round and at one point had the course record of 63 in his sights. and also on seven under, brooks koepka. the four time major champion and one of those in the field that has defected to liv golf for more on these and other sports stories, you can go to our website. tiger was struggling under par. staying with golf. and the dp world tour, formerly known as the european tour, has won a legal battle against 12 players who defected to liv golf. the key element of the arbitration hearing was deciding the 100 thousand pound fines they received for doing so without permission should be upheld. and there s still a lot of uncertainty as to whether those players will keep their tour membership and still be eligible for the ryder cup later this year. it might make it more difficult for those players to stay in membership. we also have to remember that they have commitments to play against dp world tours on another tour. this comes down to their choice. we are not banning the players. th
live. i want to work. and of course l live. i want to work. and of course i want to help this club is much as ican. also coming up on sportsday. we meet the windsurfing six year old slicing through the waves in hampshire. welcome along, the first golf major of the year the masters is under way, the world s best are at augusta national, scotie scheffler got to wear the famous green jacket for the first time last year, tiger woods has won it five times, it s the only major rory mcilroy hasn t won. but this has become a tournament that s very difficult to predict, for the last ten years, we ve had a different winner every year, let s cross to augusta and speak to our co respondent andy swiss. andy, how s that leaderboard looking? andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? . andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? ~ ., ., andy, how s that leaderboard lookina? . ., ., , ., ,, looking? welcome to our gusto. still ve earl looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days- looking? wel
that they must pay the 100 thousand pound fines imposed by the tour. there s still a lot of uncertainty though, as to whether those players will keep their tour membership and still be eligible for the ryder cup later this year. it might make it more difficult for those players tuesday in membership. we also have to remember that they have commitments to play against dp world tours on another tour. this comes down to their choice. we are not banning the players. the suspensions or the findings will be fair and proportionate. they will have to make a decision just like they made a decision at the beginning tojoin a rival tour. i ll never begrudge them for doing it but i always said there will be consequences. and we are grateful that the consequences are now able to be adhered to. we are really
difficult for those players to stay in membership. we also have to remember that they have commitments to play against dp world tours on another tour. this comes down to their choice. we are not banning the players. the suspensions or the fines will be fair and proportionate. they will have to make a decision just like they made a decision at the beginning tojoin a rival tour. i ll never begrudge them for doing it but i always said there will be consequences. and we are grateful that the consequences are now able to be adhered to. we are really motivated to try to make this and move it along as quick as possible. but there s a lot of work to be done and a lot of forensic analysis to be done. we have rules and regulations. and the panel said that those