LIV Golf’s $5 Billion Path to Bankruptcy | Big Take

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LIV Golf split the professional circuit early this decade with its flashy tournaments and payouts that outstripped what golfers were earning on PGA tours. Now, after five years — and more than $5 billion in investments from the Saudi Public Investment Fund — LIV filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On today’s Big Take podcast, Golf.com (http://golf.com)’s Sean Zak joins host David Gura to explore why LIV wasn’t able to convert lavish spending and an attention-grabbing feud with the PGA into big audience numbers. Zak explores the prospect for a player-owned LIV 2.0 and looks at whether the upstart tour was ultimately good for professional golf. Read more: LIV’s Great Saudi-Backed Assault on Golf Ends With Whimper (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/liv-s-great-saudi-backed-assault-on-golf-ends-with-whimper?srnd=undefined) LIV Golf Files Bankruptcy With Post-Saudi Future Uncertain (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/liv-golf-files-for-bankruptcy-wit

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