agreement with a lead investor<\/a> that would sustain a new version of the league for 2027.<\/p>\n\u201cBy concluding the season now, we can put our full resources behind what comes next and maintain the operational rigor this transition demands,\u201d LIV CEO Scott O\u2019Neil said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are reimagining LIV Golf as a fundamentally new league owned by the players and anchored in a sustainable business model, with an evolved fan experience built for the markets where the game is growing fastest across the globe and the support of world-class partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cancellation of LIV Golf Michigan was not surprising. There have been reports in recent weeks the tournament had not even started preparing with grandstands and other amenities. LIV Golf said ticket holders would get refunds.<\/p>\n
In another cost-cutting move LIV attributed to \u201cunavoidable changes in the entertainment program,\u201d the league informed Thomas Rhett and Disco Lines their live performances would not take place at LIV Golf Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
The final event with a $20 million purse that pays $4 million to the winner could be the last big payoff for LIV and its 57 players. LIV did not identify the lead investor or how much of a cash infusion was involved, or say whether it was an investment or a loan.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neil has said the LIV 2.0 version for 2027 and onward would involve making players equity owners. He referred to it as a \u201csecond bite at the apple\u201d being equity instead of cash.<\/p>\n
But this likely is the end of $20 million purses for individual outcomes, and there already has been cutbacks. Rahm earned $6 million for winning the points title, down from $18 million the previous two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we concentrate on finishing the season strong and building the next chapter of LIV Golf, we\u2019ll carry the energy and enthusiasm our fans have shown us into what comes next,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n
The format for the 2027 season and the rosters also remain unclear. Still to be determined is whether Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau \u2014 the two biggest names \u2014 and other players who joined the league for its exorbitant prize money will want to stay for LIV 2.0.<\/p>\n
As for the final event, Joaquin Niemann, Lucas Herbert and Tyrrell Hatton are in the mix for third place, which pays a $1 million bonus. DeChambeau is comfortably in second, which pays $3 million.<\/p>\n
Dustin Johnson\u2019s 4Aces team has a narrow lead over Australia-based Ripper, with Rahm\u2019s Legion XIII and Bryson DeChambeau\u2019s Crushers team all in the mix for the team title.<\/p>\n
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