There is more life in LIV Golf beyond the merger with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
The question about the longevity of the upstart tour became glaring as details of the six-page agreement between the tours was shared with the U.S. Subcommittee on Investigations and became public.
In the document, the implication is LIV Golf’s future will be determined by the PGA Tour.
That’s not the message to players from Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who made the repeat vow to Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, among others, in a meeting Thursday, Koepka said.
“It’s just nice to hear some answers on where things are going and just be up-to-date on everything because it’s a lot easier when you’re hearing from everybody else,” Koepka said. “But when you actually hear from the person that knows what’s going on, it’s nice.”
Dustin Johnson said prior to the U.S. Open that he met with Al-Rumayyan and was assured LIV would operate as planned into next season and beyond.
Johnson said the message was more of the same this week.
“Just to hear it from His Excellency obviously just makes me a lot more confident and is what I thought, but just gives me that much more confidence in where we’re going and what we’re doing,” Johnson said in an interview with Sports Illustrated. “I think LIV’s in a great spot right now and it’s only gonna get better.”
LIV is taking other action that indicates Al-Rumayyan plans to sustain the circuit as the PGA Tour and DP World Tour merger is worked out.
The site of this week’s event, Valderrama in Spain, announced a new multi-year agreement with the course.
–Field Level Media