LIV Golf is back in the United States with its uncertain future as a league looming large over the actual tournament being held. LIV Golf New York is set to begin with first-round action on Thursday, August 6 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and there is expected to be a special guest on hand to watch Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and the rest of LIV Golf’s international roster.
United States President Donald Trump plans to attend the tournament, a White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. It wasn’t immediately clear which dates the president will be there.
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This is the second-to-last regular season event scheduled for LIV Golf’s turbulent 2026 season. After Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced in April it would no longer provide funding moving forward, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said during a news conference Wednesday there is now a preliminary agreement with a new lead investor and a new organizational structure that will make LIV Golf players “majority equity holders” starting in 2027.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
LIV Golf remains in the headlines as executives meet amid ongoing conversations about the future of the sport.
See the LIV golfers who continue to draw attention through both current competition and their place in the broader discussion.
Above, Byeong Hun An in action during the first round of play at LIV Golf Riyadh at the Riyadh Golf Club.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
LIV Golf remains in the headlines as executives meet amid ongoing conversations about the future of the sport.
See the LIV golfers who continue to draw attention through both current competition and their place in the broader discussion.
Above, Byeong Hun An in action during the first round of play at LIV Golf Riyadh at the Riyadh Golf Club.
(Hamad I Mohammed, Imagn Images)
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Paul Casey of Crushers GC chips onto the first green during the finals of the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship at The Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after winning in a playoff against Byeong-Hun An of South Korea during the final round of The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 3, 2018, in Dublin, Ohio.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Sergio Garcia plays his shot on the seventeenth hole from the eighth hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Tyrrell Hatton tees off on the first hole during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Charles Howell III, Bryson DeChambeau and Paul Casey of the Crushers GC celebrate the Dallas LIV team championship during the final round of the LIV Golf Dallas golf tournament at Maridoe Golf Club.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Dustin Johnson lines up a putt on the 17th green during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Martin Kaymer of team Cleeks Golf Club hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Virginia golf tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Anthony Kim hits from the second tee during the final round of the LIV Golf Black Diamond Ranch golf tournament at Black Diamond Ranch.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Phil Mickelson of HyFlyers GC reacts to a putt at the 12th green on day one of LIV Golf Virginia at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on June 06, 2025, in Gainesville, Virginia.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Joaquin Niemann of Torque GC celebrates after winning day three of LIV Golf Virginia at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on June 08, 2025, in Gainesville, Virginia.
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LIV Golf running out of time? Meet the players who define the league
Louis Oosthuizen of Stinger GC tees off at the ninth hole on day two of LIV Golf Virginia at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on June 07, 2025, in Gainesville, Virginia.
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British golfer Ian Poulter of Majesticks GC plays his shot from the second tee during the quarterfinals of the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Miami at Trump National Doral Miami golf club in Miami, Florida, on October 28, 2022.
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Jon Rahm of Legion XIII poses with the LIV golf season individual trophy on day three of LIV Golf Indianapolis at The Club at Chatham Hills on August 17, 2025, in Westfield, Indiana.
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South African golfer Charl Schwartzel celebrates with the trophy after winning the LIV Golf Invitational London at The Centurion Club on June 11, 2022. The $25 million event marked the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, the richest tournament purse in golf history at the time.
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Australia’s Cameron Smith of Ripper GC plays a shot at the 5th tee during the first round of the LIV Golf Korea at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon on May 2, 2025.
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USA’s Bubba Watson watches his shot during the second day of the LIV Golf Adelaide at the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide on February 15, 2025.
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Lee Westwood of Majesticks GC reacts to a putt on the 18th hole during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational – Orlando at The Orange County National on April 02, 2023, in Orlando, Florida.
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Trump is longtime LIV Golf supporter
This would be Trump’s third appearance at a professional golf tournament held on one of his courses this year. In May, he attended the final round of the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami and the third round of the LIV Golf Virginia event at Trump National Golf Club on Lowes Island in Sterling, Virginia.
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Trump has been a LIV Golf supporter since its inception in 2021, with the league holding events at Trump-affiliated courses every season of its existence. Trump has previously attended several tournaments and participated in pro-ams in conjunction with them.
DeChambeau also appeared alongside Trump inside the Oval Office ahead of the LIV Golf Virginia event in April to announce the return of the Presidential Fitness Test.
Trump has been involved in helping to find a reunification solution for professional golf since the start of LIV Golf. Tiger Woods, PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan and former PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan were among a contingent that met with Trump at the White House in February 2026 for what Monahan described as a “constructive working session” at the time. Trump has expressed hope that the PGA Tour would welcome back LIV Golf members if LIV Golf were to fold after 2026.
“I do believe that all of the golfers, the great golfers, should be playing against each other,” Trump told reporters during a news conference on April 30. “… I want to see Rory (McIlroy) playing Bryson DeChambeau. I want to see big Jon Rahm play Scottie (Scheffler), who’s so great.”
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Trump recently ‘won’ club championship on same course
Trump is returning to his Bedminster, New Jersey club to watch some of the best golfers in the world test their mettle on a course he claimed to conquer a week earlier. Trump previously announced on social media that he won the club championship, along with a video of what he called “the winning shot.” Another video posted on Aug. 2 shows Trump receiving a trophy for winning the “super senior” and “senior division.”
“I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, because I’m focused on many other things,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!”
What’s next for LIV Golf?
O’Neil said on Wednesday he anticipates LIV Golf will finalize terms of its new investment agreement in the coming weeks, with the goal of making a more formal announcement in September. The 2027 LIV schedule will feature just 10 events, instead of 14, with five taking place in the U.S. and five international.
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Though LIV Golf declined to publicly reveal its potential new lead investor, multiple reports later named the credit division of private equity group BC Partners. The Financial Times reported a final agreement between LIV Golf and BC Partners is contingent on BC Partners and other possible investors receiving assurances that LIV’s star golfers will stay with the league beyond this season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump expected at LIV Golf New York as league charts path to survival
