{"id":886196,"date":"2026-09-09T22:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/886196\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:48:09","slug":"liv-golf-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/886196\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LIV Golf<\/a> and its related entities have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection four years after the league\u2019s debut as a heavy-spending, player-friendly alternative to the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

Rather than signal the end of LIV, though, the move is designed to help the league move into the future without Saudi funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited about what lies ahead and yet, there is still much to accomplish in the months ahead,\u201d CEO Scott O\u2019Neil said in a statement<\/a> released by the league on Tuesday. \u201cWe believe deeply in LIV Golf\u2019s future, the opportunity in front of us, and the people who will help us realize it. We will not rest until we deliver on LIV Golf\u2019s full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

After launching in June 2022, LIV once paid nine-figure signing bonuses to lure away top players from the PGA Tour. Spending had reached an estimated $6 billion by the time the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia decided to end its financial support in April.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, LIV said it has entered a restructuring support agreement with BC Partners Advisors and voluntarily entered a court-supervised restructuring process under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Last month, O\u2019Neil announced a long-term plan<\/a> that would have the golfers become the majority equity holders in the league. In a letter to fans<\/a> on Tuesday, he said that this week\u2019s moves are steps toward the league\u2019s long-term goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it is time to enter the next phase of LIV Golf,\u201d O\u2019Neil said. \u201cToday, we took an important step forward to get there. LIV Golf has entered a court-supervised restructuring process that provides us with the time and framework to address previous financial obligations and complete a transaction that will make the League\u2019s next phase a reality. Put simply, this process is designed to build a stronger and more sustainable future for LIV Golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal said the new league model will expand the field for events from 57 to 75 players, introduce a 54-hole cut and create Monday qualifiers. It will \u201cbe built around a sustainable business model and deeper alignment between players and the League, with team golf at its core,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers will have the opportunity to share directly in the value they help create, while teams will be positioned to grow into enduring global sports businesses. And fans will remain at the center of everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its bankruptcy filing, LIV listed estimated assests of between $100 million and $500 million and liabilities of between $500 million and $1 billion. Players Jon Rahm<\/a>, Bryson DeChambeau<\/a>, Dustin Johnson<\/a> and Cameron Smith were listed as the four leading creditors.<\/p>\n

The league ended its season in August. Four vendors already have filed lawsuits because they have not been paid. <\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf and its related entities have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection four years after the league\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":886197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[32465,64,63,455802,52343,69844,21503,755,2877,455800,8844,455801,391461,1747,85,17953,6618,3466,28333],"class_list":["post-886196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-month","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bankruptcy-protection","tag-chapter","tag-fan","tag-future","tag-golf","tag-league","tag-liv-golf-file","tag-move","tag-next-phase","tag-oneil","tag-pga-tour","tag-sports","tag-step","tag-time","tag-top-player","tag-tuesday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886196","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=886196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}