10 JUNE, 2022 - SHANK MEDIA, BY MATT HOOPER: GOLF'S OWN VERSION OF THE SUPER LEAGUE WARS TOOK ANOTHER DRAMATIC, BUT PREDICTABLE TWIST THIS AFTERNOON. WITH PLAY GETTING UNDERWAY AT CENTURION CLUB AT 2.15PM BST/0915 ET IN THE FIRST LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL, THE PGA Tour WIELDED THE HAMMER AND ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE GOLFERS TO PLAY IN THE LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL SERIES, OR AS THEY WANT TO CALL IT, THE SAUDI GOLF LEAGUE.
COMMISSIONER JAY MONAHAN SENT THE BELOW MEMO TO THE PGA Tour MEMBERSHIP:
IN RESPONSE, LIV GOLF MADE THIS STATEMENT:
THE DECISION FROM THE PGA Tour IS SURE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO THE SPORT AT ALMOST EVERY LEVEL, AND HOW THE TOURS WHICH HAVE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH THE PGA Tour WILL REACT IS UNCERTAIN. THE DP WORLD TOUR, PGA Tour OF AUSTRALASIA AND SUNSHINE TOUR ARE YET TO MAKE ANY COMMENT OR OUTLINE THEIR POLICY ON MEMBERS PLAYING IN THE LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL SERIES.
SHANK WILL HAVE A ROUNDUP OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL LONDON LATER THIS EVENING, AND FULL REACTION TO THE UNFOLDING SITUATION FOLLOWING THE PGA Tour DECISION TO BAN ALL 48 PLAYERS.
