PGA Tour players must ask for a waiver to play in outside events, and with an application deadline of 45 days prior to a tournament, the last day a golfer could make a request is April 25.
After insulting the Saudi Government and openly admitting he was using the now named LIV Golf Invitational Series as leverage against the PGA Tour’s “obnoxious greed”, you might have thought Phil Mickelson would be persona non grata to the breakaway league.
The Players Championship boasts the best field in golf, but the player who dominated commissioner Jay Monahan’s press conference Wednesday (AEDT) is one who isn’t here.
Callaway and Workday have joined the list of sponsors who are distancing themselves from Phil Mickelson after his controversial statements and involvement with a prospective Saudi-backed golf league.
LIV Golf investments CEO Greg Norman chastised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and warned “This is just the beginning” in a strongly worded letter distributed Friday.
Australian Golf Digest has obtained a copy of the memo LIV Golf Investments CEO Greg Norman sent to agents and players confirming the proposed Super Golf League seeks to challenge the PGA Tour’s ability to ban players.