After Aligning With LIV in $20 Million Event, DP World Tour Pro Faces Redemption For Money Over Legacy

The DP World Tour has on come and hard strong on its former players recently. With imposing hefty fines on 26 of its players for breaches, they have also banned some of these players from up to eight tournaments. This may come as a hurdle for many in achieving their immediate goals. One of these players is Adrian Otaegui, who also is facing consequences from the Tour for his actions. 

With back-to-back events lined up ahead of him, Spaniard Adrian Otaegui, was looking for an automatic spot in the 2023 European Ryder Cup. But his hopes were soon cut short when the DP World Tour imposed serious penalties on the 30-year-old. 

DP World Tour heavily penalizes Otaegui for his actions

According to Golf Magic, 4-time DP World Tour winner, Otaegui has been penalized with a huge sum of $300,000 and banned from competing in the upcoming four consecutive events by the DP World Tour on account of being involved with the LIV golf. This huge fine has come as a piece of devastating news for the Spaniard as he was set to secure an automatic spot at Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team.

This huge fine came as a result of the Ryder Cup pro playing at the $20 million LIV Golf event in Centurion Club, England, and several other LIV Golf Tournaments without the DP World Tour’s authorization. On the contrary, the four-event ban that Otaegui is now charged with means that the golfer won’t be able to compete in upcoming events such as this week’s European Open till the British Masters. 

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Although this penalty may seem massive, and it undeniably is, the DP World Tour has charged many others with a much bigger fine. The sanctions range from $13,400 to $107,000, with the players being banned from competing in up to eight tournaments. Now that’s some next-level disciplining the DP World Tour has adopted. 

Jon Rahm gets upset over Sergio Garcia

World no.1 Jon Rahm is set to play at the Ryder Cup in the upcoming September and was looking to partner with fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia from the DP World Tour. However, his joy was soon cut short when Sergio resigned from the DP World Tour because of the Tour’s heavy fine on him. Jon said, “I’m going to miss him. A Spanish duo in the Ryder Cup I think to me is embedded into the roots of the Ryder Cup. Look with Seve (Ballesteros) and Ollie (José María Olazábal) were able to do throughout their partnership, right.”

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After Garcia was out, Rahm was hoping to play with another fella from the DP World Tour, Spaniard Adrian Ortaegui, but given his ban, he too won’t be accompanying Rahm at the Ryder Cup this year. What are your thoughts about the DP World Tour’s system of penalties? Do you think it’s fair to the players? Let us know your take in the comments below.