The ongoing tension between professional golf circuits has escalated as LIV Golf released a statement criticizing the DP World Tour. The conflict centers on the European tour's recent decision to bar players who compete in the LIV Golf league from holding membership in the DP World Tour for the upcoming season.

LIV Golf characterized this policy as a "clear attempt to interfere" with its internal restructuring and business processes. By restricting dual membership, the DP World Tour is effectively forcing professional golfers to choose between the two circuits. This move is seen by industry analysts as a defensive measure by the established European tour to protect its own player base and commercial interests against the Saudi-backed LIV Golf venture.

While LIV Golf frames the DP World Tour’s policy as an anti-competitive act of interference, the DP World Tour maintains that it is exercising its right to manage its own membership criteria and protect the integrity of its tour schedule. The disagreement highlights the deepening divide in professional golf, as both organizations continue to compete for top-tier talent and market dominance. Currently, the DP World Tour has not issued a detailed public rebuttal to the specific claim of "interference," focusing instead on the enforcement of its existing eligibility rules.