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The PGA Tour is doubling down its stance on LIV Golf. With LIV Golf promotions acting as a pathway to the Saudi-funded league, many young names wanted to tee up there, but a latest warning by the PGA Tour brought those dreams to a halt.
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“There have reportedly been ‘several WDs’ at LIV Golf Promotions. Players teeing it up have been informed that competing in the event will result in a 1-year ban from ALL PGA Tour-sanctioned events, including Q-school, even if they don’t have status. (Via @BrentleyGC),” reported NUCLR GOLF.
The previous two Promotion tournaments were not considered unauthorized events by the PGA Tour, but this classification has now changed. Sports Illustrated first reported that any player with status under the PGA Tour umbrella would not be granted a conflicting event release, and if they still competed, they would be subject to disciplinary action.
The PGA Tour’s player handbook clearly states, “No conflicting event releases will be approved for tournaments held in North America.”
🚨❌⛳️ #UPDATE — There have reportedly been ‘several WDs’ at LIV Golf Promotions. Players teeing it up have been informed that competing in the event will result in a 1-yr ban from ALL PGA Tour sanctioned events, including Q-school, even if they don’t have status. (Via… pic.twitter.com/j3aErd3TDZ
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) January 7, 2026
The 2026 edition of the Promotionsi is scheduled to be held in Florida from January 8-11. And seemingly, it has bothered the PGA as they consider the LIV Promotions to be unauthorized and conflicting.
PGA Tour rules prohibit granting releases for conflicting events in the U.S. or Canada. As such, no PGA Tour member can get permission to play there, and doing so would trigger disciplinary action. But this time, even players without PGA Tour status would face the ban just for lining up for the event.
LIV Golf recently switched its game-play format from 54 holes to the traditional 72. Eighty players will compete in the multi-faceted, 72-hole stroke-play event, with 20 players exempted into the second round. The top 20 players and ties after Round 1 will join them in Friday’s second round, with scores reset. Following that, only the top 20 players and ties will again advance to Saturday’s third round.
Since the last two years PGA has been marking LIV Golf’s Promotions event as ‘unauthorized’. Reflecting on PGA’s take on LIV Promotions, the authorities shared, “Based on the information publicly available regarding the LIV Golf Promotion event, it is determined to be a qualifying event only and not a part of an unauthorized series. Therefore, the LIV Golf Promotion event is not categorized as an ‘unauthorized tournament.’ This classification is subject to change should the details of the event change.”
Now, as it appears, it’s not just the golfers with the card facing the wrath of a ban from the PGA Tour. Notably, another 49-year-old American golfing phenom has faced a ban despite parting ways with LIV.
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Pat Perez’s stint with LIV Golf results in a 1-year ban
Perez had switched allegiance to the LIV Golf for better financial perks. However, as 2024 dawned, the American professional golfer severed all ties with the Saudi-backed league. However, at the beginning of 2025, Perez re-joined the league. But this time, not as a player but as a commentator. And it is this exact action of his that is now coming back to haunt him.
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As there has been a flurry of LIV Golf stars making their way to the PGA, Perez also thought of getting on the same ship. Unfortunately, things won’t be that easy for him. As it turns out, due to his commentary stint at the beginning of last year, Perez will have to serve a 1 year ban. That’s because, as per the PGA Tour rule book, “Non-member players who participate in an unauthorized event will be subject to the Non-Member Policy, which prohibits play in PGA Tour events for one year from the date of participation in an unauthorized event.”
Playing in the Saudi-backed tournament for three years, Perez had bagged a whopping $21 million. But now, the strict PGA policy is making it difficult for him to jump ship for a second time.
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