A private meeting during the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale helped reshape the men’s professional golf landscape, with the Asian Tour turning away from LIV Golf and striking a new agreement with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.

The dramatic change followed the Public Investment Fund’s decision to withdraw its multi-billion-dollar backing from LIV Golf. For the Asian Tour, which had developed a close relationship with LIV through the International Series, the news arrived at an especially difficult moment.

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Asian Tour chief executive Cho Minn Thant said discussions about extending the partnership were still underway around the…

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