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Speculation over the future of LIV Golf is growing as “a bombshell announcement” is expected soon: What we know

Reports claim LIV Golf could shut down immediately, with players and staff reportedly facing payment issues ahead of Mexico City event.

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Update: Apr 15th, 2026 09:03 EDT

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Speculation is intensifying that the LIV Golf League could be on the brink of shutting down immediately, a development that would leave stars such as Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm facing serious uncertainty about their future.

Bombshell claims spark shutdown rumors

According to well-connected golf insider Ryan French of Monday Q, a “bombshell announcement on LIV’s future is imminent.” French later expanded on those claims during an X Spaces session Tuesday night.

“I have some pretty good sources and I’ve heard that some other people have sources that LIV is shutting down.

“I’m 99.99% confident. I know there was an email sent, I’ve talked to some agents, I’ve talked to a player, yeah, I think it’s happening.”

French also suggested wider operational issues behind the scenes.

“I’ve got everything from, and these are people that I trust, that you guys know. Players didn’t get paid today, power went out because the bill wasn’t paid, employees didn’t get paid. Stuff like that.

“There is definitely a lot going on… Things are not good.”

Ive heard from multiple sources that a bombshell announcement on LIVs future is imminent.

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— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) April 15, 2026

Players and agents reportedly hear concerns

French urged followers to “stay near their phones” ahead of LIV Golf Mexico City, which is scheduled to begin Thursday, suggesting the tour could potentially shut down before the first tee shot is struck.

“That’s the thing that’s up in the air,” French said. “I’m not sure they’re going to tee it up this week, maybe this week and that’s it.”

Timing questions ahead of Mexico City event

Pre-tournament press conferences scheduled for Tuesday were cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday due to “technical issues,” according to LIV Golf communications.

A format that split opinion

Since its foundation in 2021, the Saudi-backed tour has spent enormous sums in an attempt to attract talent from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Many resisted, but others, including Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson, were enticed.

In addition to the financial incentives, several LIV golfers cited a lighter schedule as a key reason for switching tours. However, the format, three-round, 54-hole events, no cuts, and guaranteed payments for participation, has raised questions over its competitiveness and prevented LIV players from earning world ranking points until this year, when the tour moved to a more traditional 72-hole format.

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High-profile exits and changing priorities

Koepka and Reed, major winners who made the controversial switch, both left LIV at the end of their contracts in 2025.

Koepka was reinstated to the PGA Tour, at significant personal cost, and explained he wanted to spend more time near his family in the United States rather than be bound by LIV’s more international schedule.

Reed, meanwhile, also cited family as one of the reasons for his departure, but tellingly spoke of his desire to play “traditionalist” golf against the world’s best players. The Texan is expected to return to the PGA Tour in late summer and is currently playing on the DP World Tour in the meantime.

Mounting financial losses

According to reports in October last year, LIV Golf Ltd, the entity that manages LIV Golf’s activities outside the United States, reported losses of $461.8 million, following losses of $462 million in 2024, $396 million in 2023 and $244 million in 2022.

When LIV Golf’s U.S. business is also taken into account, the league has spent more than $5 billion in a (so far) unsuccessful attempt to overtake the PGA Tour.