Sixteen players, including Ryder Cup stars Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, are threatening the DP World Tour with legal action unless sanctions to compete in the first LIV golf event are revoked today.
Each of the 16 DP World Tour members was fined £ 100,000, played at the LIV Golf Event at the Centurion Club earlier this month, and then co-licensed with the Genesis Scottish Open and PGA Tour next week. Banned from two events. DP World Tour.
Funded by $ 2 billion in cash from Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund and led by former world No. 1 Greg Norman, the golf rebel series has seduced Westwood and Paulter with huge sums of money. sign up. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are reported to have received payments of up to £ 200m.
Critics of LIV Golf say it is an ironic attempt at sports to wash away the Saudi administration’s reputation for human rights violations, including the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the oppression of women, and the execution of the masses.
In an open letter issued by Telegraph, 16 players are “seeking” the DP World Tour (a rebranded European tour) to reconsider the “seemingly illegal” penalty.
They also insist on a strengthened partnership between the PGA Tour (a major golf tour where Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and others continue to reject and commit to Saudi Arabia’s money) and the DP World Tour, the latter of which is the United States. Play the “second fiddle” on-the circuit of the bass.
In Perry’s latest communication, he uses a statement that every action in life has consequences.
“We agree that our tour behavior towards LIV Golf and Golf in general will adversely affect the tour and organization we care about, the DP World Tour, despite recent interactions. I am concerned.
Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are one of 16 golfers who threatened to take legal action against the DP World Tour unless the sanctions for participating in the first LIV golf event are revoked.
DP World Tour says it will reply on Friday (CEO Keith Pelley is taking a picture)
“The intent of this letter is not to divide us further, but to answer the statement of the tour and raise the questions that the tour should answer, and we need to discuss it in detail.
“Instead of spending time, energy and money and focusing on appeals, injunctions and proceedings, I would like to reconsider recent penalties and sanctions for you, the administrator of DP World Tour, and instead with members of DP World Tour. A good way forward for a golf match.
‘For this purpose, please revoke the fine and suspension by 5 pm on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Greg Norman (right) faces LIV Golf, backed by Saudi Arabia’s $ 2 billion in cash. Charl Schwartzel put a stunning £ 3.85 million in his pocket to win his first event (pictured)
Sixteen golfers, including Polter, demanded that sanctions be lifted by 5 pm on Friday.
In addition, we represent more than 5% of DP World Tour memberships and, under the Articles of Incorporation, ask you to agree to a tour membership meeting to further discuss these important matters.
“Otherwise, you would leave us no choice and would adopt a variety of other means and methods at our disposal to correct these mistakes.”
A spokesperson for the DP World Tour confirmed that the letter had arrived at PA’s news agency and said an official response would be announced on Friday.
In addition to being banned from participating in tournaments, the DP World Tour remains a threat that Europe may be banned from participating in the Ryder Cup, a masterpiece of golf against the United States. Paulter and Westwood have been two of the European team’s star names for over 20 years, playing in a total of 18 Ryder Cups between them.
Sergio García and Graeme McDowell, who were shoe-ins to become team captains in the future, are now two Ryder Cup powerhouses participating in LIV Golf.
The latest North Korean defectors at LIV Golf include four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, former Masters champion Patrick Reed, and US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau. You can drive the ball for a long distance.
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Brooks Koepka, one of the latest star North Korean defectors, was a hit at the 2nd LIV Golf Event this week at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon.
Phil Mickelson (right) was seduced by about £ 200 million in Saudi Arabian money
LIV Golf will be hosting its second event this week at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon. Here, players are competing for a huge £ 20m prize pot. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel has pocketed a stunning £ 3.85 million to win the top of the leaderboard at the Centurion Club. That’s well above the £ 2.6 million earned by Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the US Open last month.
The Scottish Open is the first co-licensed tournament between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour and will take place next Thursday at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick.
Authorized players will be able to play at the event if they pay the end by the deadline on Friday, July 8th. They were also banned from the Barbasol Championship (July 7-10) and the Barracuda Championship (July 14-17).