Former LIV Golfer ‘Banned’ From Playing Two PGA Tour Events – Despite Not Being A Member Anyway

Bernd Wiesberger returns to the DP World Tour at the Dubai Desert Classic

Former LIV golfer Bernd Wiesberger claims he has been “banned” from two events on the DP World Tour calendar this season by the PGA Tour – despite never holding membership on the US-based circuit.

Austria’s most successful golfer began his career on the DP World Tour in 2009 and went on to win eight titles between 2012 and 2021 – teeing it up in PGA Tour-sanctioned events 68 times across 11 years.

In 2022, less than a year after playing for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup, Wiesberger opted to sign for the LIV Golf League and featured in its first two years of existence before losing his contract with Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks

Upon paying all fines and fulfilling his sporting sanctions with the DP World Tour, Wiesberger was then allowed to make his return to Europe after revealing he never gave up his membership in the first place.

On X, he said: “I never resigned my membership and therefore I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to play a full schedule [on the DP World Tour] once again.”

Same here. Just received a letter by the pgat banning me from playing the isco and barracuda. Never been a member either. Who knows what’s going on over there…

Since coming back to the DP World Tour, Wiesberger has shown impressive consistency – bagging seven top-25 finishes from nine starts and picking up a T2 at the European Open last time out.

But his plans to play in two events this July which are solely sanctioned by the PGA Tour yet also offer 50 spots to DP World Tour members will have to be shelved as a result of his former association with LIV.