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Fired Ryder Cup Captain Henrik Stenson Resigns From DP World Tour Amid Huge Fines

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We heard about the £100,000 fine—around $125,000 in U.S. dollars—levied on DP World Tour players who competed in LIV Golf’s first event last year in London. But after a court upheld that ruling last month, we’re learning that the fines are piling up and up.

Henrik Stenson, who didn’t take part in the London event but joined LIV Golf last September, is the latest to resign from the DP World Tour.

He was fired as Ryder Cup captain of the European team for this fall’s event after joining LIV, but things didn’t turn out too badly for the Swede. After pocketing a reported $50 million signing bonus, he went out and won the first LIV event he played in Bedminster, New Jersey, winning $4 million for three days’ work.

Stenson explained that after the court paved the way for the DP World Tour to fine members for teeing off in LIV events, he was waiting for the DPWT to react.

Stenson told Golf Digest:

“When Richard Bland, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, and Sergio Garcia resigned last week, the tour said they would have a statement the next day. Then the next day they said the statement would actually come next week. There were rumors that would happen today and those rumors were right. I received a letter, as did all the other players involved, I hear. The tour has taken a stand on the LIV events we all played in and that left me with no decision to make really.”

Stenson didn’t give an exact figure, but the DP World Tour said on Thursday that fines range from £12,500 to £100,000 for each violation. Stenson has played in 10 LIV events, so you can do the math.

While he won’t be playing in Europe often, Stenson will continue to play in the Open Championship by virtue of winning the 2016 edition. Each major has its own rules to determine eligibility.

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Chris has worked in sports journalism for nearly 20 years and also loves the game of golf, even though it often doesn't love him back. Year-round golf is a perk of living in Florida, where Chris moved from his native New York shortly after graduating from college. Chris has played some famous courses in the state, including Bay Hill in Orlando and Innisbrook in the Tampa Bay area, and next on his to-do list is the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to take a crack at the famous island hole.

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