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LIV Golf timeline: 17 key events
LIV Golf ends after Saudi funding withdrawal, reshaping golf's financial landscape.
In brief
LIV Golf ends after Saudi funding withdrawal, reshaping golf's financial landscape. LIV Golf files for bankruptcy after Saudi investment fund stops funding, ending its 5-year run with 62 tournaments and $5 billion in spending. Originally reported by Golf.
October 2021
Greg Norman accepts CEO role for LIV Golf Investments, majority stake held by Saudi Public Investment Fund.
March 2022
LIV Golf announces eight 2022 events with $225 million prize money.
May 2022
Dustin Johnson signs $125 million deal with LIV Golf, joining Talor Gooch and European legends.
June 2022
Phil Mickelson signs multiyear contract with LIV, adding Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.
August 2022
Cameron Smith joins LIV with Marc Leishman and other top players.
March 2023
Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship, becoming first active LIV player to win major.
June 2023
PGA Tour and Saudi fund sign framework agreement to end litigation but never formalize it.
December 2023
Jon Rahm signs with LIV Golf after joining the league.
What to remember
LIV Golf files for bankruptcy after Saudi investment fund stops funding, ending its 5-year run with 62 tournaments and $5 billion in spending.
