LIV Golf CEO refuses to guarantee circuit's remaining events will go on as scheduled with awkward sales pitch

Despite the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announcing that it would cut off all funding to the breakaway circuit after the 2026 season wraps up, the plan and expectation have been to complete the campaign as scheduled.Despite there only being four events left on LIV's calendar for the year, a recent report from Front Office Sports has added speculation of those four events going off unscathed.LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil during day two of LIV Golf Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama on June 5, 2026, in Cadiz, Spain.(Octavio Passos/Getty Images)A high-ranking executive from a major partner of LIV Golf told the outlet that "every remaining tournament is on the fence" before claiming that LIV "doesn’t know if or when the PIF will shut off the spigot."LIV GOLF COULD REPORTEDLY RUN OUT OF MONEY BEFORE WRAPPING UP 2026 SEASON AFTER SAUDIS PULL FUNDINGOn Tuesday, two days after the report claiming LIV's remaining events could be in jeopardy, O'Neil joined CNBC and was asked if he could guarantee that the league would complete its season as scheduled."I can say that they've been terrific partners so far," O'Neil began, referring to the Saudis funding LIV Golf.

"You have to take an incredible organization like PIF at their word, and they've been very public about funding us through the season.We are full steam ahead, the players are locked in, the management team is locked in."CEO of LIV Golf, Scott O'Neil looks on during day three of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 18, 2026, in Mexico City.

(Hector Vivas/Getty Images)CAMERON SMITH CONVENIENTLY SAYS GOLF PRIZE MONEY NEEDS TO 'COME BACK' DOWN AFTER CASHING IN WITH LIV GOLFWith O'Neil's answer having nothing to do with the question he was asked about guaranteeing that the remaining four events would go on as planned, he was asked again, only to avoid it once more."What I can guarantee is that there is a heck of a return if you come and invest in this business," O'Neil concluded.Speculation about LI...

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