LIV Golf is no more.
A lawyer representing LIV in a bankruptcy hearing Thursday said that it will begin formally winding down and liquidating its assets. A statement from LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil followed shortly after, confirming that the breakaway golf circuit will shutter operations after BC Partners dropped its $300 million bid
to fund the 2027 season due to a lack of player commitment and various other financial demands from agents.Naturally, such news on a topic as polarizing and divisive as LIV Golf has spurred quite a range of reactions on social media. From writers to TV personalities to everyday golf fans, here's what people are saying about the now-official demise golf's most disruptive venture to date:
Unserious product from the start,
peddled only by grifters. Whether or not the golf world is in a better place now is an open question. But none of the characters involved in this sham should be celebrated. https://t.co/HAf18J05xl
— Joseph LaMagna (@JosephLaMagna) November 5, 2026
Such a sad day. Not because LIV was a good product, or that we have any sympathy for the players. No, LIV was a non-stop content machine, noisy and ridiculous and entertaining. It changed the game in spite of itself. Gawd, what a ride. I’m gonna miss the absurdity of it all. https://t.co/NlTeCTawfn
— Alan Shipnuck (@AlanShipnuck) November 5, 2026
Imagine getting in a time machine, going back to mid-2022, and telling everyone that LIV Golf is dead, Texas and Mississippi have Democratic senators, and the New York Knicks are reining NBA champs.
— Will Bardwell (@LyingFour) November 5, 2026
LIV Golf taking its last breath in a bankruptcy hearing is hilarious.
— Walker Carey (@walkerRcarey) November 5, 2026
This was definitely not one of the steps in Phil Mickelson’s master plan. https://t.co/84FLZwVe29
Its a sad day in golf. I enjoyed the sites and sounds of LIV that just brought a completely different energy and atmosphere to the often stuffy and boring world of golf.
— Chris McKee (@mrmckee) November 5, 2026
The TV broadcast was better than anything seen before in golf. Team golf was a fun new wrinkle that allowed… https://t.co/byo7Fcn6ZJ
LIV 2.0: Bankruptcy, but louder
— TGL_INCEL (@TGL_INCEL) November 5, 2026
[popcorn what a shame gif] https://t.co/4dpUqAEs20
— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 5, 2026
But just wait until LIV 3.0. Golf but the loudest https://t.co/mr3KJxhzBO
— Los Pollos (@JtPollos5318) November 5, 2026
not too many memories of LIV but some that stand out:
— RB (@RBaroff427) November 5, 2026
AK redemption (actually cool)
the OG draft that was rigged
the OG logos built on Microsoft paint
Bryson's 58
Talor Gooch's Ryder Cup comparison
Mickelson's chess moves
"Trades"
The Rhino Jive https://t.co/n8kbzgko0U
Rey Mysterio = LIV Golf
— Mark (@Mark5833MIZ) November 5, 2026
Sanity = Kurt Angle https://t.co/wVhRHb7SUW pic.twitter.com/EXrLamM6Cu
Totally agree and it’s not a good excuse to celebrate what LIV was or what it did. You don’t know what the end result would have been if LIV was successful. The golf fan experience could have become much worse. The LIV on-course product was awful.
— Russell Mahrt (@russmahrt) November 5, 2026
The agents looking for a few final scraps in the final hours of LIV is an appropriate way for it to go out. https://t.co/pr0bUgh6YI
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) November 5, 2026
Yasir had an agreement in place to become Chairman of PGA Tour Enterprises and for the PIF to own more than 10% of the tour.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) November 5, 2026
He fumbled it all because of his pride in a dreadful product, and is ultimately left with nothing to show for $5 billion spent. https://t.co/hHRq8x3kSb
🚨🏌️👋 #SLAP IN THE FACE — Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee sounds off on the death of LIV Golf 2.0
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) November 5, 2026
“You can point the finger at a lot of places here, but in order for it to have gone forward, you needed some cooperation from whatever players were going to make up this LIV… pic.twitter.com/DqpeR8Pwn9
By far my favourite LIV thing was James Hahn talking about how maybe Dustin Johnson can influence Saudi policy because of the film Inception, or something like that. https://t.co/PZmL3TB8EP
— Ben Coley (@BenColeyGolf) November 5, 2026
Remaining LIV Golf executives winding down the company. pic.twitter.com/O4tHTa9wOj
— Geoff (@thefantasygrind) November 5, 2026
I need that LIV golf apparel fire sale https://t.co/r0gu87d9e7
— Johnathan Snyder (@J_Snyder613) November 5, 2026
Thinking about the great people of Oklahoma today.
— Eric Patterson (@EPatGolf) November 5, 2026
A coveted franchise ripped straight from their hands https://t.co/bR0a0xLQST
🕊️🙏🏻🕊️🙏🏻 https://t.co/Z8YsQiBoSC pic.twitter.com/Jw22s1pHkx
— Carolyn Zacharias (@heycarolynz) April 30, 2026
Nick Stavas is a digital producer and commerce writer for Golfweek. Follow him on X/Twitter (@nickstavas).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Social media reacts: Here's what people are saying about LIV Golf's demise
