A looming deadline and a potential showdown between professional golf’s establishment and the startup LIV Golf invitational series prompted DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley to call on his member’s loyalty in a recent memo.
The memo, which was sent directly from Pelley to the membership on Tuesday and was obtained by GolfChannel.com, addressed the circuit’s “release protocols” as some players move to play the first of eight LIV Golf events. The first event is scheduled to be played in early June at the Centurion Golf Club in London, which is a short drive from the DP World Tour’s headquarters at Wentworth.