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The DP World Tour announced Wednesday it received membership resignations from Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Richard Bland. As a result of resigning from the DP World Tour, they will no longer be eligible for Ryder Cup participation. The four Europeans are currently playing on the LIV Golf circuit and were sanctioned for breaching the Tour’s Conflicting Tournament Regulation last June when they participated in LIV Golf London and subsequent events.
“The DP World Tour would like to take this opportunity to thank the four players for the contribution they have made to the Tour and in particular to Sergio, Ian and Lee for the significant part they have played in Europe’s success in the Ryder Cup over many years,” the DP World Tour said in a statement. “Their resignations, however, along with the sanctions imposed upon them, are a consequence of their own choices.
“As we have consistently maintained throughout the past year, the Tour has a responsibility to its entire membership to administer the member regulations which each player signs up to. These regulations are in place to protect the collective interests of all DP World Tour members.
“The independent panel appointed by Sport Resolutions recognized this, determining that our Conflicting Tournament Regulation and its application in the circumstances did not go beyond what was necessary and proportionate to the Tour’s continued operation as a professional golf tour and that we have a legitimate interest in protecting the rights of our full membership by enforcing it.”
This confirmation follows the DP World Tour’s victory in the court room in early April which allowed them to go forward with imposing sanctions of £100,000 on players who compete in conflicting events without a release. Upon this decision, it was only time until LIV Golf members resigned from the DP World Tour.
This ruling stemmed from the first LIV…
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