PGA Tour suspends all players competing in LIV Golf Invitational Series

The PGA Tour has announced all members competing in the LIV Golf Invitational Series have been suspended, while players who have resigned their membership are no longer eligible to participate in its tournaments.

The news was revealed in the form of an email sent to PGA players from PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and was made public shortly after the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Series opener at Centurion Club in London got under way on Thursday.

At present, the players who still have active PGA Tour membership and are playing in the LIV Series are Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter, Taylor Gooch, Matt Jones, Andy Ogletree, Hudson Swafford, and Peter Uihlein. Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Turk Pettit, Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood have informed the PGA Tour that they have resigned their membership.

"We have followed the Tournament Regulations from start to finish in responding to those players who have decided to turn their backs on the PGA Tour by wilfully violating a regulation," the email read. "The players are being notified that they are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour tournament play."

The PGA Tour warned that the same suspensions and ineligibility would apply to any other players planning to join the LIV Series. According to reports, that could include former major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, and fellow American Rickie Fowler, who this week failed to qualify for the US Open.

"The same fate holds true for any other players who participate in future Saudi Golf League events in violation of our Regulations," the statement continued.

The PGA Tour also confirmed that the players who have resigned will