Westwood and Poulter set for DP World Tour return

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are set to return to DP World Tour competition at the 2026 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, their first appearances on the circuit since the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January 2023. More than 20 LIV Golf players are listed in the field, which is scheduled to compete this week in Scotland. Reports say Westwood and Poulter paid outstanding DP World Tour fines earlier in 2026, restoring their eligibility after they had resigned their tour memberships. The two Englishmen joined LIV Golf in 2022. The tour has not issued a statement in the supplied reports confirming the payments or their eligibility. Westwood won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in 2003. Poulter finished third the following year, according to the tournament reports. Their return comes as part of a field that includes LIV players such as Cameron Smith, Tyrrell Hatton, Brooks Koepka, Bubba Watson, Lucas Herbert and Branden Grace, alongside DP World Tour regulars and other leading golfers. Defending champion Robert MacIntyre is also scheduled to play. The reported number of LIV players varies. One account says there are 25, while others describe the group as more than 20.