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LIV Golf had a blank canvas. The PGA Tour could use one as it tries to solve a packed schedule

FILE - Charl Schwartzel, of Southern Guards GC, is introduced at the Lion's Den at the 17th tee during the final round of LIV Golf South Africa at The Club at Steyn City, March 22, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP, File)
FILE - Charl Schwartzel, of Southern Guards GC, is introduced at the Lion's Den at the 17th tee during the final round of LIV Golf South Africa at The Club at Steyn City, March 22, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP, File)

By Doug Ferguson 6 min read

LIV Golf had a seemingly endless supply of Saudi money that suddenly is coming to an end. Overlooked is another of its assets — this one with no price tag — the PGA Tour would love to have.

A blank canvas.

Even as LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil was trying to present hope for a future without the financial muscle of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the PGA Tour was moving from one signature event to another on the short road to Aronimink for the PGA Championship.

It’s a schedule that doesn’t make sense.

From the first major at the Masters through the second major at the PGA Championship, the top players face three $20 million signature events and two majors over six weeks. That followed another brutal stretch of three $20 million events and The Players Championship over five weeks on both sides of the country.