With LIV Golf’s 2026 season ending prematurely in Indianapolis, LIV Golf 2.0 now appears inevitable. Despite losing Saudi Arabia’s PIF funding, CEO Scott O’Neil has confirmed that a lead investor has been found to keep the league going next season. While Ian Poulter expects some players to move on, the 50-year-old remains undecided about his own future. 

“It would be a real shame if LIV 2.0 doesn’t happen,” he wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram. “There are players who would love a strong global platform to play on and countries and fans who want us back. Some players will stay, some may go. As for me, I may stay or take some time off. I genuinely haven’t decided yet.”

Poulter’s concern over LIV’s existence isn’t unfounded. Despite the announcement about a new lead investor, details about the deal and the investor’s identity have been kept secret. While that could be to build suspense, it’s not lost on anyone that the league is drowning in lawsuits. LIV was accused of absconding on payments to contractors and vendors.

Fresh Tape Media and Mobii Systems Group Limited have already filed lawsuits against the rebel league. And that’s just the contractors; LIV has other, bigger legal battles to worry about as well. It also didn’t help that LIV had to cancel two of its events: one in New Orleans and the other season-ending team event, which was supposed to be in Michigan.

Not to mention, players like Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed have already shown that a path back to the PGA Tour is still possible. In any case, if LIV Golf 2.0 survives, it will have a smaller, cheaper, and more player-focused version of the league. Instead of the larger schedule and massive spending that defined its early years, the new model could feature just 10 events.

Those will be five international Team Championships and five team Signature Events based mainly in the U.S. Meanwhile, purses could drop to around $10 million. Players are also expected to receive majority ownership of the league and regain control of their name, image, and likeness rights.

But before that happens, the tour hasn’t lost the biggest name in its stable quite yet. Two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau is pushing for the league to extend his contract with a $500 million deal. However, for a tour in LIV’s position, it might not have half a billion to spend on one player. 

In the meantime, Greg Norman has revealed what he wants to see happen to LIV Golf. 

Greg Norman would rather see LIV Golf end than a slow collapse

Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman is no longer hiding his disappointment over the league’s uncertain future. He helped launch the breakaway circuit and spent years defending its ambitions, and he has now offered a stark assessment of its current predicament.

With new investors still working toward a deal, Norman appears unconvinced by the prospect of a diminished LIV. Speaking to Skratch, the Australian admitted he is “sad, disappointed, gutted to be honest” about the situation.

“I hate to see it wither away,” Norman said.

But he then made his position clear: “I would rather just see it end.”

That is a remarkable shift from the confidence Norman displayed while leading LIV. He once insisted the league was “not going anywhere” and believed it could fundamentally reshape professional golf.

The lead investor’s silence and DeChambeau’s contract demand will likely define LIV’s next chapter before 2027 begins. A leaner, player-owned model can’t easily carry that price tag while still resolving its legal troubles. Even Norman now sees a clean end as more likely than a real recovery.