Asian Tour severs LIV Golf ties, signs deal with PGA Tour, DP World Tour
International Series future in doubt, with next event on schedule supposed to be the Link Hong Kong Open in October
The Asian Tour has cut ties with LIV Golf and signed a partnership agreement with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour in another shake-up of the game globally.
In a joint statement released on Tuesday, the three organisations said the deal would run “through until at least 2029”, and hailed the start of a “new chapter for global golf”.
The partnership would be “effective immediately”, the statement said, adding it would establish pathways for the leading players on the Asian Tour, and would see the DP World Tour return to co-sanctioning events in the region.
Discussions are believed to be under way to give players who finish in the top five of the Asian Tour order of merit, DPWT cards for the following season.
Cho Minn Thant, commissioner and CEO of the Asian Tour, said his organisation had felt like it was the right time “to collaborate with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour to enhance the Asian Tour for our members, fans and partners”.
“Bringing the three Tours together under one partnership will increase the bandwidth of the professional game in Asia,” he added. “Not only will co-sanctioning events see our members competing regularly on the global stage, but we are also excited to welcome players from the other tours to our pinnacle events, which showcase the strength and diversity of golf in Asia.”