What it lacks in golf courses – it has only one – Malta is rapidly making up for in notoriety.
The archipelago in the central Mediterranean was the setting for a high-level summit last July between representatives of the DP World Tour – which, at the time, was the European Tour – and LIV Golf, which, at the time, was Super League Golf (SLG).
Amongst those in attendance at the Hotel Corinthia were DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley and his deputy Guy Kinnings; representatives from LIV; and key personnel from DP World.
But why did the meeting take place? Who brokered it? What was discussed? And how have we gone from there to the DP World Tour choosing to resist the advances of LIV and, instead, strengthen its ‘Strategic Alliance’ with the PGA Tour?
We’ve spoken to key figures on both sides – and, for the first time, exclusively, DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley – in an attempt to get the full lowdown on the biggest shake-up in the history of golf…
THE BACKGROUND
So, there was a meeting in Malta last July. That much everybody appears to agree on.
According to DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley, it took the form of an “unsolicited presentation” from Golf Saudi representatives.
The ‘other side’ disputes that.
“The meeting was facilitated by DP World officials,” revealed our source. “In May of 2021, they got wind of plans by Golf Saudi and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) to create a new global tour and, concerned that this might have an impact upon their soon-to-be-announced investment into the-then European Tour, they asked that SLG meet with the European Tour.”
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