<p>The European tour banned golfers who competed in the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV series from three upcoming tournaments, including the Scottish Open, on Friday and fined them $120,000. The tour said any players who took part in the inaugural LIV event in England this month would be suspended from the Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship, and fined 100,000 pounds ($123,000). All three of those events are co-sanctioned by the European tour and the PGA, which has suspended players who competed in LIV.</p>

<p>There could be further sanctions" if the players continue to compete in LIV without authorization, the European tour said. Many members I have spoken to in recent weeks expressed the viewpoint that those who have chosen this route have not only disrespected them and our Tour, but also the meritocratic ecosystem of professional golf that has been the bedrock of our game for the past half a century and which will also be the foundation upon which we build the next 50 years," European tour chief executive Keith Pelley said. Their actions are not fair to the majority of our membership and undermine the Tour, which is why we are taking the action we have announced today.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/simone-asia-pacific-cup-4-indian-women-golfers-to-compete-in-tournament-490895"><strong>Simone Asia Pacific Cup: 4 Indian women golfers to compete in tournament</strong></a></p>

<p>The European tour's announcement came while some players signed to LIV were playing in one of its own events. Some of the European tour's best-known players were on course Friday at the BMW International Open, including major winners Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer. They all played the inaugural LIV event in England.</p>


The European tour banned golfers who competed in the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV series from three upcoming tournaments, including the Scottish Open, on Friday and fined them $120,000.

The European tour banned golfers who competed in the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV series from three upcoming tournaments, including the Scottish Open, on Friday and fined them $120,000. The tour said any players who took part in the inaugural LIV event in England this month would be suspended from the Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship, and fined 100,000 pounds ($123,000). All three of those events are co-sanctioned by the European tour and the PGA, which has suspended players who competed in LIV. There could be further sanctions" if the players continue to compete in LIV without authorization, the European tour said. Many members I have spoken to in recent weeks expressed the viewpoint that those who have chosen this route have not only disrespected them and our Tour, but also the meritocratic ecosystem of professional golf that has been the bedrock of our game for the past half a century and which will also be the foundation upon which we build the next 50 years," European tour chief executive Keith Pelley said. Their actions are not fair to the majority of our membership and undermine the Tour, which is why we are taking the action we have announced today. ALSO READ | Simone Asia Pacific Cup: 4 Indian women golfers to compete in tournament The European tour's announcement came while some players signed to LIV were playing in one of its own events. Some of the European tour's best-known players were on course Friday at the BMW International Open, including major winners Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer. They all played the inaugural LIV event in England.

European tour fines and bans Saudi-backed LIV series golfers from upcoming events, including Scottish Open

<p><strong>By Mallika Singh</strong></p>

<p>India’s teen shuttler <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/lakshya-sen-enters-quarterfinals-of-world-junior-championship-177748">Lakshya Sen </a>on Sunday night&nbsp;won his fourth title in three months by bagging the Scottish Open title after beating Brazil's Ygor Coelho in the men's singles clash.</p>

<p>The world no. 41 claimed victory by defeating Coelho 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a 56-minute final.</p>

<p>The 18-year-old has won the Scottish Challenge, Saarlorlux Open S100, the Dutch Open S100 and the Belgian International this year.</p>

<p>After losing in the second round of Irish Open, Sen started the Scottish Open with a straight-game win over Austria's Luka Wraber and then reached the quarterfinals by defeating compatriot&nbsp;Kiran George.</p>

<p>Sen then won another straight-game win over Brian Yang before winning the semi-finals against France’s Christo Popov.</p>

<p>“Rising fast in the world rankings, the unstoppable @lakshya_sen is making the right noise for India. #IndiaontheRise #badminton," BAI Media tweeted.</p>

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Rising fast in the world rankings, the unstoppable <a href="https://twitter.com/lakshya_sen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lakshya_sen</a> is making the right noise for 🇮🇳. 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaontheRise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaontheRise</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/badminton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#badminton</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZOec8EGj9e">pic.twitter.com/ZOec8EGj9e</a></p>
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<p>Sen expressed his happiness on winning the title and training against Coelho, calling it a "good match"&nbsp;in a tweet.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Happy to win the Scottish Open title!! A hard-fought match against my friend @co3lho12. It was really nice training with you in Denmark and playing a good match against you today", he tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Sen has now joined Anand Pawar, Arvind Bhatt and now coach Pullela Gopichand in the elite list of Indians who have won the Scottish Open title.</p>

<p>Sen is now set to play against France’s Thomas Rouxel in Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament 2019 in Lucknow.</p>


By Mallika Singh India’s teen shuttler Lakshya Sen on Sunday night won his fourth title in three months by bagging the Scottish Open title after beating Brazil's Ygor Coelho in the men's singles clash.

By Mallika Singh India’s teen shuttler Lakshya Sen on Sunday night won his fourth title in three months by bagging the Scottish Open title after beating Brazil's Ygor Coelho in the men's singles clash. The world no. 41 claimed victory by defeating Coelho 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a 56-minute final. The 18-year-old has won the Scottish Challenge, Saarlorlux Open S100, the Dutch Open S100 and the Belgian International this year. After losing in the second round of Irish Open, Sen started the Scottish Open with a straight-game win over Austria's Luka Wraber and then reached the quarterfinals by defeating compatriot Kiran George. Sen then won another straight-game win over Brian Yang before winning the semi-finals against France’s Christo Popov. “Rising fast in the world rankings, the unstoppable @lakshya_sen is making the right noise for India. #IndiaontheRise #badminton," BAI Media tweeted. Lakshya's 4th Title Win in 3 months! • Scottish Challenge ✅ • Saarlorlux Open S100 ✅⁣ • Dutch Open S100 ✅⁣ • Belgian Challenge ✅ Rising fast in the world rankings, the unstoppable @lakshya_sen is making the right noise for 🇮🇳. 👏#IndiaontheRise#badminton pic.twitter.com/ZOec8EGj9e — BAI Media (@BAI_Media) November 25, 2019 × Sen expressed his happiness on winning the title and training against Coelho, calling it a "good match" in a tweet. "Happy to win the Scottish Open title!! A hard-fought match against my friend @co3lho12. It was really nice training with you in Denmark and playing a good match against you today", he tweeted. Happy to win the scotish open title!! A hard fought match against my friend @co3lho12. It was really nice training with you in Denmark and playing a good match against you today. pic.twitter.com/Gu57DMqW9e — Lakshya Sen (@lakshya_sen) November 25, 2019 × Sen has now joined Anand Pawar, Arvind Bhatt and now coach Pullela Gopichand in the elite list of Indians who have won the Scottish Open title. Sen is now set to play against France’s Thomas Rouxel in Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament 2019 in Lucknow.

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