PGA Tour SUSPENDING Wesley Bryan for participating in LIV Golf’s ‘The Duels’ does not sit well with fans – “Not a great look”

Wesley Bryan has been suspended from the PGA Tour for playing in LIV Golf's The Duels: Miami event a week before the Masters Tournament.

PGA Tour SUSPENDING Wesley Bryan for participating in LIV Golf’s ‘The Duels’ does not sit well with fans – “Not a great look”

Wesley Bryan (Image via PGA Tour)

The PGA Tour has once again found itself on the end of extreme backlash from the fans. A few days after a thrilling Masters Tournament, which saw Rory McIlroy claim the green jacket, the news of the tour suspending Wesley Bryan for participating in LIV Golf’s content creator event, The Duels, has shown up.

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have been on a golf civil war since the establishment of the latter. Despite the talks of a merger, there still seems to be some animosity between the two tours.

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The Duels: Miami saw golf content creators team up with LIV Golf stars and participate in a 2v2 tournament. Wesley Bryan, along with his brother George, Grant Horvat, Rick Shiels, Luke Kwon, and Fat Perez, were the content creators who participated in this event.

This event took place a few days after the PGA Tour hosted a similar event for content creators. A day before The Players Championship, the tour held the Creator Classic, which was won by Grant Horvat. The Duels: Miami was aired on Horvat’s YouTube Channel.

Bryan, the 2017 RBC Heritage winner, had been seen filming content with Phil Mickelson for a while now. Ahead of this event on LIV Golf, the creators were reported to have received a warning regarding suspension from future PGA Tour events if they took part in it.

As per Ryan French of Monday Q Info, Bryan was handed an indefinite suspension from the tour. He now joins a list of top players who have received similar bans from the tour for leaving them and joining the LIV Golf circuit.

Social media reacts to PGA Tour banning Wesley Bryan for playing in LIV Golf event

The golf world was left stunned when reports of the PGA Tour banning Wesley Bryan came out. The 35-year-old was handed a ban from the events of his tour for participating in LIV Golf’s The Duels: Miami event a few days ago, before the Masters Tournament.

Wesley Bryan
Wesley Bryan (Image via NUCLRGOLF)

While reacting to this development, fans have taken a major swipe at the PGA Tour. Considering that this comes at a time when the tour is trying to work out a deal with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia to reunite the game, users on social media were displeased with this action by the tour. One user highlighted this by writing, “Not a great look for the PGAT” on X.

Check out that and some more fan reactions regarding this below:

The suspension of Bryan also comes to light at a time when the PGA Tour extended an official invitation to Grant Horvat. As per the YouTuber, he received an invitation to compete at The Barracuda Championship this July. However, he is not sure whether he will tee off or not.

Wesley Bryan admits having no regrets in participating in The Duels: Miami

American golfer Wesley Bryan is now another PGA Tour professional who has been handed a suspension by the circuit for playing in LIV Golf-related events. However, the golfer is unfazed by this ban and admitted having no regrets in participating in The Duels: Miami.

Wesley Bryan
Wesley Bryan (Image via The Boston Globe)

While speaking with Ryan French of Monday Q Info, the golfer expressed that he will continue to support Horvat and his channel.

No, I don’t have regrets. That video is one of the most powerful videos in YouTube golf. We are going to continue to support Grant and grow the game through YouTube.

Wesley Bryan said as per Monday Q Info

Bryan, though, did express gratitude over the chance of playing on the PGA Tour. He joined them in 2017 and won the RBC Heritage that year. This is his only win on the circuit.

As for The Duels: Miami, the event has gained over 2 million views in 10 days. The event was won by Wesley Bryan’s brother, George, who had teamed up with Sergio Garcia. They defeated the team of Bubba Watson and Luke Kwon in a playoff round.