PGA Tour denies renewal of membership for LIV-affiliated gamers

PGA Tour denies renewal of membership for LIV-affiliated gamers


Team Captain Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC watches a shot on the observe vary throughout day one of many LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 29, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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The PGA Tour confirmed Friday that it will not enable gamers affiliated with the rival LIV Golf league to resume their memberships for the 2022-23 yr.

The determination, reported earlier within the day by Sports Illustrated, means the LIV gamers won’t be allowed to compete in PGA Tour occasions within the 2022-2023 season. The transfer comes after gamers who had jumped to the the Saudi-backed LIV league have been indefinitely suspended from the PGA Tour in June.

On Friday, a spokesperson from the PGA instructed CNBC that the gamers are ineligible for renewal as a result of their contracts with LIV forestall them from upholding the membership necessities.



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