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The DP World Tour, formerly known as the
European Tour, last month won its legal battle to be able to
suspend and fine LIV Golf players who competed in conflicting
events without permission.
Seventeen players, including Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee
Westwood, were each fined 100,000 pounds – a sanction imposed in
July 2022 and upheld last month by an independent UK-based panel
for sports resolutions.
"The DP World Tour today confirmed that 16 out of 17 players
have paid their fines which were imposed for serious breaches of
the Tour's Conflicting Tournament Regulation last June," the DP
World Tour said in a statement on Thursday.
"Sergio Garcia has not paid his £100,000 fine, nor has he given
any indication that he intends to. We will therefore take
appropriate action if he continues not to respect the Sport
Resolutions panel's decision," the statement said.
Garcia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The tour added that it would next week announce further
sanctions for players who breached the regulations.
Garcia, the 2017 Masters Champion, along with Poulter, Westwood
and Richard Bland resigned their DP World Tour memberships on
Wednesday, becoming ineligible for this year's Ryder Cup.
($1 = 0.7931 pounds)
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru. Editing by Gerry
Doyle)
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