Golf Apr 28, 2026

LIV Golf may postpone Louisiana event scheduled for the end of June to avoid World Cup clash

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LIV Golf may postpone Louisiana event scheduled for the end of June to avoid World Cup clash

LIV Golf may postpone its ‌Louisiana event scheduled for June due to concerns the FIFA World ‌Cup could impact attendance and viewership.

Issues ​such as high temperatures and course conditions are also factors in the decision.

The Saudi-funded ‌circuit has been working in coordination with Louisiana Governor Jeff ​Landry's office and economic officials to find a new date for the tournament in ​either September or October, the ⁠sources with knowledge of ⁠LIV Golf operations said.

The tournament is currently scheduled for June ‌25-28 at Bayou Oaks at City Park.

The World Cup takes place in the US, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

LIV Golf, Landry and the Louisiana Economic Development are expected to issue a statement ⁠on the matter on Tuesday.

The sources' comments ​come less than two weeks after ​LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said the ⁠breakaway circuit's 2026 season would proceed as planned amid reports that the series is ⁠at risk of losing ​its funding.

The Louisiana event is the only ​LIV tournament on the schedule during the World Cup.

LIV Golf Virginia at Trump National Golf Club is scheduled to begin May 7 in Washington, DC.

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp says the American circuit is thinking about establishing new pathways to reinstate LIV Golf players, amid speculation over the breakaway league's future.

Rumours have swirled in the past weeks that LIV Golf could lose its financial backing from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), after the breakaway league was not mentioned in its four-year investment strategy.

Your Site Golf analyst Paul McGinley believes LIV players interested in returning to the PGA Tour or the DP World Tour could face multiple "roadblocks" on their way to regaining membership, adding that the landscape on both circuits has vastly changed since LIV's inception.

"Over the last four years since LIV has been going, all of the spots these 56 players have had on the DP World Tour or the PGA Tour have been filled," McGinley said during Your Site Golf's coverage of the final round of The RBC Heritage.

"You can't just muscle your way back into what is going to be smaller fields than the bigger fields that they left.

"It's not going to be an easy way back in, should they be allowed to do so.

"Also, there are a lot of roadblocks in the way. There would be suspensions, there would be fines, all the kinds of things that have been talked about in the last few years would have to remain in place in order to be equitable and fair to the guys who remained with the main tours over the last four years.

"There's a lot of negotiation to be done between the main tours and the LIV players, if LIV is going to fold, in terms of what the future may be.

"It's not going to be plain sailing for the LIV guys."

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