Golffile/Thos Caffrey Long before the LIV Golf League ever launched a shot, there were discussions about joining forces with the DP World Tour in a partnership or alliance that would bring significant financial backing to the European circuit via the ...

Going back to the earliest days of the concept that would eventually become LIV Golf, there had been talks of the Saudi Public Investment Fund -- the overwhelming owners of LIV Golf -- trying to purchase the DP World Tour and its parent,

Report: Could LIV Golf and the DP World Tour be in line for a shock collaboration moving forwards, despite Saudi PIF still working on a deal with the PGA Tour?

A report from Bloomberg suggests LIV Golf is weighing up doing a separate deal with the DP World Tour to help both coexist together

Saudi-backed LIV Golf is considering a potential tie-up with Europe’s DP World Tour that may result in a surprise end to enmity that’s plagued the sport, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – the backers of LIV – have been locked in protracted negotiations with the PGA and DP World Tours for 18 months in a bid to end the division in the sport. That deal, which had an initial deadline of December 2023, appears to have reached a stalemate.

Sergio Garcia is one of nine LIV Golfers who have signed up to become members of the DP World Tour in 2025, meaning he could be eligible for the next Ryder Cup.

If the DP World Tour and LIV Golf come through with their own separate deal, it could be looking like a shared schedule. This would enable golfers to compete in events hosted by b