Add The New York Post on Google LIV Golf has informed employees in the United States and the U.K. that they could be facing mass layoffs as the golf league attempts to keep itself afloat following the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s decision to pull its financial support after this season.
Multiple reports indicated that employees had been notified on Wednesday morning that the rebel golf league would be filing a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice.
A WARN Act notice is a legal requirement that forces businesses with over 100 employees to give at least 60 days notice of potential mass layoffs or plant closings, and the United Kingdom has a similar requirement in place.
LIV has four events remaining on its schedule for 2026, with the first coming at the end of the month in the United Kingdom. Getty Images LIV Golf splits its headquarters between New York and London and has a staff of more than 300 around the world.
There have been no layoffs or changes to LIV’s current operations, according to a spokesperson for the league in a statement to Sports Business Journal.
“As our process to identify strategic investors moves forward in a positive direction, and as part of responsible planning for a range of possible outcomes, we have notified employees in the United States and United Kingdom of potential future actions related to the League’s corporate workforce,” the spokesperson said. “This step is being taken in accordance with legal obligations in each jurisdiction. We deeply appreciate our employees’ continued dedication as we work toward a strong and sustainable future for the League.”
LIV has four events remaining on its schedule for 2026, with the first coming at the end of the month in the United Kingdom.
SBJ reported that LIV Golf employees are expected to carry on their day-to-day roles.
All of this comes as LIV looks for a way forward after this season, when the PIF pulls its funding and creating a level of uncertainty about how the league will go on.
Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed already have begun the process of returning to the PGA Tour and execs for LIV are scrambling to find investors to fund LIV Golf.
LIV is looking for long-term investors and seeking somewhere between $250 million and $350 million to keep the lights on after this season, Sportico reported.
