LIV Golf <\/a>has paid around \u00a315 million in fines to the DP World Tour over the last three years so that it\u2019s players can continue to play in DP World Tour events when they don\u2019t clash with a LIV event.\u00a0<\/p>\nAs things stand, every time a LIV golfer plays in a LIV tournament that is held at the same time as a DP World Tour event they are issued with a fine that then has to be paid before they can play in future DP World Tour events. An estimated \u00a38-\u00a310m in fines currently remains outstanding.<\/p>\n
Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood lost a legal battle with the DP World Tour over the imposition of these fines in 2023, and a further appeal led by Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton is likely to go the same way when it is heard in court later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That hearing is due to take place after next month\u2019s Ryder Cup, meaning that Rahm and Hatton will remain eligible to play in the matches at Bethpage Black, if selected, but if the case goes in favour of the DP World Tour and LIV golfers are not prepared to pay their own fines next year \u2013 which are estimated to be around \u00a31m per player per season \u2013 then future membership of the DP World Tour, and eligibility to be selected for future Ryder Cups, would be put in doubt.<\/p>\n
As reported in The Telegraph, The DP World Tour can ill afford to lose the likes of Rahm and Hatton from some of its showcase events, but it risks angering those DP World Tour members who have stayed loyal to the tour if it goes back on its pledge to punish those who received sizeable signing-on fees to join LIV Golf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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