LIV Golf's future hangs in balance after Saudi backers pulled funding following $5bn investment. BBC Sport visited the 2026 season finale at Chatham Hills Golf Club in Indianapolis, finding surface optimism but deep uncertainty.

CEO Scott O'Neil pushes for "LIV 2.0" with new investor Ted Goldthorpe of BC Partners, who aims to make the league sustainable and profitable. Plans include a reduced 10-event schedule across five continents, franchise sales, and player equity. Prize money was already halved this week.

Players face critical decisions. Graeme McDowell notes "57 players with 57 different mindsets" – some have exemptions elsewhere, others nowhere to go. Cameron Smith loves LIV but awaits details. Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau declined interviews; DeChambeau hopes for "one more shot."

The week was described as "extraordinary" – Lee Westwood and Tyrrell Hatton learned mid-flight of the early season end. As one insider said: "We're at the hospice, not the funeral."