LIV Golf is shutting down after 5 years of controversy and backlash
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[0:00] After five years of big paychecks and
[0:02] lots of controversy in the golf world,
[0:04] Live Golf is shutting down. The Upstart
[0:06] Tour announced formal plans for
[0:08] liquidation yesterday. It was supposed
[0:10] to be a competitive challenge to the PGA
[0:12] Tour and had the initial backing of
[0:14] Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
[0:16] Back in April, Saudi Arabia said it
[0:18] would no longer fund it. Attorneys for
[0:20] Liv said the tour was unable to get the
[0:22] financial and player support to succeed
[0:24] under a new format. Gabby Herszig is a
[0:27] staff writer for the athletic and covers