Mark Schlabach and Paolo Uggetti Apr 30, 2026, 08:40 PM ET Less than five years after LIV Golf was officially announced, the breakaway circuit that attracted several former major championship winners to its gaudy purses, worldwide schedule and team-centric format, has reached a crossroads. As expected, the PIF announced Thursday that it would stop financing the LIV Golf League after the 2026 season. It has invested more than $5 billion into the breakaway circuit since its inception in 2022 and that number will grow to more than $6 billion by season's end. Though LIV continues to espouse future promise as it reshapes its leadership and searches for new investors, it again has precipitated another inflection point for professional golf that is probably just getting started. What is the latest and what does it all actually mean? Mark Schlabach: A LIV Golf official told ESPN on Thursday that next week's tournament at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington, D.C., will be played as scheduled.…