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LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reporting published on September 9, 2026, by The Washington Post's Rick Maese. The Saudi-backed circuit, launched in 2022 as a rival to the PGA Tour, remained in discussions with players about continuing in a slimmed-down format that would be owned by the players themselves. The filing marked a dramatic reversal for a league that had spent lavishly on signing established stars and had reshaped the professional golf landscape and its television and sponsorship markets. A Chapter 11 process would allow the organization to restructure debts while negotiating the future of its contracts and events. The development mattered because it raised immediate questions about the status of players under contract, the league's tournament calendar, and the broader realignment talks involving the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.