The lawsuits keep piling up for LIV Golf.
ESPN reported on Monday that a Canadian-based technology company, Mobii Systems Group Ltd., has sued the Saudi Arabia-backed league for more than $1 million in outstanding unpaid invoices and lost revenue.
Beginning last year, Mobii Systems provided the “Any Shot, Any Time” features to the LIV television broadcasts and was paid its agreed upon rights and licensing fees, according to the filing made in U.S. District Court in Miami on Friday. But the suit alleges that Mobii Systems has not been paid for its services this year, amounting to $820,000 in the licensing fee and $104,500 in usage fees. Mobii Systems also seeks damages of $209,531 in lost revenue after LIV notified the company in late May that it would no longer be using the technology for its six remaining events on the schedule.
According to the ESPN report, Mobii’s lawyers served LIV Golf with a notice of demand for payment May 8. The league had until May 15 to pay the outstanding invoices.
A week earlier, on April 30, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which had invested more than $5 billion in the 4-year-old start-up league, announced that it was pulling its funding from the circuit.
Among details in the lawsuit, Nick O’Connor, LIV Golf’s senior vice president of technology, wrote to Mobii on May 25 notifying it of the change in broadcast coverage plans.
“We recognize that delays in payment have caused strain in our relationship, and we understand this is a frustrating time,” Connor wrote. “While we understand your frustration, our view is that litigating outstanding invoices will not be a productive use of either of our time and resources.
“Please know that this decision is not reflective of the quality of work or services provided, and we are truly grateful for your partnership over the last several years.”
The same day, Mobii served LIV Golf with a notice of termination of agreement.
“Because LIV Golf repudiated the Agreement and terminated Mobii’s ability to perform under the Agreement, Mobii will not receive the revenue it was contractually entitled to receive from the remaining six events in LIV Golf’s schedule, all of which will take place during the Agreement’s term,” the lawsuit stated.
Lawyers for World Golf Group and Premier Golf League are seeking damages of between $210 million and $630 million from LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and other individuals and entities, accusing them of breach of confidence and unlawful means conspiracy.
Scott O’Neil, the LIV Golf CEO who was hired in January 2025, has said he will attempt to raise $300 million to keep LIV afloat after this season. O’Neil is pitching to potential investors a new tour format, providing equity to players in the league and selling team stakes. “It’s a foot race for sure,” O’Neil told Sports Business Journal in June. “But I love this management team. We’re up to the task, we’re energized by what we’re doing.”
LIV Golf is scheduled to resume play next week at its United Kingdom tournament in Rocester, England. The league then comes to the U.S. for the first time this year, with tournaments in New York (Aug. 6-9), Indianapolis (Aug. 20-23) and the Team Championship in Plymouth, Mich. (Aug. 27-30).
