{"id":612104,"date":"2026-04-28T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612104\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:02:10","slug":"liv-golf-moves-to-postpone-new-orleans-event-amid-clouded-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612104\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf moves to postpone New Orleans event amid clouded future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n LIV Golf<\/a> aims to postpone its event scheduled for this summer in New Orleans, according to a statement from Louisiana government officials, who say the breakaway league has expressed a desire to reschedule the event for later this year.\n <\/p>\n

\n The announcement from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Economic Development Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois comes amid rampant speculation regarding the future of the Saudi-backed operation<\/a>, which launched in 2022 after luring some of the world\u2019s top golfers away from their respective tours with enormous paydays.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cSecretary Bourgeois spoke with LIV Golf CEO Scott O\u2019Neil on Friday and was informed that the organization seeks to postpone its June 2026 event in New Orleans to explore a potential event this fall,\u201d the joint statement<\/a> said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe appreciate LIV\u2019s good-faith efforts and look forward to maintaining our partnership as we continue conversations around an event later this year.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n In a statement to the Associated Press, LIV Golf called the planned calendar move a \u201cstrategic decision.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThis shift allows us to avoid the peak summer heat and the crowded global sports calendar while ensuring the course is in the championship condition our fans and players expect,\u201d LIV told AP.\n <\/p>\n

\n LIV Golf has not responded to a request for comment, but the New Orleans tournament was moved to the bottom of the scheduled events on LIV\u2019s website with no date listed.\n <\/p>\n

\n Multiple reports earlier this month indicated that Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund (PIF) was considering pulling funding from the team-based entity, which has struggled to catch on with golf fans.\n <\/p>\n

\"<p>CNN<\/p>\n

LIV Golf: Business as usual amid funding rumors\n <\/p>\n

\"<p>CNN<\/p>\n

LIV Golf: Business as usual amid funding rumors<\/p>\n

6:52<\/p>\n

\n Rumors of LIV\u2019s possible collapse prompted CEO Scott O\u2019Neil to say in a letter to employees, \u201cWe are heading into the heart of our 2026 schedule with the full energy of an organization that is bigger, louder, and more influential than ever before.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cLIV Golf\u2019s funding and operations are continuing as planned,\u201d a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN Sports less than two weeks ago.\n <\/p>\n

\n LIV\u2019s uncertain outlook comes as the Saudi Arabian government has been dealing with the economic fallout from the war between the United States and Iran and the subsequent effects on oil markets which are so lucrative to the Saudi government.\n <\/p>\n

\n A Saudi source familiar with the matter previously told CNN that the PIF would not be pulling out of LIV Golf this year.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe PIF is in for this year but is restructuring as they were supposed to merge with the PGA (Tour) but that deal did not go through,\u201d the source said. \u201cThey had been approached by some for investment or buy out but had put those on hold for the PGA talks. As of now, they are looking at all options.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n According to LIV, the organization is increasing its revenue and is tracking $100 million ahead of 2025 so far this year. Sponsorships and merchandise revenue are both up year-over-year and ticket sales are up 129% year-over-year.\n <\/p>\n

\"Brooks<\/p>\n

\n But cracks in the league\u2019s foundation may have started to show late last year as a pair of its higher-profile players moved to exit LIV despite its staggering prize money.\n <\/p>\n

\n In December, Brooks Koepka quit<\/a> with a year remaining on his contract to return to the PGA Tour, a move that carried significant financial repercussions under the Tour\u2019s \u201cReturning Member Program.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The following month, Patrick Reed also announced<\/a> he would move on from LIV to seek reinstatement within the PGA Tour for the 2027 season.\n <\/p>\n

\n The next event on LIV Golf\u2019s calendar is set to tee off on May 7 at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, DC.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Kyle Feldscher and David Close contributed to this report\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf aims to postpone its event scheduled for this summer in New Orleans, according to a statement…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-612104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}