LIV Golf Secures New Lead Investor to Fund Player-Owned Reset Through 2030

LIV Golf has reached a board-approved agreement with a new lead investor that is expected to fund the league’s next phase from 2027 through 2030.

Chief executive Scott O’Neil confirmed the agreement ahead of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Bedminster. The investor has signed the agreement, although its identity, investment amount and final transaction timetable have not been disclosed.

More than a dozen additional parties have expressed an interest in acquiring minority positions. LIV does not require those investments to proceed but is considering a multi-investor structure around its new lead backer.

The league is preparing a revised operating model for 2027. Its proposed calendar will contain ten tournaments, comprising five international team majors and five signature events, including several in the United States.

Players will also be offered the opportunity to become majority equity holders in the competition. LIV launched in 2022 and currently operates 13 teams, with its 2026 season covering ten countries across five continents.

The new investment comes at a critical point for the league as it plans beyond its initial Saudi-backed growth phase and addresses the future of leading players whose contracts are approaching key decision points.

Reports have linked BC Partners with the transaction and placed LIV’s funding requirement at between US$250m and US$300m. Neither the investor identity nor those financial figures have been formally confirmed, so they should not be presented as completed deal terms until further disclosure.