In an attempt to allow its players to compete on the DP World Tour, the LIV Golf League tried to negotiate a deal to pay players’ fines while offering other monetary payouts and concessions from the league, according to a Sports Illustrat
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JonRahmoftheLegionXIIIwatcheshisshotonthethirdholeofthefirstroundoftheLIVGolfChicagotournamentatBolingbrookGolfClub.MandatoryCredit:MelissaTamez-ImagnImagesInanattempttoallowitsplayerstocompeteontheDPWorldTour,theLIVGolfLeaguetriedtonegotiateadealtopayplayers’fineswhileofferingothermonetarypayoutsandconcessionsfromtheleague,accordingtoaSportsIllustratedreport.
TheDPWorldTourrejectedtheoffer.
“Wemetwiththemandlistenedtotheirproposalbutdidnotacceptit,asourviewremainsthatthefocusshouldcontinuetobeonallstakeholdersworkingtogethertoreachanoverallsolutionthatbenefitsoursport,”ADPWorldTourspokespersontoldSI.
FormerDPWorldTourgolferscompetingforLIVGolfareinviolationoftheDPWorldTour’sconflictingeventspolicy,whichrequiresareleasetoplayelsewhere.InApril2023,theTourwonaU.
