It has not yet been determined if these players will ever be welcomed back. The ban includes participation in the Presidents Cup, which for the international team is determined by the world ranking. USGA has already said that eligible players can play in the US Open next week. The PGA Tour does not run large companies. In a note sent to tour members, Monahan said that even if players withdrew from the tour before the first LIV Golf Invitational outside London, they would not be allowed to play PGA Tour events as non-members, with the exception of a sponsor. Ten players resigned from the PGA Tour, a list that includes Johnson and Sergio Garcia. Mickelson, who earned a lifetime subscription with 45 PGA Tour titles, has not. “These players have made their choice for their own financial reasons,” Monahan wrote. “But they can not claim the same PGA Tour membership privileges, ratings, opportunities and platform as you do. The expectation does not respect you, our fans and our partners.” LIV Golf, run by Greg Norman and funded by the Saudi state investment fund, responded to the tour decision by calling it vindictive and divisive. “It is worrying that the tour, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for golfers to play the game, is the entity that prevents golfers from playing,” LIV Golf said. “This is definitely not the last word on this issue. The era of free agency is starting as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London and beyond.” The issue is players competing without a disputed tournament version of the PGA Tour. Players usually receive three such editions a year for overseas tournaments, but Monahan turned down releases for the LIV Golf Invitational because it is a series of eight tournaments that has five tournaments in the United States. The tour does not allow releases for events in North America. “We followed the rules of the tournament from start to finish to respond to those players who decided to turn their backs on the PGA Tour by deliberately breaking a rule,” he wrote. Monahan said the players who resigned will be removed from the PGA Tour rankings – FedEx Cup and Presidents Cup – after this week. He said the tour will ensure that those who have not resigned will not affect their ranking in various player lists. Questions remain, however, as to whether players can ever return. The first test is the Connecticut Traveler Championship, the week after the US Open. Johnson was among those recorded on the field. LIV Golf Invitational was broadcast on YouTube and Facebook. Before the opening round, Norman said he was excited to see a 30-year effort pay off. He tried to start a world golf tour in the 1990s only for top players and had a contract for television until the PGA tour disbanded the moment with the support of Arnold Palmer. Norman did not realize until very late that he did not have as much support from the players as he thought. This circuit never went down. He did this, with the support of wealth that has never seen golf before. The Daily Telegraph reports that Johnson received $ 150 million – more than the Tiger Woods PGA Tour’s career – just to sign up. Michelson did not deny reports that he received $ 200 million. Each tournament offers $ 25 million in cash prizes, with $ 4 million for the individual winner. The richest event of the PGA Tour is The Players Championship with $ 20 million. The Canadian Open this week, which has five of the top 10 players in the world, has a $ 8.7 million wallet. The 17 players who were sent off are: Sergio GarciaTalor GoochBranden GraceDustin JohnsonMatt JonesMartin KaymerGraeme McDowellPhil MichelsonKevin NaAndy OgletreeLouis OosthuizenTurk PettitIan PoulterCharl SchwartzelHudson SwaffordPeter UihleinL
