{"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/6adfec1dfeb8d1e39c3bb6f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LIV Golf Bankruptcy & Tiger's Return - October 27th, 2026","description":"<p>On October 27th, 2026, we break down the monumental financial collapse of LIV Golf, Tiger Woods&#39;s impending return to the course, and life-changing victories for Austin Smotherman and John Catlin.</p><p><br></p><h3>LIV GOLF / CHAPTER 11 FALLOUT</h3><ul><li>The PIF withdrew funding, forcing LIV Golf into Chapter 11. CEO Scott O&#39;Neil is attempting a $300M LIV 2.0 pivot with BC Partners Credit requiring player equity, but a mass exodus of superstars is already underway.</li><li>Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson hired lawyer David Cornwell to chase $100M in unpaid contracts against a two-cent-on-the-dollar settlement, seeking a &quot;sensible severance payment.&quot;</li><li>While executives pocketed $15.6M in bonuses (including $6.375M to O&#39;Neil) and bought &quot;Liv Sucks&quot; domains, Ian Poulter left to spend &quot;more time at home with my family&quot;—which Chris Solomon mocked as the exact same excuse he used to join.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>PGA TOUR / TIGER&#39;S RETURN &amp; TGR DESIGN</h3><ul><li>Tiger Woods is officially returning to competitive golf alongside his son Charlie at the 2026 PNC Championship in Orlando this December, while expanding his empire with TGR Design&#39;s £30M Bellarena Golf Course in Northern Ireland.</li><li>Billy Horschel recently saw Woods at a Liberty National clinic and declared that Tiger &quot;looked the best I have seen him,&quot; with Tiger quipping &quot;How is that&quot; after flushing a downhill shot.</li><li>In fantastic personal news off the course, Tiger shared that his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, is &quot;finally cancer free.&quot;</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>PGA TOUR / BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP</h3><ul><li>Austin Smotherman secured a massive Monday playoff victory in Bermuda, finding ultimate validation and comparing his own &quot;fairy tale&quot; journey to the &quot;Scottie Schefflers of the world.&quot;</li><li>Wearing his late father Troy&#39;s arrowhead necklace, an emotional Smotherman dedicated the win to him, stating, &quot;This one is for him.&quot;</li><li>Smotherman&#39;s deep roots in the game trace back to his grandfather, Bill Equistepasse, who crafted Austin&#39;s very first set of golf clubs out of an old Sam Snead 7-iron.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>John Catlin&#39;s 5-shot Hong Kong Open win secures 2027 Masters &amp; Open spots, a far cry from having just $2,000 ten years ago • Rory McIlroy eulogizes LIV Golf, stating it had &quot;half of a good idea that was executed pretty poorly&quot; and wasted capital • Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, and Graeme McDowell (&quot;I have decided not to pursue Liv 2.0&quot;) officially reject the new league terms.</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}