The DP World Tour has given an interesting announcement: All players competing in the LIV Golf will be banned from upcoming tournaments. In addition, they face a fine of £ 100,000. Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the DP World Tour, had something to say: “Every action anyone takes in life comes with a consequence and it is no different in professional sport, especially if a person chooses to break the rules.
That is what has occurred here with several of our members. “Many members I have spoken to in recent weeks expressed the viewpoint that those who have chosen this route have not only disrespected them and our Tour, but also the meritocratic ecosystem of professional golf that has been the bedrock of our game for the past half a century and which will also be the foundation upon which we build the next 50 years.
“Their actions are not fair to the majority of our membership and undermine the Tour, which is why we are taking the action we have announced today.” – she said, as quoted by skysports.
Jamie Weir analysis
Skysports reporter Jamie Weir gave his analysis and talked about penalties and the relationship between DP Tour and LIV Golf.
“We’ve been waiting with baited breath to see what the DP World Tour’s response would be to the LIV rebels, to the players who chose to break sanctions and play in that first LIV event. “We now have it and it’s important to point out this is just a punishment for playing in that first event.
They’ve been fined £100,000. They’ve also been suspended from participating in three DP World Tour tournaments.
“So as things stand, this isn’t nearly as severe as the suspension being handed down to PGA Tour players, they’ve been suspended going forward from all PGA Tour events.
“They’ve been removed from the FedExCup standings. European Tour players are still on the Race to Dubai and this statement hasn’t banned them from any future DP World Tour events yet. It does say participation in further conflicting tournaments without required releases may incur further sanctions.
That ‘may’ is probably a ‘will’ I would imagine. “It’s just a rap on the knuckles really at the moment for the DP World Tour players and it still leaves many unanswered questions: What will the nature of the relationship between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour be going forward? It’s my understanding that talks are ongoing at the moment about the PGA Tour acquiring a bigger stake in European Tour productions and further strengthening that alliance between the two tours.
