Is LIV Golf shutting down? Everything we know as funding ‘set to be pulled’

SportGolfIs LIV Golf shutting down? Everything we know as funding ‘set to be pulled’LIV Golf’s next event, in Mexico, is set to go ahead of Thursday amid reports that the breakaway Saudi-backed league is set to have its funding pulled Jack Rathborn & Jamie BraidwoodThursday 16 April 2026 08:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2958709To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/liv-golf-news-announcement-pif-saudi-arabia-b2958729.html","title":"Is LIV Golf shutting down? Everything we know as funding ‘set to be pulled’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-2412","index":0}LIV Golf is set to have its funding ‘pulled’, according to reports, after spending more than $5bn (Getty)Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news","/sport"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Golf","regSo...