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Henrik Stenson resigns European Tour membership, LIV Golf, European Tour

Axed Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson has resigned his European Tour membership after golf chiefs imposed further sanctions on players who competed in LIV Golf and Asian Tour events without permission.

The European Tour, known as the DP World Tour, confirmed the sanctions on Thursday, saying 26 players had been punished on a “case-by-case” basis.

Fines range from AU$23,400 to $150,000 for each breach of regulations. Suspensions of up to eight tournaments were also handed out.

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Last month the Tour won its legal battle against 12 players who had appealed against being fined $150,000 and suspended from the Scottish Open for playing LIV Golf’s inaugural event in June 2022. Sergio Garcia is the only player not to have paid that fine.

Stenson, who was…

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