{"id":396583,"date":"2026-04-17T06:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/396583\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:57:09","slug":"liv-golf-ceo-scott-oneil-claims-business-as-usual-amid-reports-of-leagues-demise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/396583\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil claims \u2018business as usual\u2019 amid reports of league\u2019s demise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil admitted the nascent golf league\u2019s finances are \u201cmanaged very tightly\u201d and said structural changes are on the way, but he remained \u2060adamant Thursday that the league will not \u2060fold.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">O\u2019Neil was interviewed by LIV employees on the TV broadcast of \u2060the first round of LIV Golf Mexico City, a day after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund was on the verge of cutting its funding for the league it helped launch in 2022.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">O\u2019Neil, who has been in the position for 16 months after succeeding LIV\u2019s initial CEO Greg Norman, did not address Saudi Arabia or its funding in the interview.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cFor us, we\u2019re business as usual,\u201d O\u2019Neil said. \u201cIf you want to ask me if this business \u200cis tough, I would say absolutely. If you asked me if we\u2019re managed very tightly, I would say absolutely. Can this be challenging? Absolutely, and that\u2019s what we signed up for, not just me, you, everyone here that\u2019s with us down in Mexico City. We signed up for this adventure, and it is the ride of a lifetime, or should I say, round of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Both O\u2019Neil and LIV broadcasters have poked fun at the report and the speculation that ensued. At the top of the broadcast, David Feherty called the reports \u201cabsolute nonsense\u201d while Arlo White made LIV out as victims by adding, \u201cIt must be exhausting trying to will the LIV Golf league out of existence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As for \u2060O\u2019Neil\u2019s interview, he seemed to confirm that LIV executives met in New York this week while refuting the idea that they were \u201csummoned\u201d on an emergency all-call.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LIV Golf is currently in Mexico City and Scott O\u2019Neil was interviewed at the first round. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b45f4459-18ec-4c99-9d88-92c64ae8b72e_056da842.jpg\" title=\"LIV Golf is currently in Mexico City and Scott O\u2019Neil was interviewed at the first round. Photo: Reuters\"\/>LIV Golf is currently in Mexico City and Scott O\u2019Neil was interviewed at the first round. 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