Kevin Na resigns from PGA Tour to play in Saudi-backed LIV Series
Next week's Centurion Club tournament is the first of eight scheduled LIV events - there are also five in the US, one in Saudi Arabia and one in Thailand - with a total prize fund of $255m (£202m). The first seven are worth $25m, with $50m up for grabs in the final team competition.
After rejecting requests for waivers to take part, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday that it would punish members who played in the series.
Sergio Garcia and Richard Bland are among the other 42 confirmed players for the LIV Series opener.
Two-time major champion Greg Norman is leading the breakaway event and has promised that the LIV Series will "defend, reimburse and represent" players against any legal claims related to their participation.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is one of those to have come out against the series, saying there is a "morality" in not taking up offers from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, which is bankrolling the initiative.
Amnesty International, in criticising sporting organisations for accepting Saudi Arabian investment, has pointed to the country's poor treatment of women, its use of the death penalty and its hostility to LGBTQ+ rights.
The PIF's chairman is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the son of Saudi Arabia's king. The crown prince has been accused of ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who was critical of the Saudi government.
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