LIV Golf suffered a significant setback when the PGA Tour, the European tour, and the Asian Tour announced a formal alliance, according to ESPN.
The move is expected to affect the partnership that had existed between the Asian Tour and LIV Golf. LIV had relied on that relationship to provide a pathway for players, giving the Saudi-backed circuit a connection to an established tour structure. The new three-way alliance cuts across that arrangement.
The PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, the European circuit, had already been operating under a closer working relationship. Bringing the Asian Tour into that alliance extends the reach of the partnership across multiple continents and adds institutional weight to the grouping.
No further details about the terms of the alliance were immediately available, but the announcement marks a notable shift in the ongoing competition between the established tours and LIV Golf for players, partnerships, and global influence.
