LIV Golf has withdrawn tickets for its season-ending Team Championship in Michigan after reports emerged that players were informed the tournament is cancelled.
The Telegraph reported on Wednesday that competitors on the breakaway tour were told the lucrative event, scheduled for August 27 to 30, will no longer take place.
Passes for both general admission grounds and hospitality areas were still listed for sale on the LIV Golf website on Wednesday. However, by Thursday morning, sales were suspended with an online notice reading: "The tickets you were looking for are no longer available."
In contrast, tickets for next week's individual season finale in Indianapolis remain on sale as normal.
In a further sign that the Michigan event is not going ahead, star golfer Tyrrell Hatton of England has entered the DP World Tour's British Masters, which takes place on the exact same dates from August 27 to 30.
Players enter competing tournament
Hatton is joined on the latest entry list by fellow LIV Golf players Tom McKibbin and Adrian Meronk. The trio are set to compete at The Belfry in Warwickshire, England, where the tournament is hosted by six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo and broadcast live on Sky Sports.
LIV Golf has yet to make an official public announcement regarding the status of the Michigan tournament. Broadcaster Sky Sports has contacted both LIV Golf and event host venue The Cardinal at Saint John's Resort for comment.
Speaking last week at LIV Golf New York, Australian golfer Cameron Smith said players were expecting the Team Championship to proceed as planned. "We have been told to prepare as though it's going ahead. So we are expecting it to happen," Smith said.
"I'm really unsure, but we had a great year there last year in Detroit, and we're hoping we get back there," Smith added. "It is a great golf course, a great venue, and the crowds really turned up as well. I would be disappointed if it wasn't."
Uncertainty over future funding
The New York event saw former Masters champion Jon Rahm clinch his third consecutive LIV Golf individual title with one tournament to spare. Ahead of that tournament, two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who along with Rahm is one of LIV's marquee names, led a player meeting to discuss the future direction of the league.
LIV Golf faces long-term uncertainty beyond the current season. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which has financed the league since its debut, announced in April that it will cease funding at the end of the 2026 season, leaving the tour searching for replacement financial backers.
DeChambeau publicly claimed that LIV Golf players were left "surprised" by the decision of the Saudi Public Investment Fund to pull its financial backing from the organization.
Addressing the financial future last week, LIV Golf chief executive officer Scott O'Neil announced that the circuit has reached an agreement with an unnamed lead investor to secure funding for the 2027 season.
O'Neil stated that the investment deal is expected to be finalized later this month, noting that the new investor has already "signed a term sheet" outlining the preliminary terms of the agreement.
