{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6acf04570c6b30397bff6e72?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LIV’s Bankruptcy & Rory’s Pivot - October 14th, 2026","description":"<p>On October 14th, 2026, the golf world was rocked by LIV Golf&#39;s bankruptcy and $300M reboot plan, prompting Rory McIlroy to shockingly support a unified future while Tiger Woods expands his design empire.</p><p><br></p><h3>LIV GOLF &amp; THE PGA TOUR</h3><ul><li>LIV Golf has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but a $300 million lifeline from BC Partners Credit sets the stage for a 2027 &quot;LIV 2.0&quot; reboot under CEO Scott O&#39;Neil&#39;s new &quot;complete not compete&quot; strategy.</li><li>Ted Goldthorpe defended LIV&#39;s early spending as creating &quot;the ecosystem and infrastructure,&quot; but Xander Schauffele warned that among 225 PGA Tour card holders, &quot;some guys are really ticked off&quot; about defectors returning.</li><li>Rory McIlroy called LIV &quot;half of a good idea executed poorly&quot; and lamented lost friendships, yet shockingly supports defectors returning because &quot;a rising tide lifts all boats.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>TIGER WOODS &amp; TGR DESIGN</h3><ul><li>Tiger Woods is expanding his architectural footprint with Bluejack Ranch in Aledo, Texas, a massive $2.5 billion, 914-acre luxury community featuring a sprawling 8,000-yard championship golf course.</li><li>Fans got a highly positive physical update this week as Tiger was spotted flushing his signature stingers at the Tiger Woods Invitational at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.</li><li>The new Bluejack Ranch development won&#39;t just feature world-class golf—the massive Texas property will also be home to a unique herd of miniature Highland cattle.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>LPGA &amp; OFF-COURSE NEWS</h3><ul><li>LeBron James is officially a Nelly Korda fanboy, while the Black Friday Farmers Insurance Skins Game announced a $4 million purse for Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Jackson Koivun, and Justin Thomas at Atlantic Fields.</li><li>LeBron called Nelly&#39;s swing his absolute favorite because it is &quot;super smooth,&quot; a rhythm she perfected using a &quot;Coca-Cola&quot; tempo trick taught by her father, Petr Korda, alongside David Whelan&#39;s mechanics.</li><li>Ryan Peake went viral for stripping down to his underwear to hit out of a water hazard at the WA PGA Championship, prompting Connor McKinney to joke, &quot;I wish this post was censored.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Abraham Ancer is leaving for the DP World Tour (and back surgery) alongside Joaquin Niemann&#39;s open-secret departure • Richard Bland and Victor Perez are officially committing to stay with LIV Golf • Tune in tomorrow for our full Butterfield Bermuda Championship preview!</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}