Despite LIV Golf rumors, Indianapolis event is ‘full steam ahead’

Despite rumblings that the future of LIV Golf is in limbo due to funding and other issues, the company says the Indianapolis tournament scheduled for August at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield is “full steam ahead.”

Reports that LIV executives held an emergency meeting in New York earlier were inaccurate, LIV said in an e-mail to IndyStar.

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Officials from the breakaway tour – a competitor to the PGA Tour, featuring players such as Bryson DeChambeau, John Rahm and Phil Mickelson – were summoned to an emergency meeting in New York, according to a report in The Telegraph, it was reported Wednesday. The meeting came amid speculation fueled by social media Tuesday night that the circuit could be on the verge of shutting down operations.

A day later, LIV Golf executives and players were in Mexico City for a four-day tournament that ends Sunday. CEO Scott O’Neil spoke on Thursday about the financial speculation on the league.

“This notion of secret meetings and, you know, getting summoned to New York. I live in New York, so it’s easy to summon myself there,” O’Neil told LIV Golf commentator Arlo White. “But it’s a lot of reaching and grabbing for headlines.”

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O’Neil went on to say, “For us, we’re business as usual, but if you want to ask me if this business is tough, I would say absolutely. If you ask me if we were managed very tightly, I would say absolutely. Can this be challenging? Absolutely. And that’s what we signed up for. … we signed up for this adventure and it is the ride of a lifetime. Or should I say round of a lifetime.”

O’Neil addressed the LIV Golf media reports, saying “we’re kind of used to it” as a new league battling the PGA Tour, but that this week it was amplified.

“You know, having been in private equity now for over a dozen years, this is the process you go through. And sometimes it’s not smooth and sometimes it’s not easy,” he said. “But I can tell you, given the momentum of this business, we’re really excited about where we are and the position where we are.”

In its email to IndyStar, LIV provided financial details of the league:

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• From 2024–25, LIV Golf grew more than 100% in revenue. In 2026, ticket sales are up 130 percent year over year

• LIV sold more than 115,000 tickets for Adelaide and more than 100,000 in South Africa. Sponsorships are up 40 percent year-over-year, according to LIV

• Through five events, the league is pacing $100 million ahead of last year’s revenue, the league reported

Tickets for LIV Golf Indianapolis 2026 are available at LIVGolf.com/schedule/indianapolis-2026, including three-day grounds passes and Club 54 Hospitality Tickets.

Follow IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow on X: @DanaBenbow. Reach her via email: dbenbow@indystar.com.  

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