LIV Golf is on the brink of collapse. What’s next for Cam Smith and the rebels?

April 30, 2026 — 7:30pm

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The end of LIV Golf is nigh.

Multiple media reports say the Saudis have decided to cut their eye-watering losses and withdraw funding for the LIV Golf Tour. It will almost certainly sound the death knell of the rebel league, four years after it rocked the sport with its launch under Australian golfing great, Greg Norman, in 2022.

The season is reportedly set to play out - the last LIV Golf event is scheduled for late August - but after that, the likelihood of anyone teeing up in another rebel tournament appears very slim.

LIV officials have recently indicated they would attempt to source other investors and keep going, but given the huge overheads and a history of massive losses, experts believe that’s a longer shot than a Bryson DeChambeau one-wood. The same DeChambeau who was, until recently, seeking A$750m a year to re-sign with LIV Golf.

And the same LIV Golf that has burned through $7 billion so far, reported a A$829m loss in 2024 and is still reportedly losing $140m a month.

So take it as read LIV players and their agents will be scrambling to sort their futures on different tours, and not all will have the same exit ramps. That could even be seen in the paths of the four Australians in LIV: Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas........

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