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DP World Touri

The DP World Tour, formerly known as The European Tour, is the top golf circuit in Europe. It's associated tours include the European Challenge Tour, for players at the start of their careers, and the Legends Tour at the other end of the spectrum.

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Taichi Kho begins his second season as a professional golfer this week, carrying a ‘deep, inner-rooted confidence’ that he belongs at the highest level.

European tour’s CEO hails arbitration panel’s decision to back him in row with LIV Golf as win for all sports bodies and targets players who competed in International Series events as next for sanctions.

International Series will have 10 events this year, including 1 at the sport’s spiritual home, and with the DP World Tour ‘weaker than at any stage in its history’ the Asian Tour can challenge the game’s hierarchy.

Cho Minn Thant, the head of the Asian Tour, revealed that the other two organisations had not even had the courtesy to discuss holding events in the region.

Li says he was on verge of walking away from sport before he came second at National Games last year, but he’ll play at this week’s 150th Open Championship with confidence soaring.

Former world No 1 Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter among high-profile players named in field for opening LIV Golf Invitational Series event at Centurion Club in England next week

Tour boss Jay Monahan takes bold step in attempt to quash Greg Norman bid to start rival league. Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia among those believed to want to play in first tournament in London next month.

Infusion of US$300 million and determination to go global has changed relationship between three main tours, and Lee Westwood has likened the stand off to a game of poker.

The region’s premier golf Tour has announced a new 10-event international series that includes stops in London, mainland China and Hong Kong, with up to US$2 million in prize money at each event.

Road to Mallorca to make back-to-back stops on mainland, with Foshan Open pencilled in for October 20 to 23. Total prize money for next year reaches HK$70 million, the most since tour’s inception in 1989.

Chinese golfer is highest profile player in 108-strong field at Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen. ‘Everyone knows I didn’t play well this year,’ he says.

Zhang Huilin returns to his ‘happy place’ at Shenzhen Genzon Golf Club to defend his 2020 title and stake claim for US$312,000 prize pot.

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Big names struggle as USA’s Justin Thomas shoots level par, but Hideki Matsuyama goes two-under in Tokyo with Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond one shot off the lead.

The 26-year-old Hak leaves Covid-19 chaos of US, making trek from family home in Florida to find playing opportunities in China, including the national Open.