LIV Golf to Stop Covering European Players’ Hefty Fines: Report
Since the creation of Liv Golf, many fans and experts have speculated on the possible end of its apparently endless resources. It is not that anyone who thinks that the wealth with which the public investment fund supports Liv is about to dry, but they think that at one point, the PIF will put an end to the massive expenditure invoice of the League.
Well, it seems that time has come.
A Telegraph report says Liv Golf has informed his players that he will no longer cover the fines imposed by the DP World Tour. This measure will take effect from next September, after the conclusion of the Ryder Cup, according to the Telegraph.
This is a question of key importance, perhaps not for current players, but certainly for future. European stars such as Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were fined by the DP World Tour. Having money liva as a backup in this regard must be attractive.
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According to the Telegraph estimates, the league has paid $ 20.3 million in fines for its players so far, including $ 1.4 million corresponds to Garcia. He should also pay between $ 10.8 million and $ 13.5 million for Rahm and Hatton, if they lost their calls against DP World Tour fines.
The report quotes an anonymous source, which highlighted the implications that this could have for the Ryder Cup 2027.
“There would be indignation if the tour launched,” said the initiate, according to the report. “The fact is that the tour expected that the peace negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudis have been settled now, so they kicked the fact that it could be happy in the belief that it would not matter. But without any agreement in the pipeline – anything except, in fact – there is a huge problem.
“And at this stage, unless the dead end between the two parties is broken, or the tour changes its rules or even leaves the strategic alliance with the PGA Tour and the lines with the Saudis, it is inevitable that the Ryder European Cup will be weakened for the match in Ireland in 2027. They are uncertain times and that there will be a lot of anxiety about what happens.”
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Liv Golf, Fines and Ryder Cup
As we know, with the emergence of LIV golf, the PGA Tour prohibited players who signed with the League. The DP World Tour did not follow suit, but rigorously applied fines to its players who missed European tournaments because they played on the rupture circuit.
The problem generated great controversy from the start, with legal battles, adhesion withdrawals and a war of words on both sides. But the node of the question was eligibility for the Ryder Cup team.
To play in the Biannual event, players must be members of the European tour in good standing. Those who have not paid their fines and do not play at least four circuit tournaments per year lose their eligibility.
Players like Rahm and Hatton have called fines and will be eligible for the team that will play Bethpage Black next September. Garcia, eager to return to the event, paid for her fines and play on the DP World Tour in the coming weeks.
We will see if and how this measure has an impact on the recruitment of new European players.
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