Day 819
- On the first day of competition of the LIV Saudi Tour, the PGA Tour has banned all LIV players from their events.
- Seventeen golfers are currently impacted, including:
- Sergio Garcia
- Dustin Johnson
- Martin Kaymer
- Graeme McDowell
- Phil Mickelson
- Kevin Na
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Ian Poulter
- Charl Schwartzel
- Lee Westwood
- Every player on the above list but Mickelson and Poulter has resigned from the PGA Tour.
- My anonymous friend corrects me -- the PGA Tour and the PGA of America are not the same body, surprisingly and counterintuitively. So, as of now, the LIV golfers can still compete in all four majors.
- Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed will be banned in three weeks, should they follow through on their plans to join them at the second event in Portland, OR.
- Here's your World Golf Tour, people. Most of these players are getting more money just to appear than they did for their entire professional careers. That it's Saudi blood money is of no concern to them.
- There is some talk the LIV will actually involve a tournament in Russia hosted by Vladimir Putin -- no word from the players if they will play it.
- My guess is yes -- the championship tournament of the four-month season will be held at a Florida Trump course.
- The Larry Nassar survivors are suing the FBI for a billion dollars for their inaction. So, how much does the US Sexual Assault Committee get sued for? And, with what's about to happen to women in this country, are any of you going to be meaningfully alive to see a payment?
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