Charl Schwartzel won the first event of the controversial LIV Golf International Series and a $4 million paycheck, holding off Hennie Du Plessis by one stroke at Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He had not won on the PGA or European Tour since 2016. As golfers teed off on Thursday, the PGA Tour responded sharply to the golfers who have joined, suspending all current and future LIV players from participating in tournaments on the PGA Tour. So far, 20 of the top 100 players in the world and six of the top 50 have joined, led by Johnson (No. Three PGA Tour golfers — Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez — have officially joined LIV since Thursday and will join the tour for its second event, from June 30 to July 2 in North Plains, Ore., outside of Portland.

Source: CNN June 12, 2022 11:20 UTC