LIV Golf players left without answers on team championship, league future

LIV Golf players left without answers on team championship, league future

The mystery of whether the LIV Golf team championship will take place remains after players participated in more than 90 minutes of meetings at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey ahead of this week’s LIV event there.

Many of the LIV golfers on site did not stop to speak with reporters after LIV CEO Scott O’Neil met with the captains of the 13 teams. That was followed by a meeting with all the players in the league and team general managers, and then a players-only meeting led by Bryson DeChambeau.

Golfer Thomas Detry told Front Office Sports that there were “no updates” about the team championship or any potential investors, adding that there was “just positive information.”

LIV has four events remaining on its schedule for 2026, with the first coming at the end of the month in the United Kingdom.  Getty Images

Korean Golf Club captain Byeong Hun An told reporters that “we’ll see what happens” with respect to whether the team championship in Michigan takes place as planned.

“We know as much as everyone knows. There’s no no or yes. I’m waiting on it,” he said.

O’Neil will provide a league update to the media Wednesday, according to a schedule released for this week’s LIV Golf New York event.

The event at Trump Bedminster is one of the last on the LIV Golf schedule for 2026, which has been a year of turmoil for the rebel golf league.

LIV’s existence has been called into question following the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s decision to pull its funding for the league after this season, forcing O’Neil to hunt for new investors to keep the league afloat.

Last week, The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro revealed that LIV Golf was on the cusp of landing new investors who would keep the lights on for 2027 and beyond, with the understanding that O’Neil had found roughly the $250 million to $300 million he had been seeking in outside funding.

“There’s still a lot to go, but Scott told us what he knows, and we’re still committed to next year, and hopefully some good comes with it,” LIV golfer Richard Bland said. “We’re in this together. We’re fully backing Scott, and I think probably in the next two to three weeks we’ll have a bigger picture.”


Signs for the LIV GOLF brand are on display in the days leading up to LIV Golf New York tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in New York City.
Signs for the LIV GOLF brand are on display in the days leading up to LIV Golf New York tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in New York City. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

Still, with the future of the league remaining in flux, questions have been raised about whether any LIV golfers are looking to jump ship.

Speaking with reporters Tuesday morning, Cameron Smith expressed optimism that O’Neil will keep the LIV ship afloat.

“I’m a positive guy, so I’ve made no effort to go seek anything else,” he said.

Smith did acknowledge he would return to the PGA Tour “if it was the only option,” but said it would be “a shame” if LIV were to go away.

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