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From left: Ben Cowen, DP World Tour Chief Tournament and Operations Officer; Christian Hardy, PGA TOUR Senior Vice President, International; Cho Minn Thant, Asian Tour Commissioner and CEO; and Guy Kinnings, CEO of European Tour Group (PGA.com) <\/p>\n
The Asian Tour, which organizes professional golf tournaments across Asia, has ended its partnership with LIV Golf and restored its alliance with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement released Sunday, the Asian Tour announced that it had entered into a partnership with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour through 2029, aimed at expanding playing opportunities and strengthening pathways for Asian golfers.<\/p>\n
As a result, jointly sanctioned events involving the Asian Tour and the two tours are now expected to return as early as next season.<\/p>\n
Details of the partnership are expected to be announced later this year when the DP World Tour reveals its schedule for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
The agreement marks a restoration of the relationship between the Asian Tour and DP World Tour, which previously held co-sanctioned events from 2016 to 2021.<\/p>\n
The two tours had previously co-sanctioned 108 tournaments, including 21 events that were jointly organized with either the Sunshine Tour of South Africa or the PGA Tour of Australasia.<\/p>\n
The new partnership also signals the end of the Asian Tour’s relationship with LIV Golf.<\/p>\n
Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf had provided around $300 million in funding to the Asian Tour through the hosting of International Series events.<\/p>\n
However, after Saudi Arabia stopped funding golf tournaments earlier this year, LIV Golf’s financial support for the International Series also came to an end.<\/p>\n
As a result, the Asian Tour appears to have sought a new path forward by rebuilding its alliance with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. \u2014 Ed.)<\/p>\n
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