Golf: DP World & PGA Tours strengthen partnership to combat Saudi-funded series 



The DP World Tour and PGA Tours have strengthened their alliance to try to fight off an "existential threat" posed by Saudi-funded LIV Golf, who stage their second tournament this week.

The move brings the two circuits closer together until at least 2035.

It comes as three-time major champion Padraig Harrington expressed fears for the future of the European Tour, now rebranded as the DP World Tour.

"It looks like the European Tour is the one that could be squeezed," he said.

Harrington, Europe's most recent Ryder Cup captain and winner of last week's US Senior Open, added: "LIV looks like it's going to be here to stay.

"In three, four, five years' time, all of this could be very normalised - and there could be the US Tour and the LIV Tour contending for the hearts and minds of the players.

"Let's hope that the European Tour can keep up. We do need a very strong European Tour."