Saudi Arabia Will Stop Paying for LIV Golf

Introduction

LIV Golf will tell its players and staff some news. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will stop giving them money after the 2026 season.

Main Body

The PIF wants to spend money inside Saudi Arabia now. They do not want to spend it on sports in other countries. LIV Golf lost a lot of money since 2022. Not many people in the USA watch it on TV. Some famous players are leaving the league. Other stars have contracts that will end soon. These players are worried about their jobs. The PGA Tour might take some players back. But the PGA Tour is not happy. They may make players pay money to return.

Conclusion

LIV Golf can work until 2026. After that, it needs new rich owners to survive.

Learning

🕒 Future Plans with 'Will'

In this text, we see a pattern for things that are certain to happen in the future.

The Pattern: will + action word

  • will stop → stop in the future
  • will tell → tell in the future

🛑 Negative Future

When something is not going to happen, use do not want to or will stop.

  • Example: "They do not want to spend it..."

🧩 Useful Word Pairs

Word AWord BMeaning
StopPayingNo more money
LoseMoneyMoney is gone
EndSoonFinish quickly

Vocabulary Learning

stop (v.)
to end something停止
Example:The game will stop at 5 PM.
pay (v.)
to give money付錢
Example:She will pay for the ticket.
tell (v.)
to say something to someone告訴
Example:He will tell us the news.
players (n.)
people who play a sport球員
Example:The players practice every day.
staff (n.)
employees of an organization工作人員
Example:The staff will help you.
news (n.)
information about recent events新聞
Example:She reads the news every morning.
money (n.)
currency
Example:They need more money.
season (n.)
a period of the year賽季
Example:The season starts in March.
spend (v.)
use money or time花費
Example:She will spend her money on books.
sports (n.)
physical games體育
Example:He likes sports.
watch (v.)
to look at something
Example:We will watch the match.
people (n.)
humans
Example:Many people came.
league (n.)
group of teams聯盟
Example:They play in the league.
contracts (n.)
agreements合約
Example:The contracts end next month.
jobs (n.)
employment工作
Example:They need new jobs.
take (v.)
to receive接受
Example:He will take the offer.
happy (adj.)
feeling joy快樂
Example:She is happy today.
return (v.)
to go back回來
Example:They will return tomorrow.
rich (adj.)
having a lot of money富有
Example:The rich own many houses.
owners (n.)
people who own所有者
Example:The owners will decide.