'Even the CEO doesn't know' - Kaymer on LIV's future

Two-time large champion Martin Kaymer has said it is "highly unlikely" LIV Golf's squad title volition instrumentality spot this twelvemonth and admitted the players bash not cognize if the circuit volition beryllium successful 2027.

LIV is reeling from the withdrawal of Saudi Arabian fiscal backing from the extremity of this play aft the Kingdom ploughed successful much than £3.75bn to bankroll its archetypal 3 years.

Scott O'Neil, who became became LIV Golf main enforcement successful January 2025, is trying to make $350m (£262m) of concern to support the circuit going.

The adjacent LIV lawsuit starts astatine the JCB Club successful Staffordshire connected Thursday earlier tournaments successful New York and Indianapolis anterior to a scheduled squad title successful Michigan.

"I cognize that Indianapolis is astir apt happening," said Kaymer, who is skipper of the Cleeks team.

"There was a speech connected Wednesday: Michigan, highly unlikely. According to Wednesday, it didn't look good.

"We were hoping for a spot much accusation [from the meeting]. We got the accusation but we were much looking for decisions oregon what is happening adjacent year.

"Unfortunately, adjacent Scott can't archer america due to the fact that helium doesn't know. It depends truthful overmuch connected the investors."

LIV suffered a blow this week erstwhile it was announced that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour had agreed an confederation with the Asian Tour, which had been a spouse of LIV.

O'Neil had identified nationalist opens from astir the satellite to play a portion successful a caller LIV docket and stops connected the Asian Tour were considered cardinal to that plan.

Kaymer, who holed the winning putt successful the 2012 Ryder Cup, was candid successful his effect erstwhile asked if LIV had a aboriginal successful 2027.

"Hopefully, I deliberation there's a batch of involvement and it's looking good. But we've each been there. If the signature is not there, past it doesn't mean anything," added the German.

"If those investors determine to propulsion retired past we don't play adjacent twelvemonth connected LIV Golf.

"And if they determine to bash it, past we person a chance."

Meanwhile, LIV has agreed to wage $1m (£748,000) to settee a suit brought by Stinger Golf, an Ohio-based play tee manufacturer, implicit a trademark infringement.