For professional golfers who jumped to play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series, It has now been reported by The Telegraph that the Saudi-backed series will pay the $122k+ in fines dealt out by the DP World Tour. The fines will reimburse 17 players who broke membership guidelines.
LIV reportedly did not comment on whether they would provide the $1.2Million+ for the fines. Although, according to one series insider, it has been confirmed that the group will honor assurances to those who took part in the first event in Hertfordshire.
The sanctions against the golf “rebels” by the DP World Tour were confirmed last week with the likes of Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia banned from teeing it up in co-sanctioned DP World Tour and PGA Tour events. That includes this year’s Genesis Scottish Open. Within those sanctions were the $122,000 fines, with players risking further sanctions for teeing it up in future LIV Golf events without permission.
