# LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection, freeing players to leave

https://mins.news/en/item/50365

- BBC News, 2026-09-08 20:43 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce8x39wj5p1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US while restructuring after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its multibillion-dollar backing. The league says BC Partners is a proposed new investor and plans to launch a majority player-owned version early next year. Players are not required to sign up again, although the timing of talks with other tours remains unclear.

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