LIV Golf's end may be imminent after report signals Saudi Arabia is preparing to cut off funding

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It appears Saudi Arabia has reached its spending limit on LIV Golf.

The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sole funding source of the breakaway golf circuit, announced a new five-year investment strategy Wednesday with a focus on reprioritizing spending, and spending hundreds of millions more dollars on LIV Golf doesn't seem to be part of the plan.

The Financial Times has reported that the PIF is "on the verge of cutting its support" for LIV Golf. An announcement regarding Saudi involvement — or lack thereof — with LIV could come as soon as Thursday, according to the report.

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Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC plays in LIV Golf South Africa at The Club at Steyn City in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 22, 2026. (Johan Rynners/Getty Images)

Author and longtime golf reporter Alan Shipnuck also relayed a message on X from a player's agent that Mohammed bin Salman, the ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, could look to use the ongoing war in Iran as a "force majeure" to cut off LIV's funding.

LIV Golf's immediate future would be up in the air if the Saudi PIF were to cut off funding. How or if the league will continue to operate, and in what capacity, is the great unknown, as is what the future of its many players may look like.

The potentially sport-shifting news comes after many months of speculation that operationally – both front-facing and behind the scenes – things had reached a tipping point in terms of spending, big-name players leaving the circuit and overall interest in LIV Golf hitting a standstill.

In late February, it was reported that LIV Golf's net spending