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The DP World Tour – formerly the European Tour – is anticipating golfers from the Saudi-funded series showing up at key players’ meetings at next week’s BMW PGA Championship to question the “strategic alliance” with the PGA Tour.
Eighteen players from LIV Golf – including Ryder Cup heroes Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood – have entered the Tour’s flagship event, but it is feared they might not only create a storm on the fairways of the West Course but also in the boardroom at Wentworth HQ.
On Monday morning, the Tour stages its annual general meeting, where the chairman David Williams will present the financial performance, with votes taken to approve the resolutions, including a “special resolution” changing the articles of association to take in the updated relationship with the PGA Tour. This includes the top 10 non-exempt players on the DP World Tour’s end-of-series standings earning their full cards on the US circuit.
Yet, as in any AGM, disgruntled stakeholders can raise objections and there can be no doubt that the likes of Westwood, Poulter and Co are against the ever closer ties with the PGA Tour, which has issued indefinite bans to any of its players who have joined LIV.
In July, Poulter launched an injunction against his home Tour after it suspended the LIV recruits from appearing at the Scottish Open, as well as hitting the rebels with $100,000 fines. Poulter won that temporary stay, pending the verdict in the overall case that will not be heard until February.
That means the LIV players can tee it up at Wentworth, as well as use their membership rights to make their points known at meetings.
Westwood’s position became yet clearer last week in an interview with Golf Digest. “I’m very worried for the European Tour,” he said. “ I have been telling Keith [Pelley,…
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