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PGA Tour, DP World Tour & Asian Tour alliance puts pressure on LIV
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Asian Tour have formed a global alliance, strengthening their collaboration and extending the PGA-DP World Tour partnership until at least 2029.
- Rory McIlroy praised the alliance, calling it "positive news" and highlighting the importance of tours working together for the benefit of international golf.
- The Asian Tour had previously partnered with LIV Golf, offering pathways to LIV's $30 million tournaments, but this new alliance ends that relationship and reinstates cooperation with the DP World Tour.
- LIV Golf faces challenges, including the loss of Saudi Arabian financial backing after investing over £3.75 billion in its first three years, and now the Asian Tour's shift away from LIV further weakens its position.
- The new partnership will provide commercial and playing opportunities for Asian golfers, including pathways to the DP World Tour starting in 2027, with certain events returning to co-sanctioned status between the DP World and Asian Tours.
