DP World Tour Requiring Players to Ask Permission for LIV Golf Qualifier

The DP World Tour is taking a different approach than the PGA Tour to LIV Golf's Promotions event in December, requiring its players to apply for conflicting tournament releases to play in the event in Abu Dhabi.

On Wednesday, the DP World Tour sent an email to its membership stating that a release from chief executive Keith Pelley is required since a competing event, the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, is the same week as LIV's event.

The note said releases must be applied for in writing by Nov. 8 and that Pelley "will determine whether or not to grant a release and his decision will be communicated directly to the applicable player."

Last week the PGA Tour confirmed that the LIV Promotions event was not considered an “unauthorized tournament.” If it were, Tour bylaws would require banning all players from future PGA Tour events. Instead, players will be allowed to compete.

“Based on the information publicly available regarding the LIV Golf Promotion event; it is determined to be a qualifying event only and not a part of an unauthorized series,” a PGA Tour spokesman told Sports Illustrated last week. “Therefore, the LIV Golf Promotion event is not categorized as an 'unauthorized tournament.' This classification is subject to change should the details of the event change.”

Any player that qualifies for LIV through the Promotions event would likely not be able to play on the PGA Tour or DP World Tour if he were to accept LIV membership.