backed by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, it recruited top PGA Tour players.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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