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More LIV golfers are expected to resign from the DP World Tour amid reports the tour is set to impose additional fines of up to £500 000. Photo: LIV Golf

Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace set to quit DP World Tour – report

More LIV golfers are expected to resign from the DP World Tour amid reports the tour is set to impose additional fines of up to £500 000.

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More LIV golfers are expected to resign from the DP World Tour amid reports the tour is set to impose additional fines of up to £500 000. Photo: LIV Golf

More LIV golfers are expected to resign from the DP World Tour amid reports the tour is set to impose additional fines of up to £500 000 (R11.7 million).

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According to The Telegraph’s James Corrigan, the DP World Tour will soon hand down the “unprecedented” fines as it continues to crack down on LIV Golf defectors after winning its court case against several current and former members.

The tour has already fined up to 17 players £100 000 (R2.3 million) each, but with fines expected to continue to pile up as long as the players remain in the breakaway league, more resignations are expected.

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According to the report, former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and fellow South African Branden Grace are among those next to resign, while all eyes will be on the likes of Henrik Stenson, Paul Casey and Martin Kaymer to see if they follow suit.

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Last week, as reported by The South African website, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio García all quit the tour in anticipation of impending sanctions.

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Garcia is believed to be the only player who is yet to pay the initial £100 000 fine for teeing it up in last June’s inaugural LIV event in St Albans.

Meanwhile, LIV Golf appears to be paying the fines of some players but not others, further complicating the situation.

The Telegraph reports that LIV transferred £700 000 to the Tour just before last Wednesday’s deadline, but failed to stipulate which seven golfers out of the 17 it was paying the fines for.

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