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At the DP World Tour Championship, There’s Also a Battle Off the Course

LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed league, has created conflict among the tours and the players.

Rory McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, could add the DP World Tour’s season-long title to this year’s FedEx Cup Championship, its equivalent on the PGA Tour.Credit...Andy Lyons/Getty Images

The lead-up to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, last year could not have been more different than what it is this week. And one indication is what the tour itself is saying — and not saying — about the upstart but well-financed LIV Golf league.