As LIV Golf continues to face uncertainty with its funding, a familiar face has reappeared.
Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan stood alongside U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the final round of LIV Golf’s event at Trump National Bedminster on Sunday. Al-Rumayyan is the league’s former board chairman and was once one of its biggest backers—before PIF pulled its funding this past April.
Joaquin Niemann won the tournament, taking home the $4 million winner’s check, and Jon Rahm, despite his T41 finish, clinched the season-long individual championship, which comes with a $6 million bonus.
Sunday is believed to be Al-Rumayyan’s first appearance at a LIV tournament since February’s event in Riyadh. While the nature of his visit remains unclear, the timing is certainly noteworthy. LIV has remained in regular communication with the PIF as the Saudi fund’s so-far-amicable exit plays out, a source with knowledge of the league’s operations told Front Office Sports, evidenced by Al-Rumayyan’s presence at Bedminster on Sunday.
“I think he needed to have some conversations with the president,” Bryson DeChambeau said after the final round in which his Crushers GC won the team competition at Bedminster. “That was a whole ’nother thing. I’m not going to get involved with that. But it was great to see him out here. I think he’s done wonders for us and the global game of golf. How it moves forward, I think there’s a great place for the PIF and where they want to be moving forward. Where that is, I’m not exactly sure. I have no idea.”
