LIV Golf has cancelled its final 2026 event whilst the league has a new investor to replace the backing of the Saudi PIF.
LIV Golf has cancelled its final 2026 event in Michigan after confirming in a statement the Indianapolis event will be the golf league’s closer.
In a statement made via Instagram, the organisation confirmed the LIV Golf Michigan event (originally scheduled for 27-30 August), has been cancelled and tickets will be refunded to customers.
LIV Golf, which recently secured additional funding after its previous primary backer the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) pulled its investment in April.
Tickets for its Michigan event were no longer being sold and the league has opted to instead focus on “building its next chapter”.
“LIV Golf recognises the disappointment these changes may bring for fans, local stakeholders, Thomas Rhett and Disco Lines, and appreciate the significant time and effort invested by the artists and their teams.
“LIV Golf is grateful to the Pulte Family Foundation for their partnership and support.”
With LIV Golf Indianapolis now acting as the 2026 season’s final event, four rounds of stroke play will be contested between the 57-player field.
The final season rankings will be determined after Indianapolis with a confirmed champion and top three finishing places decided. The LIV team championship was also determined at Indianapolis.
The Telegraph has reported the top payout for the golfers championship will be slashed in half from £3m to £1.5m, while £40m will be lost in team purses.
Michigan is not the only cancelled event this year. The LIV Golf Louisiana event in New Orleans (28 June) was cancelled in the wake of the PIF pulling its investment in April. It was set to make $30m for the league’s teams and players.
The future of LIV Golf
In July, LIV Golf told Insider Sport a new strategic investor was moving in a “positive direction”, and that investment landed in the form of an unnamed investor.
At the time of announcing its new investment, Scott O’Neil, CEO, said the deal will “anchor the transaction and play a key role in supporting the path forward for the League’s next era, driven by and for the players”.
He also said the league is “seeing strong interest from more than a dozen additional parties to potentially serve as minority investors, creating a multi-partner model built for long-term stability and growth”.
However, with slashed prize money, cancelled events costing players and teams tens of millions, as well as PIF dropping out after being the primary backer pouring in billions to front up the project, LIV Golf is heading into its most challenging period next year.
This is compounded with reports that Jon Rahm, arguably the greatest signee from the PGA Tour, is expected to exit the league and rejoin the PGA next year.
The Tee Times has reported that LIV Golf Indianapolis will be Rahm’s his last event with the league, after he has already struck a deal with the PGA Tour for a return next year.
Rahm is expected to adhere to a deal that would see him issue official apology letters to the PGA Tour for leaving in 2023, similar to five-time major winner Brooks Koepka when he returned to the tour in 2026.
