{"id":1509167,"date":"2022-06-09T10:05:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1509167"},"modified":"2022-06-09T10:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:05:55","slug":"pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour To \u2018Punish\u2019 Players Jumping To Saudi-Backed LIV Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1509167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A slew of members on the Professional Golfers\u2019 Association (PGA) Tour in recent weeks have announced they will bail from the top league in the world to join the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s been unclear what the PGA would do in light of the exodus. Until now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple sources have told The Post that the PGA Tour will reaffirm its hardline stance against the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and announce disciplinary action on Thursday morning for the PGA players who will be competing in the LIV tournament in London this week,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/08\/pga-tour-to-discipline-players-competing-in-liv-tournament\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThat action would likely include suspensions, though the severity of the punishments could vary on a case-by-case basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Johnson, the No. 13 world-ranked player who has won two majors, is the highest-ranked player to join the LIV series, which includes at least 26 of the top 150 players in the world. Since his announcement last week, two more top PGA players, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, have announced they would join the upstart league, set to play eight tournaments in team play.<\/p>\n<p>Many other top golfers are also set to play in the LIV Invitational, including Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Kevin Na, Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell, and Talor Gooch.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson \u201chas not been granted permission to leave and may now face a ban from the [PGA] tour,\u201d the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-10873917\/Dustin-Johnson-makes-U-turn-joining-Saudi-backed-golf-league-having-committed-PGA-Tour.html\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDustin has been contemplating the opportunity off-and-on for the past couple of years. Ultimately, he decided it was in his and his family\u2019s best interest to pursue it,\u201d said his manager, David Winkle, according to the Mail. \u201c\u2018Dustin has never had any issue with the PGA Tour and is grateful for all it has given him, but in the end, felt this was too compelling to pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PGA will be holding its own tournament at the same time as the LIV event at the Centurion Club in London next weekend, and therein lies the problem. The PGA Tour \u201chas threatened players with potential suspensions or even banishment as punishments for playing in the LIV events. Johnson\u2019s decision will put those threats to the test, given his lofty status in the sport,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/01\/extremely-disappointed-sponsor-hints-they-are-done-with-dustin-johnson\/\">reported<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Former PGA No. 1 Greg Norman, CEO of the LIV Series, said, \u201cFree agency has finally come to golf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an opportunity to start a movement that will change the course of history by bringing new and open competition to the sport we all love. The desire shown by the players to participate in LIV Golf demonstrates their emphatic belief in our model and confidence in what we\u2019re building for the future,\u201d Norman said.<\/p>\n<p>The new league tried hard to enlist Tiger Woods, offering him a sum in the high nine-figures. \u201cWoods acknowledged before that he was approached by the LIV Tour before but rejected it,\u201d the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi-backed league has also wooed other top names in golf, locking down Johnson and Phil Mickelson. \u201cLIV Golf reportedly offered Jack Nicklaus more than $100 million to run the operation (Nicklaus passed), reportedly offered Dustin Johnson $125 million to play (DJ didn\u2019t pass) and, according to one Golf Channel report, paid Mickelson an astounding $200 million to sign up,\u201d the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/06\/phil-mickelson-pga-tour-proving-they-only-care-about-money\/\">reported<\/a> in a separate article.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A slew of members on the Professional Golfers\u2019 Association (PGA) Tour in recent weeks have announced they will bail from the top league in the world to join the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. But it\u2019s been unclear what the PGA would do in light of the exodus. 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