LIV Golf has entered into a strategic alliance with the MENA Tour, a move that the Saudi-backed league is hoping will lead to its events receiving world-ranking points.
The MENA Tour, a feeder circuit that stages 54-hole events throughout the Middle East and North Africa, began operations in 2011 but has held only one event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month it unveiled plans for a wraparound 2022-23 schedule consisting of at least 24 tournaments, with a minimum total purse of $75,000 – or $45,000 less than the last-place finisher at the $25 million LIV events.