Gamers like Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia all joined the Saudi-backed breakaway enterprise at Hertfordshire earlier this month regardless of not having obtained releases to take action.
The PGA Tour instantly indefinitely banned all its members inside minutes of the gamers teeing off at Centurion Clun however the DP World Tour delayed making a choice.
The DP World Tour has fined members who performed within the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Collection £100,000 apiece and banned them from the upcoming Genesis Scottish Open and two different occasions.
Nevertheless, citing a breach of rules it has now imposed sanctions, which along with the six-figure sum fines contains eradicating all concerned from the Scottish Open, which is held the week earlier than the one hundred and fiftieth Open Championship at St Andrews, plus the Barbasol Championship the identical week because the Scottish Open and the Barracuda Championship (the week of the Open).
The DP World Tour additionally stated any subsequent involvement within the LIV Golf Collection, whose subsequent occasion begins in Portland, Oregon, subsequent week, might end in extra punishments.
“You will need to word that participation in an additional conflicting event or tournaments with out the required launch might incur additional sanctions,” stated an announcement.
Keith Pelley, chief government of the DP World Tour, stated: “Each motion anybody takes in life comes with a consequence and it’s no totally different in skilled sport, particularly if an individual chooses to interrupt the principles.
“That’s what has occurred right here with a number of of our members.
“Many members I’ve spoken to in current weeks expressed the point of view that those that have chosen this route haven’t solely disrespected them and our tour, but in addition the meritocratic ecosystem {of professional} golf that has been the bedrock of our recreation for the previous half a century and which will even be the muse upon which we construct the subsequent 50 years
“Their actions will not be honest to nearly all of our membership and undermine the tour, which is why we’re taking the motion now we have introduced right now.”
Cash raised from the fines can be shared equally between the prize funds of upcoming tournaments on the DP World Tour and the tour’s charitable Golf for Good programme.
Whereas the £100,000 nice could seem punitive it pales into insignificance in comparison with the cash on supply from LIV Golf.
For instance, Charl Schwartzel took dwelling £3.2million for successful the opening occasion whereas final place within the 48-man no-cut event obtained £97,500.
And final month LIV Golf chief government Greg Norman made a dedication for the organistion to pay any fines incurred by their contributors.
