PGA pulls eligibility for pros who play in Saudi-funded LIV Golf events, but Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson are getting astronomical sums to switch, says Daily Telegraph.
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Ten players have resigned from the PGA Tour, a list that includes Johnson and Sergio Garcia. Mickelson, who earned lifetime membership with his 45 PGA Tour titles, has not. LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman at the course ahead of the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club in St. Albans, England, Thursday, June 9, 2022. The first LIV Golf Invitational, which offers $25 million in prize money, is taking place outside London starting Thursday.
Phil Mickelson of the United States plays from the first tee during the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club in St. Albans, England, Thursday, June 9, 2022.
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