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LIV Golf suffers setback with Asian Tour joining new alliance with European and PGA tours
The new deal creates at least two co-sanctioned events a year and gives leading Asian Tour players a clearer route to European circuits.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Asian Tour announced a strategic alliance through 2029, establishing a path for Asian Tour members to join European circuits.
- LIV Golf's relationship with the Asian Tour faces uncertainty after investing $300 million to create the International Series with purses of up to $2 million since the league's 2022 launch.
- Asian Tour CEO Cho Minn Thant said the partnership will "increase the bandwidth of the professional game in Asia," while Christian Hardy, PGA Tour senior vice president of international, cited a "shared vision for the future of professional golf."
- Separately, Canadian-based Mobii Systems Group sued LIV Golf in District Court for $925,100 in unpaid fees and $209,531 in lost revenue, compounding the league's financial pressure.
- The alliance is expected to feature at least two co-sanctioned Asian Tour events in each of the next three years, as LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil seeks investors to sustain the league for 2027 and beyond.
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