Sergio Garcia, one of the biggest names to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf back in 2022, says he is almost certain the breakaway league will survive into 2027 — even as its primary source of money dries up.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has announced it will stop bankrolling LIV Golf after the current season wraps up. Reports have indicated the tour could face serious trouble even before this year’s schedule is completed.
To keep going, LIV Golf is looking to raise roughly $300 million from outside investors, which would fund a 10-tournament slate in 2027.
Garcia expressed confidence that a deal will get done. “Obviously, I think they’ve had a lot of meetings with different possible investors,” he said, according to bunkered.co.uk. “I’m 99% sure that LIV is going to continue. It’s just going to look different than it has the last four years. But I’m very, very confident that it’s going to keep going. We’ll see how it develops.”
While the tour’s future remains uncertain, Garcia has been keeping busy on the course. The Spanish golfer competed in the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open last week in Germany and is expected to tee it up in at least three more DP World Tour events before the season is out. He is also planning to renew his DP World Tour membership for the 2027 season.
“Obviously, at 46, I can’t play 30 events a year, but I’m going to make an effort to see if I can at least play a handful and try to do my best there,” Garcia said.
The 2017 Masters champion has had top-three finishes across all four major tournaments throughout his career and has accumulated 38 professional victories — 11 on the PGA Tour, 16 in Europe, and two in LIV Golf.
This year, Garcia finished 52nd at the Masters and sat out both the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. He also failed to qualify for this month’s Open Championship, being held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.
