DP World Tour chief 'still evaluating overall course of action' on players appearing in LIV Golf events

DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley says his organisation is «still evaluating an overall course of action» in relation to potential player sanctions for those defecting to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner, took swift action against the players who took part in the series' inaugural tournament at the Centurion Club last week, announcing that they had been indefinitely suspended in a public statement released about half an hour into the event.

Ad/> But the DP World Tour had not made any assertions on the situation until chief executive Keith Pelley sent a letter to all its members on Tuesday. U.S.

OpenUS Open 2022: Tee times, prize money, TV coverage from Brookline2 HOURS AGO Pelley's letter read: «Over the past two weeks, in discussion with many of you at our tournaments in Germany and Sweden, I have been asked countless times to give an update on our position in relation to our members who chose to play in both the Asian Tour event at Slaley Hall from June 2-5 and last week's LIV Golf event at the Centurion Club without releases. »During the week commencing May 23, 2022, I wrote individually to all the players who submitted release requests for each tournament.

«In those letters, I informed them that if they were above the cut-off line at close of entries for our tournaments scheduled in the same weeks, we would refuse their requests for a release or releases to play in these conflicting events, something we firmly reserve the right to do in accordance with the regulations all members sign up to in our Members' General Regulations Handbook. McIlroy 'disappointed in route' Mickelson took to join LIV Series Monahan says no 'free ride' as barbs continue to be traded between