Please Don’t Speak On Behalf Of All The Membership’ – DP World Tour Pro Calls Out McGinley

On Sunday, a piece featuring Paul McGinley in the Sunday Times (opens in new tab) was posted on Twitter, with the article covering an array of different areas around LIV Golf, the Ryder Cup and how DP World Tour members don’t want the golfers from the Saudi-backed series featuring in their tournaments.

In the piece by the former European Ryder Cup captain, it was stated that: “The key to the anger felt by the ordinary, non-LIV members of the DP World Tour is that these guys, who’ve taken the big money from LIV, think they’re entitled to come back and take the places of players who support our tour week-in, week-out.

“The LIV players don’t turn up for €2 or €3 million tournaments in the Czech Republic or Switzerland, but they come for the £6 million tournament at Wentworth. This has led to a lot of resentment. Keith [Pelley] has spoken to virtually every one of our players. Not one wants the LIV guys in our tournaments.”

However, the statement hasn’t sat well with a few players of the DP World Tour, with Gonzalo Fernández-Castano tweeting a sharp response of: “Please don’t speak on behalf of all the membership @mcginleygolf. I have no problem whatsoever with the @LIVGolfInv players playing on the @DPWorldTour.”