Domenic Scarano
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Domenic Scarano
@DomFOL
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The Asian Tour’s partnership with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour is a massive blow for LIV Golf. Not only have they lost their feeder tour, but the idea that they can subsidise a future schedule with national opens is completely off the table. This didn’t happen overnight. Although the deal was sealed with a handshake at The Open, conversations had been going on for months. As soon as the news dropped that the PIF was pulling funding, it raised alarm bells for every partner that had a financial interest in the league, that included the Asian Tour. When LIV Golf couldn’t honour the purse increase at the Kolon Korea Open, those concerns escalated. Officials had no choice but to find a soft landing that was in the best interest of their members and partners. LIV Golf’s push to utilise national opens to bolster any potential 2027 schedule in their 2.0 version has been a disaster. The Australian Open was a main target, but Golf Australia signed a new and improved multi year deal with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour in early July instead. LIV Golf also wanted to resurrect the English Open in partnership with England Golf, but a deal was announced at the end of May for it to be played on the HotelPlanner Tour, Europe’s second tier, in 2026/27, with the aim for it to be back on the main DP World Tour schedule in 2028. They’ve now also lost the high profile national opens in Asia, like the Link Hong Kong Open that has a Masters invite available for the winner. Asian Tour sources indicate LIV Golf players will still be able to play on the tour if they have a category or receive a sponsors invite and will not be banned or sanctioned in any way. But the final International Series events will now likely be whole Asian Tour events with their own independent sponsors, no longer in partnership with the LIV Golf League. There will be significant knock on effects to LIV Golf, with the possibility of their OWGR approval being reviewed now they no longer have a feeder tour system. The exemption categories specifically for LIV Golf players on the Asian Tour will also likely be removed in 2027, but there is no official word on that yet. The Asian Tour have said that full details on this will be announced in the coming weeks. Over the last few years, I have travelled to more Asian Tour events than any other tour. Witnessing Bryson DeChambeau become the first reigning major champion to play in India at DLF is a memory that will stick with me forever. So will seeing John Catlin shoot the first ever 59 on the tour on his way to beating David Puig in a playoff in Macau. While I am absolutely gutted for the friends I’ve made on The International Series, who imo, created the most compelling golf product the PIF owned, I am delighted the Asian Tour found a solution so fast and they now have clarity for their members and partners. The new partnership with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour will create opportunities for players in the region to progress up the global pathway system and help secure the financial future of the tour. I look forward to continuing my coverage and heading to an event soon on what is without a doubt, the most friendly tour in the world. @asiantourgolf








