Tomorrow: who knows? Masters winners? U.S. Today, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed. Yesterday, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson. With what amounts to limitless funding and a business plan that doesn’t rely on making a profit for success, LIV can afford to hack away at the Tour, one known name at a time. The Tour has a massive fight on its hands, and the last week has proven that LIV isn’t just some what-the-hell flop shot of a league. No recourse, no appeal, just a you were warned, this is on you and boom, done. The player who allegedly used illegal substances and then took a leave of absence for many weeks, the player who spoke out against the Tour and then didn’t make a public appearance for several months … were they suspended or just very quiet? The PGA Tour won’t say.īut when the subject is LIV Golf, the PGA Tour striped it right down the middle of the fairway: 17 players, from Phil Mickelson to Andy Ogletree, all suspended. In most instances, the public only learns that a player has been suspended if that player actually speaks up himself, the way John Daly once did. The fact that the PGA Tour is even announcing suspensions at all is a departure for the normally opaque organization.
But while the Tour can mount a vigorous defense - there are a few lawyers out there who play golf now and then - it’s up against what’s now looking like an existential threat. The vague, par-5-length gray area in the Tour’s statement is obviously because the Tour is anticipating a torrent of legal challenges.
How long will the suspensions last? What are the options for reinstatement? What will the Tour do, aside from slamming down further hammers, to ensure no more defections occur? Answers TBD, across the board. Players who have defected from the PGA Tour to play on the upstart LIV Golf tour are, as of Wednesday morning, suspended from the PGA Tour … and players who are thinking about leaping to LIV can expect the same treatment. Update your settings here to see it.Ĭonfronted with a tough lie in the rough, the PGA Tour has opted to play it safe and lay up.įacing the most serious challenge to its dominance in its half-century-long history, the Tour has handed out sweeping justice, indefinite but also uncertain. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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