PGA Tour rules out returning-member program for LIV Golf players

  • PGA Tour Commissioner Brian Rolapp ruled out a new returning-member program for LIV Golf players.
  • Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau each owed more than $5 million as unsecured creditors.
  • LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey one week earlier.

The PGA Tour is not considering a returning-member program for LIV Golf players, Commissioner Brian Rolapp said on Sept. 15. His comments came one week after LIV filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey and as the Tour outlined a two-tiered system scheduled to launch in 2028. The bankruptcy has cast uncertainty over the futures of major champions Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, listed as LIV's top unsecured creditors with each owed more than $5 million. Five-times major champion Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA Tour in January under a limited-time program offered to him and three other top players, but forfeited five years of potential equity in the Tour's Player Equity Program, an estimated $50-85 million depending on his performance and the Tour's growth. LIV's next iteration, described as "LIV 2.0," is expected to be less lucrative and will no longer be bankrolled by the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund. LIV hopes to emerge from bankruptcy by early 2027 after the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia said further investment no longer aligned with its strategy and that funding would end after the 2026 season.

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