LIV Is Dead | Defector
Chris Thompson's Defector piece reports that LIV Golf's private backers abandoned the league mid–fifth season, and that CEO Scott O'Neil's plan to relaunch it in 2027 died when a handshake deal with a new investor fell apart days past two unmet deadlines. Multiple reports point to liquidation rather than bankruptcy; the Financial Times blames the collapse on O'Neil's failure to secure enough players, several of whom had already returned to the European tour, which now bans LIV players — and Thompson predicts LIV will be gone for good by spring.
