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LIV Golf Team Championship Set To Be Cancelled

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LIV Golf players have been warned that the season-ending Team Championship later this month is set to be cancelled, BBC Sport has been told. Tickets for the event in Michigan cannot now be purchased online, with LIV's official website stating both ground passes and hospitality passes are "no longer available". As first reported by the Telegraph, next week's tournament in Indiana looks increasingly likely to be the final event in the 2026 campaign.

LIV Golf is yet to make an official announcement, amid further reports that Jon Rahm could soon leave the league. Former world number one Martin Kaymer said he felt it was "highly likely" the Team Championship would be cancelled, although last week Cameron Smith said he still expected the event to proceed. Last week, the series said it had secured an unnamed lead investor to keep the competition running in 2027 after the withdrawal of Saudi Arabian financial backing.

Chief executive Scott O'Neil said a signed agreement with a new investor is in place, with the transaction expected to be completed in September. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has pumped in more than $5bn (£3.71bn) since the league launched in 2022. O'Neil added LIV will make its players "majority equity holders" in the competition. The competition will reduce to 10 events from next season, with five in the United States and five held around the world.