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Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Shuts Down After Five-Year Challenge to PGA Tour

Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Shuts Down After Five-Year Challenge to PGA Tour
World Sports · 09:40:01 - Sunday, 8 November 2026

Saudi-backed LIV Golf is shutting down after five years of attempting to rival the PGA Tour, according to reports on November 5, 2026.

The league, financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, had sought to disrupt professional golf with lucrative contracts and a team-based format. Its closure marks the end of a high-profile challenge to the established PGA Tour.

Details on the winding-down process and the future of contracted players were not immediately disclosed.

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