DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley has slammed 16 of the LIV Golf rebels after the breakaway group t hreatened legal action against the tour. After being fined £100,000 and banned from next week’s Scottish Open, the likes of Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia fired a legal warning to Pelley’s tour if their punishments were not rescinded by 5pm on Friday.
Pelley however was clearly in no mood to surrender his and the circuit’s stance, issuing a strong statement in response to those who have made the Saudi breakaway. After the players claimed to ‘care deeply’ about the DP World Tour, the CEO hit back confirming to the rebels that they ‘knew the consequences’ prior to their LIV Golf switch.
In a statement Pelley said: “The letter we received on behalf of a number of LIV players contains so many inaccuracies that it cannot remain unchallenged.
