Since LIV’s controversial launch in 2021, more than $5bn (£3.7bn) has been spent by PIF, with major winners including Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau lured by lucrative contracts and vast prize money.
However, the future of the concept – and its star players – has been shrouded in uncertainty, with the 2026 season having ended early.
LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil told the BBC at the final event in Indianapolis last month he had “high levels of confidence” in achieving a “critical mass” of players to make the new league a reality.
DeChambeau said at the conclusion of that event he felt there was “a lot of potential moving forward” and he believed there was “something fun coming”.
Speaking on Tuesday before this week’s Irish Open, Rahm was tight-lipped when pressed on his future.
Asked if he knew what the coming months held, he told BBC Sport: “Yes and no. It hasn’t really changed from my last interview in Indianapolis.
“There’s just a lot of things in place, right? There’s a lot of things that could happen and it’s one of those things where time’s gonna tell.”
Rahm added: “I still have a contract with LIV 1.0 that I’m more than willing to fulfil, so like I said, time will tell.”
