Lee Westwood BLASTS DP World Tour before slamming door shut on resignation
"Nobody told us extent of punishments" Lee Westwood rips into DP World Tour before tearing up card.
Lee Westwood has come down hard on the DP World Tour after officially announcing his resignation from the circuit where he has spent close to 30 years applying his trade.
Speaking to The Telegraph's James Corrigan following his 'sad' European Tour exit, the legendary English pro who now competes on LIV Golf explained how 'nobody' on the DP World Tour 'told us the extent of the punishments' for moving to the Saudi-bankrolled league.
The former World No.1 also believes the 'European Tour has jumped fully in bed with the PGA Tour' and that it has now become a 'feeder tour'.
Westwood, 50, was one of four LIV Golf players to officially announce their resignation from the DP World Tour on Wednesday.
Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Richard Bland joined Westwood in tearing up their DP World Tour cards.
All four players were sanctioned for serious breaches of the DP World Tour's 'conflicting tournament regulations' committed last June when they competed in the very first LIV Golf tournament at Centurion Club in England.
In a statement sent to the media on Wednesday night, the DP World Tour made it clear "their resignations are a consequence of their own choices."
More LIV Golf players holding DP World Tour cards are expected to also announce their resignations within the next 24 hours, according to reports.
It now means none of them can ever captain a European Ryder Cup side.
Current skipper Luke Donald says their resignations mark a "sad" day on the DP World Tour but that it also gives him greater "clarity" over his team to face the United States in Rome this September.
Westwood told Corrigan:
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