LIV Golf's Ian Poulter was requested as a sponsor exemption into next month's Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews but the DP World Tour rejected it, according to Flushing It.

The Saudi-backed circuit wanted to lift sanctions for Jon Rahm and others, allowing them to play on the DP World Tour, along with other concessions. But as Bob Harig explains, the DPWT's alliance with the PGA Tour is taking precedence.

Golf's divot debate has reared its ugly head again after one DP World Tour star found himself in an unfortunate position at Wentworth

According to Guy Kinnings, CEO of the DP World Tour, the appeals process is still in flux. Options include the internal appeals process, which is mainly used for disciplinary issues on the various tours, or the Sport Resolutions Panel, which heard the appeals of Ian Poulter, Adrian Otaegui and Justin Harding against the European Tour Group in 2022.

In an attempt to allow its players to compete on the DP World Tour, the LIV Golf League tried to negotiate a deal to pay players' fines while offering other monetary payouts and concessions from the league,

The DP World Tour has responded to a proposal from LIV Golf that would have wiped out the sanctions imposed on players on the league.

LIV Golf reportedly made an offer to the DP World Tour in August in a bid to settle the ongoing dispute between the two rival circuits and allow their players back

Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka, two of the biggest stars on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League, plan to play on the DP World Tour this fall. Both players mentioned in press conferences Wednesday at LIV Golf Chicago they’d be committing to the European circuit events, and on Rahm’s side, that includes a Ryder Cup plan.

Jon Rahm looks increasingly unlikely to line up on Team Europe at the next Ryder Cup as he refuses to settle his DP World Tour fines.