LIV Golf lays off majority of staff as funding ends

LIV Golf laid off the majority of its staff on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as the Saudi-backed rebel golf tour grapples with an uncertain future following the end of its primary funding. The terminations, which will take effect in the first week of September, come just three days after the circuit concluded its 2026 season in Indianapolis. The mass layoffs were announced to employees in the United States and the United Kingdom. A LIV Golf spokesperson confirmed the action, stating that the funding commitment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which had bankrolled the league since its 2022 launch, reached its conclusion.