The PGA = United States Golf Association will ban 17 people, including Phil Mickelson, who has won six overseas majors in total, who participated in a new tour tournament that competes for ultra-high prize money that started with Saudi Arabia's capital. Announced.
The new tour supported by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is talking about super-high prize money, and in the opening game that started in London on the 9th, 48 players rounded 54 holes without failing to qualify, totaling 3.35 billion yen Compete for the prize money.
Among the contestants are 17 American tour members, including Phil Mickelson, who has won 6 majors in total, and Dustin Johnson, who has won the Masters at No. 1 in the former world ranking.
Regarding this, the PGA has announced that it will ban these 17 people from participating in the US tour in the future, saying that it has violated the regulations of the association, and that it will also violate the regulations for players who will participate in the new tour in the future.
Ten of the 17 players, including Dustin Johnson, have already announced their intention to leave the US tour.
Three players from Japan, including Hideto Tanihara, have also participated in the opening round of the new tour, and the Japan Golf Tour Organization has indicated that it will accept the participation.