{"id":608580,"date":"2026-04-15T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608580\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:54:16","slug":"a-bombshell-announcement-on-livs-future-is-imminent-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608580\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Bombshell Announcement On LIV&#8217;s Future Is Imminent&#8217;: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-8239bafc-cd7c-42e4-882b-41ae70bec355\">Speculation is mounting over the future of the LIV Golf League after one report on social media stated that &#8220;a bombshell announcement&#8221; on the PIF-backed circuit&#8217;s future is &#8220;imminent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4bfd049f-9f65-49bb-8067-4c8f50fb5ff8\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This past year has already seen plenty of change for LIV, with the switch to 72 holes, the addition of OWGR points for the top-10 finishers at each event and key alterations to a couple of its franchises all occurring.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4bfd049f-9f65-49bb-8067-4c8f50fb5ff8-1\">In terms of what could be next, only time will truly tell. However, Monday Q Info &#8211; which is run by Ryan French &#8211; has claimed something significant is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>Posting via X late on Tuesday night, Monday Q Info&#8217;s account wrote: \u201cI\u2019ve heard from multiple sources that a bombshell announcement on LIV\u2019s future is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don\u2019t give out gambling advice but if you\u2019re a prediction market type person I would bet the under of whatever they have posted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ive heard from multiple sources that a bombshell announcement on LIVs future is imminent. We don&#8217;t give out gambling advice but If your\u2019re a prediction market type person I would bet the under of whatever they have posted.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044219443320865197\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044219443320865197\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9ca97d84-628d-4839-bae9-f08641cc84b5\">Also on Tuesday night, the reliable and well-connected French spoke on X Spaces and revealed he had heard from other people he trusts that LIV Golf is &#8220;shutting down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>French has built up his reputation by providing high-quality coverage on lesser-known pros who were trying to make their way in the game from the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer\u2019s guides from our team of experienced experts.<\/p>\n<p>He has spoken to countless players and caddies over the years and now has a network of sources within the game.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on \u2018The Takesmen\u2019 &#8211; a golf-related live group broadcast which was hosted by a user called \u2018Tweeth Mitchell\u2019 on X &#8211; French joined the conversation and said: &#8220;I think everybody should probably stay near their phones\u2026 It&#8217;s happening. It&#8217;s definitely happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have some pretty good sources and I\u2019ve heard that some other people have sources that LIV is shutting down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>            What to read next<\/p>\n<p>French went on to say he had also been told some LIV players and employees were not paid on time.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cI\u2019ve got everything from, and these are people that I trust, that you guys know. Players didn\u2019t get paid today, power went out because the bill wasn\u2019t paid, employees didn\u2019t get paid. Stuff like that. There is definitely a lot going on\u2026 Things are not good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that no official confirmation on the league&#8217;s future has been provided by LIV or the Saudi PIF at the time of writing. Golf Monthly has contacted LIV Golf for comment.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan French from Monday Q Info reports that LIV Golf is about to shut down.Speaking on X Spaces last night, Ryan said:\u201cI think everybody should probably stay near their phones\u2026\u201cI have some pretty good sources and I\u2019ve heard that some other people have sources that LIV is\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/2Lx9fHPMhS pic.twitter.com\/pkIFT2yBeg<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044333577131716650\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044333577131716650\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-82429920-a429-4422-a479-3ae4ad447670\">Nevertheless, LIV Golf&#8217;s pre-Mexico City press conferences set for Tuesday were cancelled hours before being due to take place. LIV Golf Communications said it was simply due to &#8220;technical issues&#8221; and they had been rescheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to French, there is a chance LIV may cease to exist before LIV Golf Mexico City even begins. Alternatively, the team-golf league may not continue on to Virginia next month.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing on &#8216;The Takesmen&#8217;, French said: &#8220;That\u2019s the thing that\u2019s up in the air. I\u2019m not sure they\u2019re going to tee it up this week \u2013 maybe this week and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TfynHZsh6pta669GLdFgQ.jpg\" alt=\"A sign at the LIV Golf Team Championship\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TfynHZsh6pta669GLdFgQ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TfynHZsh6pta669GLdFgQ.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8ff67200-0236-4bf0-9697-8186b0327856\">&#8220;I think you\u2019re going to see some pretty lengthy stories coming out from pretty long-time \u2013 New York Times-type stuff \u2013 out pretty soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had it this afternoon from a very [reliable source] and I\u2019ve been working it all day. And yeah, I\u2019m 99.99% confident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know there was an email sent, I\u2019ve talked to some agents, I\u2019ve talked to a player, yeah, I think it\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2RwLs3KNSasmJtFWwDxTaT.jpg\" alt=\"The Club at Chatham Hills\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2RwLs3KNSasmJtFWwDxTaT.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2RwLs3KNSasmJtFWwDxTaT.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-05707ef2-ac34-4abb-a87b-04d2248e2a3c\">With rumors growing over LIV&#8217;s future, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee &#8211; who has often been heavily critical of the circuit &#8211; was asked by one X user for his take on the situation and what he thought the announcement could be.<\/p>\n<p>Chamblee replied: &#8220;Given that the product was so ill-conceived and ended up being worse than anyone could have imagined &#8211; with shotgun starts, initially 54 holes, a team concept that was nothing but laughable and tournaments that meant and continue to mean nothing, and such a paltry number of viewers, losing billions along the way &#8211; would it surprise anyone if the Saudis came to their corrupted senses and finally euthanized the whole lame-brained tour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Given that the product was so ill-conceived and ended up being worse than anyone could have imagined &#8211; with shotgun starts, initially 54 holes, a team concept that was nothing but laughable and tournaments that meant and continue to mean nothing, and such a paltry number of\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/WJth9YyWAJ<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044244728196280464\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2044244728196280464\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1674da12-d21b-4bdb-bdcd-cc3863fe1eea\">It was revealed by Money In Sport earlier this year that the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/pif-injects-267-million-dollars-liv-golf\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/pif-injects-267-million-dollars-liv-golf\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/pif-injects-267-million-dollars-liv-golf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saudi PIF&#8217;s total investment in LIV Golf had surpassed the $5 billion mark<\/a> recently and that operating losses for 2023 had reached $394 million in 2023 &#8211; an increase of $150 million from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-uk-losses-over-one-billion\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-uk-losses-over-one-billion\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-uk-losses-over-one-billion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LIV Golf&#8217;s UK company had suffered more than $1 billion in total losses<\/a> as of October 2025, made up of a $461 million deficit in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, days after the report emerged last year, LIV Golf CEO <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-half-billion-sponsorship-scott-oneil\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-half-billion-sponsorship-scott-oneil\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-half-billion-sponsorship-scott-oneil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott O&#8217;Neil claimed the business had added &#8220;half a billion in sponsorships&#8221;<\/a> since the start of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, both Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed have departed the big-money circuit and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/bryson-dechambeau-youtube-majors-incredibly-viable-option\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/bryson-dechambeau-youtube-majors-incredibly-viable-option\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/bryson-dechambeau-youtube-majors-incredibly-viable-option\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryson DeChambeau has spoken out about potentially playing YouTube Golf<\/a> either side of the Majors once his LIV contract expires at the end of this term.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation is mounting over the future of the LIV Golf League after one report on social media stated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-608580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}