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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The day of reckoning arrived for the PGA Tour and more than a dozen of its players on Tuesday, as 13 tour members were included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series in London next week.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has warned players that they would face stiff penalties for competing in the rival circuit. The tour issued another statement saying as much again on Wednesday.
While the London field lacks much of the punch that LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman had initially hoped for, the series still dealt a blow to the tour and the current state of professional golf. Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson was a surprising addition to the London tournament. The field also includes several longtime PGA Tour players, including a handful of European Ryder Cup participants who might be willingly sacrificing future chances at being named captain.
Stars like Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay say they’re interested to see what goes down over the next several weeks.
“I’m as curious as you are to see how the tournaments will go and what the presentation will be like, if it will be similar to golf tournaments that we’re used to seeing on TV, or if it will be something totally different, and only time will tell,” Cantlay said. “I’m interested to see what that product will be compared to what the product is right now that we are all used to.”
Where do the PGA Tour and LIV Golf go from here? Here are a few questions that must still be answered:
The six-time major champion was among the PGA Tour players who requested a conflicting-event release from the tour to play in the London event. But Mickelson wasn’t included in the list of 42 players released by LIV Golf on Tuesday.
Mickelson, who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at Torrey Pines in late January and sat out both the Masters and PGA Championship, might still be among the…
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