The Saudi-backed breakaway golf circuit, the LIV Invitational Series, has been dealt a major blow after both the PGA and DP World Tour blocked players from competing in its inaugural event next month. The series - funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund - was set to lure in a number of the sport’s top players to its opening tournament at Centurion Club, London.
The likes of Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson all openly revealed their interest to compete for the mouth-watering prize money on offer in London in June. However it appears the event will go ahead without the household names that had been initially linked to 54-hole tournament.
The sport’s two leading tours have decided not to grant the interested players release to compete, with the DP World Tour following in the footsteps of the PGA Tour, according to the Telegraph .
