With men’s professional golf still split between two major factions, LIV Golf’s new CEO Scott O’Neil has outlined a fresh direction for the controversial league, one that acknowledges the PGA Tour‘s dominance in the U.S. while positioning LIV as a global powerhouse.
Taking over from Greg Norman earlier this year, O’Neil steps into a pivotal role at a time when the sport remains deeply divided.
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Although a framework agreement was announced between LIV and the PGA Tour in 2023, more than a year later, a final deal remains elusive.
A framework for the agreement was announced in 2023 but despite two years passing, there has been no sign-off on the deal.
Global ambition vs domestic dominance
Despite ongoing tension between the two tours, particularly as PGA players remain barred from participating in LIV events, O’Neil appears focused on global expansion rather than competing head-to-head in the United States.
“I think they’ll for the foreseeable future have a dominant position in the U.S,” O’Neil admitted in a recent interview on the Rick Shiels Podcast. “And I think we’ll be the dominant player in the world.”
That vision is already taking shape. LIV has hosted tournaments across a range of international markets, including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Spain, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, in addition to its U.S.-based events.
And the league isn’t slowing down. A new tournament is expected to debut in South Africa in 2026, marking LIV’s first event on the African continent.
O’Neil‘s approach might actually ease some of the friction with the PGA Tour, whose firmly rooted U.S. schedule may no longer feel as directly threatened.
“Their focus elsewhere may well work in favor of the PGA Tour,” the report stated, “whose U.S.-based schedule is seemingly not under threat from their LIV rivals.”
Tiger Woods’ quiet but powerful role
One influential figure hovering over these discussions is Tiger Woods. Though no longer a full-time competitor, Woods has remained highly involved behind the scenes, especially amid golf’s ongoing power struggle.
A known critic of LIV Golf since its inception, Woods has been a vocal advocate for maintaining the PGA Tour’s position as the sport’s primary institution.
The recent appointment of PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, who attended business school alongside O’Neil, may help bring both sides back to the negotiating table.
But even with shared histories and potential compromises on the horizon, the road to unity remains uncertain. As O’Neil acknowledges the limits of LIV’s reach in the U.S., his long game is clearly focused on everywhere else.
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