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LIV Golf to lay off majority of staff amid ‘compressed timeline’ for new investors

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 27 August 2026 at 3:36 am

LIV Golf to lay off majority of staff amid ‘compressed timeline’ for new investors

Saudi Arabia’s PIF have ended financial support Chief executive working on deal but needs players’ buy-in LIV Golf informed the majority of its workforce on Wednesday that they will be laid off in the first week of September.

The news ⁠comes three days after the 2026 season concluded in Indianapolis and four months after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it was ending its financial support ⁠of the league after ⁠spending more than $5bn over the past five years.

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LIV Golf to lay off majority of staff amid ‘compressed timeline’ for new investors

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