The DP World Tour will refuse membership to golfers who sign up for LIV Golf 2.0 for the 2027 season, the tour's CEO confirmed Monday.
DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings told BBC Sport that his circuit, unlike in the previous few seasons, won't give conditional status to golfers who join LIV Golf 2.0. Golfers must apply for DP World Tour membership by Nov. 16.
"Players need to make a choice," Kinnings told BBC Sport. "We have rules and regulations, which are there to protect our tour and which our members must all abide by. Players who are not willing to comply with our rules and regulations should not be seeking to join our tour."
Golfers must be DP World Tour members to compete for Europe in next year's Ryder Cup, which is scheduled Sept. 17-19 at Adare Manor in Ireland.
This season, the DP World Tour agreed to allow some golfers to play on both tours, giving conditional status to more than 10 LIV golfers. That list of players included two-time major champion Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, David Puig and others.
Last week, Rahm's attorney revealed that the Spanish golfer won't be a part of LIV 2.0 during a bankruptcy hearing. Rahm's attorney, John Beck, said Rahm and LIV Golf were working to finalize a separation agreement by Thursday.
LIV Golf and its related entities voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 8. The league indicated it had between $100 million and $500 million in assets and $500 million to $1 billion in liabilities, according to court records.
On Oct. 5, LIV Golf filed a restructuring support agreement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey and indicated that it would receive a $300 million investment from BC Partners, as long as certain conditions were met. BC Partners' initial investment was $4 million.
One of those conditions of the agreement is the "execution of New Player Agreements consistent with the LIV 2.0 business plan that include players required by BC Partners."
It isn't clear which players and how many will have to sign up for LIV Golf 2.0 for the deal to go through.
The agreement extended the deadline to Oct. 25 for current LIV golfers to commit to the league. BC Partners could extend or waive that deadline, according to sources.
LIV Golf is seeking the bankruptcy court's authority to terminate its existing contracts with golfers, which will be discussed during a hearing scheduled for Wednesday. LIV Golf contends it's a necessary step to execute new LIV Golf 2.0 agreements and proposed compensation and player ownership structure.
A source with knowledge of LIV Golf's restructuring said, "Conversations with players regarding their participation in LIV Golf 2.0 remain fully on track, and the league continues to progress toward a transaction with BC Partners."
"We're super committed," BC Partners CEO Ted Goldthorpe said at last week's Sportico Invest Conference in London. "As [LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil] said, we're going to start hiring back employees and planning for next year's events. All systems go.
"The next 22 days will be about signing up the players, and I feel very good about that. We've had a lot of constructive dialogue with them. We obviously have a deadline now, but that's the next big step for us."
Sergio Garcia, a LIV Golf captain, has been released from his contract, according to court records.
Attorneys representing other golfers, including Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Cameron Tringale, Matthew Wolff and Marc Leishman, have also asked the court for further clarification on the status of their contracts with LIV Golf.