According to a letter from PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan, they will be denied participation in the professional tour in America despite being actually eligible to play, being invited by a sponsor and the like. Bernd Wiesberger also tees off at the LIV raised with amounts in the millions from Saudi Arabia.
Northern Ireland golf star Rory McIlroy has slammed those who failed to resist the LIV’s financial lure. For the 33-year-old, it’s more important to have his name on various winners’ lists at traditional events than a particularly large sum on a check. While in England’s capital 25 million dollars of the 255 million divided over eight LIV events are distributed, at the same time it is “only” 8.7 million at the Canadian Open of the PGA in Toronto.
According to media reports, six-time major winner Phil Mickelson received LIV entry fee of 200 million, his US compatriot, world number one Dustin Johnson, 125 million. “It’s obvious that money is a determining factor in a lot of things, but not every money-based decision in life is going in the right direction,” McIlroy said.
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