PGA Tour extends LIV Golf ban saying 'membership cannot and will not be renewed'

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The PGA Tour is extending its ban of LIV Golfers as it released a memo telling those that left to join the Saudi-backed group that membership "cannot and will not be renewed."

The memo was delivered to players by letter, reports Sports Illustrated.

"The Tour cannot enter into a membership agreement with a player when, as here, it reasonably anticipates the player will not perform the material obligations under that agreement," the letter read. "Accordingly, your PGA Tour membership cannot and will not be renewed for the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season.

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Cameron Smith during a practice round prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Boston at The Oaks on Aug. 31, 2022, in Bolton, Massachusetts. (Jonathan Ferrey/LIV Golf/via Getty Images)

LIV Golf joined an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour that was initially filed by a few LIV golfers. Pat Perez, Carlos Oritiz, Abraham Ancer and Jason Kokrak were among those golfers, but they dropped their lawsuits against the Tour. 

Phil Mickelson was among those that filed the lawsuit in August claiming their suspensions from the Tour were aimed at hurting their careers. Others filed a temporary restraining order to compete in the FedEx Cup, which they claim they qualified for prior to joining LIV Golf. A federal judge in California denied that injunction. 

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In their addition to the lawsuit, LIV Golf said the "Tour forced it to raise its costs in order to be able to sign players and that it kept it from recruiting others over the threat of facing