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DP World Tour wins abritation case brought by players
Photography: LIV Golf
Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, and Sergio Garcia are facing the end of their Ryder Cup careers after losing their arbitration case against the DP World Tour. The ruling states that the tour was within its rights to issue suspensions and fines to those who played in competitions on the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf series, which included Westwood, Poulter, and Garcia. The DP World Tour imposed $100,000 fines and three-tournament bans on the 16 players, including Westwood, who played at the Centurion Club, but these were stayed when Poulter, Adrian Otaegui, and Justin Harding were granted an injunction to enter the Scottish Open in July. The DP World Tour will now convene its disciplinary panel to set out punishments, which could be retrospective. The chances of ever seeing these players in a Ryder Cup setting are now remote. LIV Golfers may seek to continue the legal battle, or the rebels could resign their memberships and refuse to pay fines. There is no appeal mechanism with Sports Resolutions, but there could be an avenue via the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ruling is viewed as an undoubted blow to LIV, and the possibility of superstars like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Brooks Koepka appearing on the European circuit has been slammed shut. The DP World Tour has not yet made a formal announcement on the decision.
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