Pelley returns to lead sports company in native CanadaDeparture comes amid talks between DP tour and Saudis
The DP World Tour chief executive, Keith Pelley, is quitting his role after eight and a half years to take up a job in his native Canada. The 60-year-old’s surprise move comes as the DP Tour, formerly the European Tour, remains in negotiations with the PGA Tour to form an alliance with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV Golf.
The announcement of Pelley’s departure emerged only a day after the R&A chief executive, Martin Slumbers, announced he would step down from his role by the end of the year.