{"id":614016,"date":"2026-04-18T00:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614016\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:44:10","slug":"liv-golf-ceo-scott-oneil-deleted-interview-saudis-to-fund-until-the-end-of-the-year-bryson-dechambeau-dummy-spit-over-course-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614016\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil deleted interview, Saudis to fund until the end of the year, Bryson DeChambeau dummy spit over course quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil was deleted and re-posted without a key detail about the breakaway league\u2019s future in an eyebrow raising move.<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports posted an interview with the former Philadelphia 76ers chief executive on social media, which was recorded during the first day of LIV\u2019s Mexico City, where O\u2019Neil acknowledged the Saudi-funded league\u2019s financial situation.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffFOX SPORTS, available on Kayo Sports, is streaming The 2026 PGA Tour LIVE &amp; Exclusive | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/golf?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkgolf-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-glf-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Reports circulated far and wide this week that Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund are set to withdraw their funding for LIV Golf.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes after the oil-rich kingdom\u2019s sovereign wealth fund released its new four-year plan with a greater focus on investing in technology and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of the Mexico City tournament, it was reported that O\u2019Neil reassured players and staff that funding would continue for the remainder of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>That is not something LIV has been eager to share publicly, however, and was the crux of the deleted section of O\u2019Neil\u2019s interview with TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is you\u2019re funded through the season and then you work like crazy to create a business plan to keep us going,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s not different from any other private equity-funded business in the history of mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\u2018Is that right?\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/liv-golf-mexico-city-broadcast-fails-due-to-technical-issues-david-feherty-attacks-media-over-reports-of-livs-demise-pga-tour-rbc-heritage-first-round\/news-story\/96025648615ba3699f90af5aec2df08c\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LIV boss attacks PGA, golf media and drops Aussie future hint in fiery interview<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\u2018We are done\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/liv-golf-2026-set-to-lose-funding-from-saudi-arabia-pif-what-next-for-adelaide-tournament-latest-news-future\/news-story\/214eeec5a3ada248e71c04df2fbb03bc\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Inside LIV\u2019s $8bn doom spiral &#8230; and what bombshell means for Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LIV bombshell: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/golf-news-2026-saudi-public-investment-fund-consider-withdrawing-funding-of-liv-golf-future-of-league-in-doubt-latest-news\/news-story\/98a554302ae6109c3a1e55e46630369b\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Silence breaks over Aussie event as e-mail leaks after collapse report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many in the golf world took that line as a clear suggestion that the Saudis have indicated their cut-off point.<\/p>\n<p>While O\u2019Neil\u2019s passionate words about the future of LIV in an interview with LIV commentator Arlo White could also have been interpreted as a pitch to potential investors.<\/p>\n<p>The deletion of the post and the re-posting by TNT Sports with the removal of that line was the latest incident in what has been a tumultuous week for LIV.<\/p>\n<p>After the reports of their impending demise dominated headlines for several days, LIV\u2019s Mexico City event began on Friday morning Australian time in the worst possible fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Five shots were shown on the broadcast before the feed dropped around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>It took two hours for the broadcast to return to screens as LIV lamented a \u201clocal power outage\u201d for the problem.<\/p>\n<p>On the course, a big issue emerged on Saturday morning Australian time as Bryson DeChambeau spat the dummy.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\u2018Sorry, guys&#8230;\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/golf-news-2026-pga-tour-players-react-to-welcoming-back-liv-golfers-where-it-all-went-wrong-for-liv-golf-best-social-media-reactions\/news-story\/6f3744f30183dd213287398e6bc78baa\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Golf world reacts to LIV stunner \u2014 and \u2018hard ball\u2019 price stars must pay for PGA return<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-tour-2026-rbc-heritage-second-round-leaderboard-matt-fitzpatrick-lucky-break-akshay-bhatia-pyscho-scorecard-aussies-in-action\/news-story\/b19dfde0db397eec720c2e3eb6da81b0\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Freak bounce boosts ex-champ\u2019s charge as \u2018psycho scorecard\u2019 stuns $20m PGA event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau hit an errant shot out of a bunker, across a green and into a section of the Playa del Carmen resort course where the grass was bare.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time major winner, who missed the cut at The Masters last week, then unloaded a verbal tirade for about a minute.<\/p>\n<p>In a video taken by a spectator at the course, DeChambeau could be heard complaining to his caddie and called over a rules official to try receive relief from a patch of ground that he believed was not up to standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou got destroyed grass\u2026 oh this is rough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys this is what we\u2019re playing on apparently!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau stands as arguably LIV\u2019s biggest drawcard and O\u2019Neil said that the American loves LIV and is on board going forward despite the clock ticking on his contract, which expires at the end of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm plays his shot from the 15th tee during day two of LIV Golf Mexico City.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jon Rahm is not letting the dark cloud that hangs over LIV get him down.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard leads in Mexico City by one shot from Harold Varner III, Tom McKibbin and Matt Wolff at 10-under par after 36 holes.<\/p>\n<p>After his opening round, the 2023 Masters winner said he was not \u201cwasting time\u201d on the reports about LIV\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil the people in charge told me whether or not the rumours were true, there was no point in dwelling on it or wasting time thinking about it,\u201d Rahm said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were here, we knew we were going to play, so the idea was to prepare for a tournament. That\u2019s all. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince everything happened so suddenly and quickly, I wasn\u2019t too worried about it because we usually know something before the rumours even start. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always someone in the league who knows something. It was so fast that I wasn\u2019t really worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An interview with LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil was deleted and re-posted without a key detail about the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[2095,298080,244250,254,1724,64,63,689,241546,298079,651,2791,182806,296683,298077,298075,296668,298074,298076,755,296506,29459,252324,298078,2184,23956,136997,2041,677,51332,42587,296503,216712,701,51365,298073,296507,14640,121136,296688,153918,85,81845,46863,12000],"class_list":{"0":"post-614016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-american-loves","10":"tag-arlo-white","11":"tag-artificial-intelligence","12":"tag-asia","13":"tag-au","14":"tag-australia","15":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","16":"tag-bombshell-means","17":"tag-boosts-ex-champ","18":"tag-brisbane","19":"tag-central-america","20":"tag-clock-ticking","21":"tag-collapse-report","22":"tag-course-quality","23":"tag-deleted-interview","24":"tag-doom-spiral","25":"tag-dummy-spit","26":"tag-eyebrow-raising-move","27":"tag-golf","28":"tag-golf-ceo","29":"tag-golf-world","30":"tag-key-detail","31":"tag-matt-wolff","32":"tag-mexico","33":"tag-mexico-city","34":"tag-morning-australian-time","35":"tag-north-america","36":"tag-oceania","37":"tag-playa-del-carmen","38":"tag-power-outage","39":"tag-price-stars","40":"tag-public-investment-fund","41":"tag-queensland","42":"tag-quintana-roo","43":"tag-resort-course","44":"tag-rules-official","45":"tag-saudi-arabia","46":"tag-scott-oneil","47":"tag-silence-breaks","48":"tag-sovereign-wealth-fund","49":"tag-sports","50":"tag-tom-mckibbin","51":"tag-wasting-time","52":"tag-western-asia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614016","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=614016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}