TORONTO — DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley on Wednesday told his golfers that those who resigned their memberships to join the LIV Golf League probably won't be reinstated this season, making them ineligible to compete in the Ryder Cup later this year.
Nine DP World Tour members resigned after being punished for competing in LIV Golf events, including Ryder Cup veterans Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey and Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of his captaincy of the European team after signing to play for LIV Golf in July.
Richard Bland, Martin Kaymer, Dean Burmester and Abraham Ancer were the others to resign from the DP World Tour. The Ryder Cup is scheduled for Sept.
29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome. On Tuesday, the DP World Tour formed an alliance with the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which is funding LIV Golf.