WILL SCOTT GET HIS HUGE MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT?

LAST month, Scott Vincent tied for the third place, and earned a price money of a whooping US$1,250,000 in New Jersey, United States.

The country’s leading professional golfer finished the LIV Golf tournament tied with England’s Lee Westwood at nine-under par.

He reserved his best for the last round at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey.

Vincent fired off a final round 66 to claim third place.

But, amid the meltdown at LIV Golf, the big question should be asked now – IS SCOTT GOING TO BE PAID FOR HIS VINTAGE PERFORMANCE IN NEW YORK?

LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy protection with at least US$45m owed to players, who will now have the option to leave.

A Chapter 11 petition, which LIV says is to “preserve the company’s business” as it attempts to restructure after Saudi Arabia withdrew its multibillion dollar funding, was filed in the United States on Tuesday.

The breakaway league says it has found a new investor in BC Partners, following the decision in April by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to pull its funding.

Documents in the petition outline money owed to LIV Golf’s creditors with the 30 largest unsecured claims.

Two-time major winner Jon Rahm tops that list with an unsecured claim of US$7.5m.

Bryson DeChambeau (US$5.7m), Dustin Johnson (US$5.5m), Cameron Smith (US$4.8m) and Tyrrell Hatton (US$3.4m) are also among the top 30 creditors, as well as Brooks Koepka, who left to rejoin the PGA Tour in January but has an unsecured claim of US$1.7m.

The total amount owed to the 14 current and former LIV players in the top 30 creditors is just over US$45m. Since LIV’s controversial launch in 2021, more than US$5bn has been spent by PIF, with major winners, including Rahm and DeChambeau lured by lucrative contracts and vast prize money.

However, the future of the concept – and its star players – has been shrouded in uncertainty, with the 2026 season having ended early.

LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil told the BBC at the final event in Indianapolis last month he had “high levels of confidence” in achieving a “critical mass” of players to make the new league a reality.

DeChambeau said at the conclusion of that event he felt there was “a lot of potential moving forward” and he believed there was “something fun coming”.

Speaking on Tuesday before this week’s Irish Open, Rahm was tight-lipped when pressed on his future.

Asked if he knew what the coming months held, he told BBC Sport: “Yes and no. It hasn’t really changed from my last interview in Indianapolis.

“There’s just a lot of things in place, right? There’s a lot of things that could happen and it’s one of those things where time’s gonna tell.”

Rahm added: “I still have a contract with LIV 1.0 that I’m more than willing to fulfil, so like I said, time will tell.”

A source familiar with the figures told BBC Sport the creditors list outlines the “amount owed and not paid for Q3” of 2026, not the full amounts.

The court documents show LIV estimates its assets at US$100m-US$500m and its liabilities at between US$500m and US$1bn.

LIV Golf intends to commence its new majority player-owned league early next year and it is understood the Chapter 11 process allows it to start talking to players about their participation in LIV’s future. – Sports ReporterBC