With PGA now aligned with Asian Tour, will LIV Golf announce before 8/15 that it is shutting down?
77% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 30 predictions cast.
LIV Golf did not shut down. On Aug. 5, 2026, CEO Scott O'Neil said the Saudi-backed league had reached an agreement with a new lead investor to keep it operating beyond the 2026 season, ending months of speculation about its future following the PGA Tour's alignment with the Asian Tour. O'Neil, speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, did not name the investor or disclose the size of the investment, saying terms were expected to be finalized and the deal closed in September. Under the emerging structure, LIV players would become majority equity holders in the league, a first for a major global sports circuit, with more than a dozen additional parties expressing interest as minority investors. The league said it plans to play 10 events in 2027, including five team "majors" at international sites and five "signature events" in the United States. The announcement came amid market speculation, fueled by stalled unification talks with the PGA Tour, that LIV might wind down. Community forecasters largely anticipated this outcome: 77% predicted LIV would not announce a shutdown before Aug. 15, correctly reading the league's public commitment to continuing operations.