German golfer Martin Kaymer, a two-time major champion and captain of LIV Golf's Cleeks team, has cast serious doubt on the breakaway tour's future, saying it is "highly unlikely" this year's team championship will go ahead and admitting even the LIV chief executive does not know if the circuit will continue into 2027. His comments come as LIV faces the loss of Saudi Arabian financial backing from the end of this season, having received more than £3.75bn in funding over its first three years, leaving the tour's survival dependent on new investment.

Kaymer said a meeting on Wednesday indicated the Indianapolis event was likely to proceed, but the planned team championship in Michigan looked doubtful, with chief executive Scott O'Neil unable to give firm answers as it hinges on investor decisions. O'Neil, who took over in January 2025, is seeking $350m (£262m) to keep the tour afloat, a task complicated by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour's newly announced alliance with the Asian Tour, previously a LIV partner and key to O'Neil's plans for a revamped schedule. Separately, LIV has agreed to pay $1m (£748,000) to settle a trademark lawsuit brought by US tee manufacturer Stinger Golf.