LIV Enough could finally be done.
BC Partners has dropped its plan to fund LIV Golf in 2027 and help the league transition into “LIV 2.0.” Financial times announced Wednesday. LIV Golf will now reportedly seek liquidation of its remaining assets, likely marking the end of a venture that once caused a stir in the golf world.
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LIV Golf had worked to survive after the dark season of 2026. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which has reportedly poured more than $5 billion into the league, announced earlier this year that it would not be returning to the LIV Golf development. LIV will then file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
He found a partner in BC, which seemed like a lifeline for the venture when he tried to launch “LIV 2.0” without the funding of Saudi Arabia. BC partners have committed to invest approximately $300 million into the new alliance — provided certain conditions are met. One of those conditions involved retaining top talent, which LIV Golf has been working on in recent weeks.
A number of major names have either already left LIV Golf or plans have been announced. Chief among them, Jon Rahm, announced his departure from LIV last month On Tuesday, he said he would make a Brooke Koepka-style deal if he was offered to return to the PGA Tour.
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The DP World Tour has drawn a strong line in the arena announcing golfers this fall He would not be able to play in both of his tournaments and certainly LIV Golfsomething that has been taken for granted in recent years. Tyrrell Hatton, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell have also announced their retirement from LIV Golf.
While he’s not alone, Bryson DeChambeau was essentially the only major name still agreeing with “LIV 2.0.” It carries a lot of weight, but LIV Golf is undoubtedly in a very, very different league without the other big names it once had.
BC Partners, according to Athletica, no longer believed LIV Golf had enough players to launch a viable league. Neither LIV Golf nor BC Partners have yet to comment publicly. LIV Golf is due in court for a bankruptcy hearing on Thursday in New Jersey, which will officially begin the liquidation process.
Now it seems “LIV 2.0” will never make it to the course.
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What next for Bryson DeChambeau?
It is unclear how the PGA Tour and DP World Tours would react to LIV Golf closing for good, if that were to officially happen. But DeChambeau is undoubtedly in a tough spot with his golf career.
DeChambeau won twice on the LIV Golf Tour this past season and finished second in the season long race. He dropped out of the first three major championships of the season before finishing T14 at the British Open – which, however, followed. Wild, penalty second round at Royal Birkdale. The two-time major champion will match everyone on “LIV 2.0” in the coming weeks, and he last month on the “Remaining” podcast He thought that the new version of the treaty would make “full financial sense” and be “forever”.
But now DeChambeau seems homeless.
Bryson DeChambeau is fully behind “LIV 2.0” after losing the Saudi-funded league.
(Associated Press)
As things currently stand, DeChambeau could commit to playing on the DP World Tour full time and earn his PGA Tour card back. Patrick Reed, who left LIV Golf, doing the entire 2026 campaign, and will return to the PGA Tour next season.
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DeChambeau could also negotiate a deal with the PGA Tour to return immediately. Brooks Koepka received a lot in January, though the “Returning Member Program” cost him an estimated $85 million in earnings. It is unclear if the Tour will offer this again or what it will look like this time around.
Or, DeChambeau could do his thing and just show more support. Hey He said earlier this year that he would be open continuing to grow his YouTube channel and “play in tournaments that want me.” Probably, that way could not be sustained for a long time, unless he obtained the patronage of the mayor.