LIV Golf: Funding for golf league topped $5 billion through February

• The Saudi Public Investment Fund's total investment in LIV Golf reached $5.3 billion by early 2026.
• LIV Golf officials were reportedly called to an emergency meeting amid social media speculation about the tour shutting down.
• A pre-tournament news conference for LIV's Mexico City event was abruptly canceled, citing "technical issues."
• The tour's prize fund increased in 2026, adding $65 million to its cost base.

As of early 2026, the Saudi Public Investment Fund's total investment in LIV Golf had reached $5.3 billion, following a $266.6 million capital injection approved by Governor Yasir Al Rumayyan on Feb. 1.

In 2024 and 2025, net spending by LIV Golf averaged $100 million per month. Based on that monthly burn rate, PIF can expect to invest $1.2 billion, bringing its cumulative investment in LIV Golf to in excess of $6 billion by the end of this year.

The increase in the LIV prize fund in 2026 has added $65 million to the tour’s cost base. The total prize money for each tournament increases from $25 million to $32.3 million. The individual prize fund of $20 million per tournament is unchanged, but the team prize fund has been doubled to $10 million per tournament, spread across all 13 teams, not just the top three teams.

Officials from the breakaway tour have been summoned to an emergency meeting in New York, according to a report in The Telegraph, amid speculation fueled by social media Tuesday night that the circuit could be on the verge of shutting down operations.

Questions about the future of the Saudi-backed golf circuit resurfaced after a post on social media said "a bombshell announcement" was imminent. The Monday Q Info account on X, which is run by golf insider Ryan French, cited multiple unnamed sources.

French also went on an X live stream later in the evening on April 14 to elaborate.

"I think everybody should probably stay near their phones … It's happening. It's definitely happening," French said on "The Takesman."

Meanwhile, LIV Golf's event this week in Mexico City canceled its pre-tournament news conference on Tuesday, just hours before it was scheduled to begin.

Officials said it was due to "technical issues" and would be rescheduled for Wednesday.

Some of this information ran in February on Golfweek. USA Today's Steve Gardner contributed to this report.