Asian Tour eyes US, Europe and deepens LIV Golf ties, as International Series head says event will ‘grow and grow’
- Rahul Singh says talks in progress about holding future International Series events in North and Central America, and Europe
- Players from rival tours are welcome to join the ‘inclusive’ franchise being built alongside the LIV Golf League if they meet qualifying criteria, he says
The Asian Tour’s expansion will not be constrained by traditional or geographic boundaries as it deepens its ties with LIV Golf, and the head of its International Series confidently predicted it would “grow and grow”.
With 10 elevated tournaments taking players to England, Africa, as well as across Asia this year, Rahul Singh told a small gathering of reporters talks were already under way about holding future events in North and Central America, Europe and elsewhere.
And players from rival tours would be more than welcome to compete if they met qualifying criteria, with Singh keen to emphasise the “inclusive” nature of a “sports franchise” being built “in conjunction with and alongside the LIV Golf League”.
Global expansion was a given, Singh said, as acceptance within the game and a willingness to add tournaments grew.
On Thursday, the series teed off in Macau for the first time, with 19 LIV players joining the best of the Asian Tour, a week after LIV Golf Hong Kong.
