Former world number two Cameron Smith says he has been given “every assurance” that LIV Golf will continue beyond 2026 as the league works to secure new funding sources.<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced last month that it would not continue its financial support of the league beyond this season.<\/p>\n
Smith signed with the breakaway league in 2022, receiving a contract reportedly worth $US140 million ($193 million).<\/p>\n
He is also the captain of the all-Australian team Ripper GC.<\/p>\n
LIV Golf’s Adelaide event has been among the league’s most popular stops, and he told 10 News that the goal was “definitely” to have the event return in 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n Smith, along with fellow LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, turned down an offer to return to the PGA Tour earlier this year, saying in January that “I am here to stay, I’m here to support LIV”.<\/p>\n LIV chief executive Scott O’Neil has stated confidence the league would survive in a “multi-partner” format. Whether that comes to fruition and what impact it would have on the league’s makeup remains to be seen.<\/p>\n “Since joining LIV, I’ve learned to live with, you know, speculation,” Smith said, while laughing at the notion that he might retire if the league folded.<\/p>\n “I’m 32, so I’ve got a while yet.”<\/p>\n