PGA Tour suspends all players taking part in LIV event

Bitter battle between organisations escalates further as rebels who joined Saudi-backed venture are banned from all tour events and President's Cup

No longer wanted: Phil Mickelson and fellow players competing in the LIV Golf Invitational Series have been suspended by the PGA Tour, the Tour has said in a memo to all members. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire.

The PGA Tour gave their rebels all of 30 minutes of peace playing on the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV series before announcing that they have all been suspended.

The bitter battle between the organisations ramped up significantly on Thursday afternoon as less than a half hour after the inaugural LIV event began in England, the PGA Tour sent a memo to all members informing them that the players competing under the LIV banner at Centurion club were being suspended from all competition.