Other than insignificant changes at the bottom of its 54-man full time roster, LIV Golf starts with no additions and still struggling for credibility.
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LIVGolfwasinapositionofpoweroneyearagoasitpreparedforanotherseason.
FreshoffthesigningofthePGATour’sJonRahmandfellowEuropeanstarTyrrellHatton,theleaguebackedbySaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFundhadthetourscramblingonceagainwonderingwhenthepoachingwouldstop.
Now,asLIVpreparesforitsfourthseason,perhapsit’ssymbolicthatitsfirsttournament,whichstartsThursday,willbeunderthelightsatnightinRiyadh,SaudiArabia.
Becausewhiletheleaguemadechangesoffthecourse,replacingGregNormanwithanewCEOandsigningatelevisiondealwithFoxSportsthatmayormaynotaddsignificantmoneytothemorethan$900billioninthePIF’swarchest,theexodusofPGATourstarshasgonedark.
Otherthaninsignificantchangesatthebottomofits54-manfull-timeroster,LIVGolfstarts2025withnoadditions.Thisfortheleaguethathasstruggledforviewershipandcredibility.
Thus,themoveatthetopwithlongtimesportsexecutiveScott