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Saudi Arabia on Verge of Pulling LIV Golf Support, FT Reports

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April 16, 2026 at 2:43 AM GMT+9

LIV Golf, the upstart league that challenged the supremacy of the PGA Tour, might be losing Saudi Arabia as a key financial backer, according to a report in the Financial Times.

An announcement on the kingdom’s support for LIV could come Thursday, the newspaper said in citing people familiar with the matter.

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