LIV Golf Shuts Down After 5 Years, Ending Its Run on Fox Sports
The Saudi-backed league is winding down despite growing its television audience in 2026 The post LIV Golf Shuts Down After 5 Years, Ending Its Run on Fox Sports appeared first on TheWrap .
LIV Golf, a league backed by Saudi Arabia and vying for a share of the golf television market against the PGA Tour, has announced its shutdown after five years. The decision, revealed during a New Jersey bankruptcy hearing, comes after a proposed rescue investment from BC Partners fell through. LIV, which attracted top golfers like Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, and Bryson DeChambeau, had been trying to build a U.S. TV audience following two seasons on The CW.
Fox Sports, which expanded LIV's coverage in January 2025, had been broadcasting nearly 300 hours of content in 2026. Despite an increase in Nielsen ratings and a final tournament drawing a league-record 702,000 viewers, LIV's audiences remained significantly lower than those of the PGA Tour. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced it would cease financing the league after the 2026 season, leading to the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September. LIV plans to wind down its operations while remaining open to alternative proposals.
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