DP World Tour members who performed within the first LIV Golf occasion final month with out permission had been banned from the £6.7million event, plus two different occasions co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour, and hit with particular person fines of £100,000.
Nonetheless, following a listening to earlier than Sport Resolutions (UK) on Monday, the suspensions imposed on Harding, Ian Poulter and Adrian Otaegui had been quickly stayed, pending willpower of their substantive appeals.
South Africa’s Justin Harding made essentially the most of his late addition to the Genesis Scottish Open with a flawless opening 65 on the Renaissance Membership.
Harding’s fellow South African Branden Grace – who received the second LIV occasion in Portland – was additionally added to the sphere on Tuesday, with Harding and Otaegui despatched out within the first group on Thursday and Poulter and Grace in the identical place on Friday.
“I’m making an attempt my greatest to only play golf, put meals on the desk,” Harding mentioned. “I’m not at all a fighter, I’m not confrontational so it’s a clumsy state of affairs to be in.
“I at all times thought it might be a bit tough however didn’t realise it was going to be blown up as a lot as this. I believed it might need been dealt with a bit higher by all events.
“I used to be slightly upset I used to be instructed I couldn’t play. I’ve supported the European Tour for a protracted interval and I’m pleased to proceed to take action. I’ve not had too many points (with different gamers). There’s instances when it’s slightly uncomfortable however we’ve to take care of ourselves.
“I’ve not signed a contract with LIV so I really feel like I’m in a barely completely different place. I’ve performed within the ones I’ve bought into by way of an order of benefit or world rankings and I do not know if I’m within the subsequent one.”
Harding has earned greater than 1.1million US {dollars} (£918,000) from the person factor of the 2 LIV Golf occasions so far, ending in a tie for tenth at Centurion Membership in Hertfordshire and tied eighth in Portland.
“It was an invitational, it was price a bucketload of cash and I felt I might play in it,” he added of the inaugural occasion.
American Cameron Tringale overtook Harding on the high of the leaderboard in spectacular style, beginning the again 9 with six straight birdies to achieve 9 beneath, that means he wanted to play the final three holes in two beneath to shoot simply the second 59 in DP World Tour historical past.
Nonetheless, the world quantity 55 missed from 12 ft for birdie on the par-five sixteenth and parred the final two holes to return a 61, equalling the course document set by Bernd Wiesberger in 2019.
“I’ve had some flashes of brilliance within the final couple months however this was a big day for positive,” Tringale mentioned.
“It might imply an entire lot (to win). I haven’t had an expert win by myself, and clearly Scotland is the place golf began, so this place is particular. Everybody right here has appreciation for the sport.”
