- Seventeen players suspended with immediate effect
- ‘They have made their choice for their financial-based reasons’
No sooner were balls in the air at the inaugural LIV Golf Series event than the PGA Tour announced indefinite bans for those among their membership – including Phil Mickelson – who are featuring at the Centurion Club.
In a letter to the PGA Tour membership, the commissioner, Jay Monahan, listed 17 golfers who are not eligible to compete in upcoming competitions. They include Sergio García, Dustin Johnson, Branden Grace, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood, who have resigned PGA Tour membership. Others, including the life member Mickelson, have not.
