LIV Golf players write to DP World Tour to rescind sanctions

Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are among 16 LIV Golf players who have written to the DP World Tour asking it to rescind its fines and allow them to compete in next week's Scottish Open, according to a report.

The Britons were among the European tour's members who were banned from three upcoming DP World Tour events and fined £100,000 ($121,230) each after playing in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf's opening event in London.

«Instead of spending our time, energy, financial resources and focus on appeals, injunctions and lawsuits, we would implore you… to reconsider your recent penalties and sanctions,» the letter read, according to the Telegraph.

The players called on the tour to «rescind your fines and suspensions by 5:00 p.m. on Friday».

«If not, you will leave us with no choice but to employ the various other means and methods at our disposal to rectify these wrongs.»

On Friday, DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley issued a long statement which said the leaked letter contained «so many inaccuracies that it cannot remain unchallenged.»

The statement read: «Before joining LIV Golf, players knew there would be consequences if they chose money over competition. Many of them at the time understood and accepted that. Indeed, as one player named in the letter said in a media interview earlier this year; 'If they ban me, they ban me.' It is not credible that some are now surprised with the actions we have taken.»

The U.S.-based PGA Tour, which announced a 13-year partnership with the DP World Tour this week, has suspended players for joining the breakaway circuit. The players said in the letter that the alliance would have a negative impact on DP World Tour players.

«Approximately 40 DP World Tour members who would have