Overview
- Louis Oosthuizen confirmed on Wednesday that he will not re-sign with LIV Golf and plans to return to the DP World Tour in January 2027, and he will step down as captain of Southern Guards GC.
- Oosthuizen said he rejected the proposed LIV 2.0 schedule because the heavy international travel would make it hard to control his playing calendar and look after his body.
- LIV is in Chapter 11 after Saudi Arabia’s PIF cut funding and has a conditional roughly $300 million recapitalization offer from BC Partners that depends on a critical mass of players committing to the new plan.
- Players face a practical decision window tied to an Oct. 25 soft deadline and upcoming bankruptcy hearings that allow LIV to reject contracts and clear players to leave or renegotiate, with Jon Rahm already among those who have quit.
- The DP World Tour has said it will deny 2027 membership to golfers who sign with LIV, a rule that raises Ryder Cup and career-rights trade-offs and increases the chance LIV 2.0 cannot meet the player thresholds needed to close the deal.