Louis Oosthuizen has joined the LIV Golf exodus, with the one-time major-winning South African announcing that 'It's time to move on,' in another bitter blow to the breakaway circuit

LIV Golf captain Louis Oosthuizen has refused to commit to the breakaway league going forward after declaring, “It’s time to move on.”

Oosthuizen, 44, a one-time major winner, joined LIV Golf in the summer of 2022 and captained the all-South African Southern Guards GC. He earned $32 million over his five seasons at LIV Golf, but stopped shy of winning any individual events.

Now, with the league moving in a different direction after its bankroller, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, pulled its funding, which ended in August following the conclusion of the 2026 season. LIV Golf faced an uncertain future following the announcement, and survived its financial collapse by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

CEO Scott O'Neil initiated a restructuring plan known as "LIV 2.0," backed by new capital from BC Partners. Still, despite clinging on, LIV has continued to hemorrhage big names, including three-peating individual champion Jon Rahm.

Other names include David Puig, Abraham Ancer, Charles Howell III, and now, Oosthuizen, who has declared that “It’s time to move on” from LIV Golf. "I need to arrange my own schedule and look after my body," said Oosthuizen ahead of this week's Hong Kong Open.

"I want to play near one spot for three weeks at a time, not have all the big traveling for one tournament.”

"I loved LIV and the team aspect, but it's time to move on," added the 2010 British Open champion.

According to reports, players have a soft deadline of Oct. 25 to make an official decision on whether to stick with LIV Golf, which could lead to more names announcing their departure.

Sergio Garcia has also refused to commit his future to LIV. He recently filed to have his LIV contract terminated.

“That doesn’t mean I won’t go or that I’ll definitely stay with LIV, but settling the LIV 1.0 matter now avoids potential repercussions related to that contract,” he said. “I don’t really know how things will end up with the DP World Tour regarding LIV 2.0.”

Adrian Meronk is also likely to head toward the exit door. “I haven’t made an official decision yet,” he said at the DP World India Championship last week.

“I’m still going to wait two-three weeks, I think, and then see what happens. But most likely, I’ll stay on DP and compete back on DP.”

Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau hopes LIV is given “one more shot” to succeed. "It's tough, it's not easy," DeChambeau said. "We definitely have a lot against us."

"I hope people can see that we actually bring value to the game of golf," DeChambeau continued.

"I think behind the scenes we've got a lot of people that are working hard to make this possible for not only all the players that are out here but all the fans that have come out to these events and the economic impact we've made on all these places."