LIV golfers banned from PGA Tour. Now what will Rickie Fowler do?

Unlike Bryson DeChambeau, who lately explained he was not tempted by LIV Golfing ahead of creating the leap to the Saudi-backed tour this week, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan saved his phrase.

Monahan skipped in excess of any meaningless fines and did what he had to do:

Shield his tour and back up his converse of the previous several months.

Monahan despatched a memo Thursday to these who have “made the decision to switch their backs on the PGA Tour,” informing them they “are suspended or in any other case no for a longer time suitable to take part in PGA Tour tournament enjoy, which include the Presidents Cup.”

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So, beyond those people who have been proactive and presently resigned their membership from the tour — Jupiter’s Dustin Johnson, Palm Beach Gardens’ Charl Schwartzel, Sergio Garcia among the other people — Monahan banned this kind of defectors as Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Jupiter’s Peter Uihlein.

DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, who introduced their intentions this 7 days, are envisioned to perform in LIV’s following function June 30-July 2 in Portland, Oregon.

Monahan’s memo came as the first party of the LIV Golfing Invitational Sequence, which is financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Financial commitment Fund, teed off in London on Thursday.

Monahan’s conclusion is supported by two of the most significant names in the sport, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, each of Jupiter.

Talking from the Canadian Open up, Thomas mentioned he is “delighted” and anyone who is “stunned” by the ban has not been listening to Monahan’s information. Added McIlroy: “I imagine that the the greater part of the membership that are listed here this 7 days and that have not went and played somewhere else actually value that. So I assume he’s performed the correct issue.”

None of this should be a surprise to all those chasing the revenue. Each individual player, from Mickelson, who reportedly is acquiring a $200 million signing bonus, to the golfer who finishes final in London this 7 days and receives $120,000, understood signing up for LIV would signify struggling with the effects and the strike to their reputations.

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They just resolved cash is extra essential.

Monahan’s ban also applies to all excursions sanctioned by the PGA Tour: Korn Ferry, Tour Champions, Tour Canada and Tour Latinoamerica. West Palm Beach’s Chase Koepka joined LIV soon after failing for 6 decades to acquire membership to the PGA Tour. Koepka has manufactured $8,500 this calendar year playing 11 occasions on the Canada, Korn Ferry and Latinoamerica tours.

For those people like Koepka and other battling golfers who joined LIV, the cash grab outweighs the repercussions and any effect to a occupation that is absolutely undistinguished.

For those like Thomas and McIlroy and a lot of other individuals, such as Chase’s additional successful brother, Brooks, their allegiance to the PGA Tour outweighs any fiscal attain from LIV.

And for a lot of, all those conversations with fiscal advisers, sponsors and brokers need to have been intense. One of those, Jupiter’s Rickie Fowler, refuses to shut the door on signing up for LIV.

Fowler, 33, seems to be a primary applicant to be part of LIV thinking about his recreation has fallen off a cliff in recent decades. He’s not received a event in the past 3 a long time with a person top rated three end in that time, lacking practically 40% of the cuts.

Fowler’s earth rating of 145 is as reduced as it truly is been in about a dozen yrs. He is an alternate for future week’s U.S. Open — which is allowing for LIV tour golfers to participate — failing to qualify for the next straight 12 months.

On Monday, Fowler reiterated his drive to go on participating in on the PGA Tour but did not rule out signing up for LIV.

“My strategies are to continue taking part in the PGA Tour proper now,” he told Golf Channel. “But I also do imagine levels of competition is a superior detail, often has been. LIV is definitely appealing and intriguing and it is really worthy of seeking at. But, no, I have not made any choices on that and it really is likely to be fascinating to see sort of how almost everything carries on to engage in out.”

Fowler, like Mickelson, DJ, Garcia and a handful of others, also should weigh the fallout from sponsors. Fowler has had a solid marriage with Rocket House loan and Farmers Insurance coverage, amongst other folks, and it truly is most likely he is attained far more revenue from sponsors than the $41 million he is gained on the program.

Fowler would be a wonderful addition for LIV taking into consideration that his level of popularity, so much, has withstood the decrease in his video game. But for Fowler, who’s even now cashing important checks, would it be really worth the backlash?

How to observe LIV Golfing Invitational

The place: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Portland, Oregon

When: Thursday-Saturday (54 holes)

Tv set: LIV Golf has no broadcast specials. Stream on LIVGolf.com, LIV Golf’s YouTube channel and LIV Golf’s Facebook page.

Tom D’Angelo is a journalist at The Palm Beach front Write-up. You can access him at tdangelo@pbpost.com. 

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