Wesley Bryan to appeal PGA Tour ban for LIV-backed event

Wesley Bryan stated he plans to attraction his PGA Tour suspension for taking part in an LIV Golf influencer occasion earlier this month.

„It has been a troublesome few weeks for us,“ Bryan stated in a YouTube video posted Wednesday. „It has been an emotional curler coaster for positive for everyone on this cart.“

Bryan, 35, seems within the video along with his brother, George. Their „Bryan Bros Golf“ YouTube channel, largely that includes movies of trick pictures, had greater than 550,000 subscribers as of Wednesday.

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Bryan has made 134 begins on the PGA Tour, along with his lone victory coming on the RBC Heritage in 2017.

Whereas constructing their on-line enterprise, the Bryan brothers have participated within the PGA Tour’s Creator Traditional occasions for golf content material creators.

It was Wesley Bryan’s participation in the same format for PGA Tour rival LIV Golf that landed him in sizzling water. He confirmed Wednesday that he was suspended after collaborating in LIV’s „The Duels“ at Doral this month.

Bryan, who referred to as his indefinite suspension a „little disagreement“ within the video, defined why he participated within the occasion at Doral.

„We needed to soar at that chance, as a result of all we have ever needed to do from the Bryan Bros is be capable of merge skilled and YouTube golf, and this was going to be a type of alternatives we have been dreaming of since we obtained into YouTube golf,“ he stated.

Bryan was warned that he might face a suspension if he participated within the LIV occasion. PGA Tour guidelines state that members taking part in an LIV-backed occasion face a one-year ban.

Bryan stated he’s interesting as a result of „The Duels“ was not an everyday LIV occasion.

„I wish to be clear: I do respect the authorities which are in place on the tour, however due to the anomaly within the guidelines and laws that have been written, I do, as a member of the PGA Tour, have a proper to attraction their choice of which I plan on exercising,“ Bryan stated. „And I do not really feel like when the rule was written, it was meant to cowl content material creation on YouTube. I really feel prefer it was meant to cowl organized, skilled, high-level golf occasions.“