The Saudi-backed circuit wanted to lift sanctions for Jon Rahm and others, allowing them to play on the DP World Tour, along with other concessions. But as Bob Harig explains, the DPWT's alliance with the PGA Tour is taking precedence.
The easy and perhaps most straightforward approach would be to pay the fines. Jon Rahm can certainly afford whatever amount the DP World Tour is levying against him. And LIV Golf would undoubtedly pay the seven-figure sum and might even round up.
At its simplest, Rahm—as well as another Ryder Cup hopeful from LIV Golf, Tyrrell Hatton—is in violation of the DP World Tour’s conflicting events policy which requires a release to play elsewhere. In April 2023 the Tourthat allows it to enforce its penalties. Rahm somehow winning an appeal appears unlikely.
The source said that LIV Golf sought a resolution in August that would eliminate the fines and clear the way for LIV players to compete in DP World Tour events without the various restrictions. At the last minute, Rahm’s agent, Jeff Koski, sent an email to DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings on Thursday requesting an appeal of the fines that would avert the immediate fallout.It is unclear when an independent panel will hear the appeal—it will also do the same for Hatton—but observers feel it is a losing battle. The U.K. arbitration ruling last year set the precedent, one that the DP World Tour is abiding by—to its own detriment, Rahm believes.
The DP World Tour's rules structure is undoubtedly at the root of its decision to snub LIV. The DP World Tour has made it clear it will follow protocol. Meanwhile, negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia—which funds LIV Golf—. There is never any mention of DP World Tour representation at those meetings. It appears to be waiting on a favorable outcome—as is the rest of the golf world.
His ankle and foot issues have improved, though Woods rarely provides much specific detail about his back other than to say it is an ongoing struggle. Woods hit just eight of 18 greens and needed 34 putts. He finished with two double bogeys, eight bogeys and two birdies and shot a career-worst 42 on the front side. He was in enough distress that it appeared he might withdraw but ended up finishing the tournament in 60th place, last among those who made the cut.Woods then played just six more rounds the rest of the year, missing the cut at the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open and the British Open.
McIlroy was playing less than an hour from his boyhood home of Holywood, Northern Ireland. After a three-putt bogey at the 17th hole, he needed an eagle at the 18th to tie Hojgaard, then ripped a drive and a 7-iron to within 12 feet, only to miss the putt.
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