The PGA Tour suspends all players participating in the 1st LIV Tournament

The release stated that players who compete in LIV events are not eligible to participate in PGA Tours or any other relevant round approved by this part, including Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour America Latin.

Monahan wrote that any player who participates in future LIV Golf events will face the same penalty.

“I’m sure our fans and partners, who are definitely sick of all this talk about money and money and more money, will continue to be entertained and motivated by the world-class competition they feature every week, where there is truth in the consequences of every shot you make and your rightful place in history in every Once you hit the circle for this little winner,” Monahan wrote.

“You are the PGA Tour, and this moment is about what we stand for: PGA Tour membership as a whole. It’s about elevating those who choose not only to benefit from the Tour, but also play an integral role in building it.” “I know they are with us and vice versa. Our partners are with us too. The fact that their former tour mates couldn’t say the same should be revealed.”

The PGA Tours The discipline was announced less than 30 minutes after 17 of its members or former members who left the tour last week were injured by their first shots on the launch at the inaugural event of the Leaf Golf at Centurion ClubOn the outskirts of London.

Among them is a hero Major Phil MickelsonTwice Champion Majors Dustin Johnsonparticipants in Ryder Cup Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia.

Two other former important winners, Champion US Open in 2020 Bryson DeShampoo and hero Masters 2018 Patrick Reedwho have also reached agreements with Leaf golf To compete in upcoming tournaments, sources said ESPN last Wednesday. was responsible Leaf golf He also had ongoing conversations with other players, including Ricky Fowler s Jason Kokrac.

Johnson and Garcia are among the players who lost the Tour, along with the 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizena hero 2011 Masters Charlie Schwarzl and Kevin Na. The players were hoping to avoid the round’s punishment by resigning.

Monahan said that the 10 players who gave up their membership in PGA Tours It will be removed from the points ranking in FedExcope After the RBC Canadian Open this week. “These players will not be permitted to play in PGA tournaments as non-members through a waiver of sponsor or other class of eligibility,” he wrote.

“This week’s RBC Canadian Open is a shining example of what he’s created with the PGA Tour: a star-studded field, a committed sponsor, sold-out hospitality offerings, record crowds and global broadcast distribution,” Monahan wrote. “These elements are part of the tour’s DNA, built by people like Jack and Arnie, sponsored by Tiger and many others, whose legacy is closely linked to each other and to the PGA Tour. This collective legacy cannot be bought.” or sell it.”

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, a former world number one golfer and two-time winner of the openTell ESPN In the past, the new arena was willing to help its players fight for the center of the PGA Tour on the courts. Norman said he has players willing to engage in legal battle.

“I can only speak for the information our legal team has given me, and I have a very talented legal team in antitrust and competition law, and we believe we are in the right place,” Norman said. “We believe the players are independent contractors and have the right to play wherever they want.”

On May 10, a PGA Tours He denied providing the conflicting event to players who requested it. Monahan told players several times that they would face a penalty for competing in LIV events.

The first LIV golf tournament in United State From June 30 to July 2 at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland, Oregon.

league Leaf golf It features 54-hole events, uncut tees games, and a team format. The seven regular season events, also slated to take place in Bedminster, New Jersey, Boston and Chicago, offer portfolios of $25 million, the richest in golf history. The winner gets $4 million, and the last place gets $120,000. The season-ending tag team championship at Trump National Doral in Miami, October 27-30, has a $50 million purse.

Top players have also reportedly received signing bonuses from LIV Golf worth more than $100 million.

The veteran PGA Tour player, who has not yet been approached to play in the LIV Golf Series, told ESPN He agreed that the round should punish players to prevent others from defecting.

“We’re going to end up in a worse situation because these guys wanted to make some quick money to play in a fair,” the player said. “The [saudíes] Eventually they will lose interest. I think we all have some responsibility to leave the game better than when we got here, and to represent a shady government with a questionable record that doesn’t. “

Leaf golf It is backed by the Public Investment Fund Kingdom Saudi Arabiacontrolled by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Salman has been accused of numerous human rights violations, including the murder of a journalist from Al Sharq newspaper Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

Four-time winner Major Rory McIlroy spoke at a press conference at RBC Canadian Open in Toronto on Wednesday and said he was concerned about the future of golf.

“I think it’s a shame that it breaks the game,” McIlroy said. “I think, if anything, the professional game is golf show. If the audience is confused about who is playing where and what is the tournament this week, well, they don’t participate in these events, they get very confused. I think everything is He needs to try and become more cohesive, and I think I was on a pretty good track until this happened.”