Amid mounting reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is weighing up whether to pull its backing, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil moved quickly to steady the ship, firing off an email to staff that leaves no doubt about the immediate future.
Rory McIlroy has softened his stance on LIV Golf in recent months, but that doesn’t mean the PGA Tour star has any plans of ever joining the Saudi-backed golf league.
Word among the golf cognoscenti was that LIV’s financial proposal fell short of the ballpark Clark’s team had in mind and that LIV baulked at Clark’s counter-offer.