Reports that LIV executives held an emergency meeting in New York earlier were inaccurate, LIV said in an email to IndyStar.
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Officials from the breakaway tour, a PGA Tour competitor that includes players such as Bryson DeChambeau, John Rahm and Phil Mickelson, were called to an emergency meeting in New York, according to a report by The Telegraph, reported Wednesday. The meeting came amid speculation fueled on social media Tuesday night that the circuit could be on the verge of shutting down operations.
A day later, LIV Golf executives and players were in Mexico City for a four-day tournament that ends Sunday. CEO Scott O’Neil spoke Thursday about financial speculation surrounding the league.
“This notion of secret meetings and, you know, being summoned to New York. I live in New York, so it’s easy to summon me there,” O’Neil told LIV Golf commentator Arlo White. “But it’s a lot of searching and grabbing headlines.”
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O’Neil went on to say, “For us, it’s business as usual, but if you ask me if this business is tough, I would say absolutely. If you ask me if we were managed too closely, I would say absolutely. Can this be a challenge? Absolutely. And that’s what we signed up for… we signed up for this adventure and it’s the ride of our life. Or should I say the round of our life.”
O’Neil referred to media reports of LIV Golf, saying “we’re kind of used to it” as a new league fighting the PGA Tour, but it was amplified this week.
“You know, having been in private equity for over a dozen years, this is the process you go through. And sometimes it’s not simple and sometimes it’s not easy,” he said. “But I can tell you, given the momentum of this business, we’re very excited about where we are and the position we’re in.”
In its email to IndyStar, LIV provided financial details for the league:
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Between 2024 and 2025, LIV Golf grew more than 100% in revenue. In 2026, ticket sales will increase 130 percent year over year.
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LIV sold more than 115,000 tickets for Adelaide and more than 100,000 in South Africa. Sponsorships increased 40 percent year over year, according to LIV
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Through five events, the league is making $100 million ahead of last year’s revenue, the league reported.
Tickets for LIV Golf Indianapolis 2026 are available at LIVGolf.com/schedule/indianapolis-2026, including three-day passes and hospitality tickets to Club 54.
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This article originally appeared in Indianapolis Star: LIV Golf shuts down rumors: Indianapolis event still scheduled