The PGA Tour, the sports organization that runs golf events for professionals, mostly in the United States, has suspended all golfers who joined LIV Golf events. LIV Golf is a competing golf organization financed by Saudi Arabia. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sent a letter on Thursday to the members. It said that those golfers will not be permitted to play in any PGA Tour events. The announcement came as several well-known golfers said on Wednesday that they would play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Among them were Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson. Johnson was a former world number one player and Mickelson has won six major championships along with 45 PGA Tour events. “These players have made their choice for their own financial-based reasons,” Monahan wrote. “But they can’t demand the same PGA Tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities…” LIV Golf is run by former golfer Greg Norman of Australia. The events receive financial support from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. LIV Golf said the PGA Tour’s decision “is vindictive and it deepens the divide between the Tour and its members.” The group added, “This certainly is not the last word on this topic. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.”
Title: PGA Tour Suspends Golfers Joining LIV Golf Event
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data-end-time='22375'>PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sent a letter on Thursday to the members. </span> <span data-start-time='22375' data-end-time='36688'>It said that those golfers will not be permitted to play in any PGA Tour events.</span> <span data-start-time='36688' data-end-time='48604'>The announcement came as several well-known golfers said on Wednesday that they would play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. </span> <span data-start-time='48604' data-end-time='52583'>Among them were Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson. </span> <span data-start-time='52583' data-end-time='66042'>Johnson was a former world number one player and Mickelson has won six major championships along with 45 PGA Tour events.</span> <span data-start-time='66042' data-end-time='73938'>“These players have made their choice for their own financial-based reasons,” Monahan wrote.</span> <span data-start-time='73938' data-end-time='83125'>“But they can’t demand the same PGA Tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities…”</span> <span data-start-time='83125' data-end-time='89875'>LIV Golf is run by former golfer Greg Norman of Australia. </span> <span data-start-time='89875' data-end-time='97708'>The events receive financial support from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.</span> <span data-start-time='97708' data-end-time='109188'>LIV Golf said the PGA Tour’s decision “is vindictive and it deepens the divide between the Tour and its members.” </span> <span data-start-time='109188' data-end-time='115479'>The group added, “This certainly is not the last word on this topic. </span> <span data-start-time='115479' data-end-time='126146'>The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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