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The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray at Centurion Club

Ian Poulter says he will appeal after PGA Tour bans LIV Series players

PGA Tour Tour Golf LIV Phil Mickelson Jay Monahan LIV Golf LIV Golf Invitational
Ian Poulter waits for his taxi to take him to the 18th tee for the start of play on day one of the LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club
Ian Poulter waits for his taxi to take him to the 18th tee for the start of play on day one of the LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

The latest extraordinary chapter in golf’s power struggle has seen 17 golfers indefinitely banned by the PGA Tour for their involvement in the Saudi Arabian-backed rebel series that began at the Centurion Club on Thursday.

One of those players, Ian Poulter, immediately stated he will appeal the PGA Tour’s position as another, Graeme McDowell, called on the DP World Tour – formerly the European Tour – not to issue sanctions of its own. Phil Mickelson, a lifetime PGA Tour member who has now been suspended, refused to discuss the situation in the aftermath of his first round in Hertfordshire.

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