LIV Golf players explore PGA Tour return as funding uncertainty grows
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Updated · ESPN · Apr 30
LIV Golf players explore PGA Tour return as funding uncertainty grows
12 articles · Updated · ESPN · Apr 30
Representatives have approached the PGA Tour after reports Saudi Arabia's PIF will end LIV backing after 2026 and chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan will step down.
The PGA Tour is weighing stricter return terms after its January programme expired, with CEO Brian Rolapp saying only players who help the tour would be welcomed back.
Possible returnees include Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, while Patrick Reed becomes eligible in August; LIV also postponed a June New Orleans event as it seeks new investors.
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