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‘Over $100M Valuation per Team’: LIV Golf Gets Unexpected Backing From $40B Giant Executive Despite Rocky Future

LIV Golf’s financial future remains uncertain despite a bold projection from restructuring firm BC Partners, which estimates each of its 13 teams could reach a valuation exceeding $100 million. The league, currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has faced significant setbacks, including the withdrawal of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) earlier this year.

Originally, LIV had aimed for each franchise to hit a $1 billion valuation and even considered inviting minority investors at a $300 million team valuation—plans that never materialized. Ownership of the teams is split unevenly, with the league holding a 75% stake and captains like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm owning the remaining 25%.

Despite these challenges, BC Partners’ Ted Goldthorpe expressed confidence in the league’s potential, framing team ownership as a lucrative investment opportunity, though skepticism lingers given the league’s rocky trajectory and the absence of commitments from several top players for its 2027 iteration.

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