DP World Tour Chief Urges PGA Tour to Adopt Global Strategy

Keith Pelley, the outgoing chief executive, criticizes top US players for not supporting the unification of the game, hopes for a deal with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund by April.

• Outgoing DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley has urged the PGA Tour to adopt a global strategy for the growth of golf, stating that the sport needs to unify with a global strategy.
• Pelley is hopeful that a deal can be reached between the tours and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund by the time he leaves his role at the start of April.
• Pelley criticized top players in the United States for not supporting the framework agreement signed by the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund in June 2023, which aimed to unify the game.
• Rory McIlroy, world No 2, has expressed his preference for a global tour, similar to F1, and Pelley agrees with this vision.
• Pelley will be taking control of four sports franchises in his hometown of Toronto after leaving his current position.

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