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Golf tour in Europe
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour; the second tier of men's professional golf in Europe. The tour's headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.
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The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States, with hosting duties alternating between venues in Europe and the United States for each edition. The cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy, and it is jointly administered by the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe, the latter a joint venture of the PGA European Tour (60%), the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland (20%), and the PGAs of Europe (20%).
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Professional golf league
LIV Golf is a professional men's golf tour. The name "LIV" refers to the Roman numeral 54, the number of holes that used to be played at LIV events. The first LIV Golf Invitational Series event started on 9 June 2022, at the Centurion Club near St Albans in Hertfordshire, UK. The Invitational Series became the LIV Golf League in 2023.
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The DP World Tour banned LIV Golf players as the league's Chapter 11 bankruptcy deepens and Jon Rahm calls the "LIV 2.0" restructuring plan unacceptable.
Rory McIlroy is competing in the DP World Tour's Indian Championship this week in New Delhi.
DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings told BBC Sport that players who participate in LIV Golf 2.0 won't be allowed to play on the European circuit.