According to an internal document, the PGA Circuit will suspend any future tour players who compete in LIV tournaments.
In a statement, LIV Golf termed the move “vindictive,” adding that it “deepens the distance between the Tour and its members.” The PGA Tour as it stands has suspended 17 players playing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event near London, including major title winners Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.
Who are the players suspended from the PGA tour?
They are Sergio Garcia, Talor Gooch, Branden Grace, Dustin Johnson, Matt Jones, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Kevin Na, Andy Ogletree, Louis Oosthuizen, Turk Pettit, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, Hudson Swafford, Peter Uihlein, and Lee Westwood
The PGA Tour email stated, “Trust that we’re prepared to deal with any issues, and we’ll address them in the same way we’ve approached this whole process: by being honest and following the PGA TOUR regulations that you helped build.”
In a statement, LIV Golf termed the move “vindictive,” adding that it “deepens the distance between the Tour and its members.”
