Given the future of LIV Golf is murky at best – especially after the announcement of company layoffs on Wednesday – there are likely some players on the embattled start-up tour who are wondering whether their future lies back in the stability of the PGA Tour.

No longer is LIV trying to usurp the PGA Tour as golf's hegemonic power. It's now just about survival.

The Saudi PIF has ended its funding of LIV after spending roughly $6 billion on the golf circuit since launching it in 2022.