Sergio Garcia claims he is “99% sure that LIV Golf is going to continue” as he revealed his intentions to make a return to the DP World Tour.
In April, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) confirmed that it would be cutting its funding for LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season. Since the announcement, there has been constant speculation over the short-term and long-term future of the breakaway tour and the players that participate with CEO O’Neil seeking around $250m-350m worth of financial backing. But the Spaniard remains optimistic that the breakaway circuit will survive into 2027.
“It looks good,” Garcia said speaking to bunkered.co.uk. “Obviously, I think they’ve had a lot of meetings with different possible investors. I’m 99 percent sure that LIV is going to continue.
“It’s just going to look different than it has the last four years. But I’m very, very confident that it’s going to keep going. We’ll see how it develops.”
The 46-year-old, who captains Fireball GC, joined LIV Golf in 2022 but plans to rejoin the European tour despite his rocky relationship with the circuit.
Garcia initially refused to pay off mounting fines of up to $1 million built up for breaking the DP World Tour’s Conflicting Tournament Regulation due to his participation in LIV Golf events and resigned his membership in 2023.
However, in November 2024, the former Masters champion settled his fines and regained his membership as he attempted to make a last-ditch effort to make Luke Donald’s European team for the 2025 Ryder Cup. But he failed to make the squad and went on to lose his card once more as result of not making the minimum number of starts required to earn an automatic renewal.
After taking a year off from his membership, Garcia has made two starts on the circuit this year—the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship and BMW International Open—and has set his sights on regaining full playing status.
“Yes, I’m going to play a little bit. I’m going to play probably four more, counting [BMW International Open],” he said.
“It’s obviously something that I’ve always said that I wanted to do and I’m trying to do the best I can there. Obviously, at 46, I can’t play 30 events a year, but I’m going to make an effort to see if I can at least play a handful and try to do my best there.”