LIV Golf rebel Henrik Stenson has suffered a further setback after the Swedish Golf Federation cut ties with the former Ryder Cup captain.
Stenson made the switch to LIV Golf earlier in the year, banking a reported $50million (£46m) to ditch the PGA Tour. That switch saw him dropped as Team Europe's captain for next year's Ryder Cup, with Luke Donald replacing him.
He then pocketed a reported $4m (£3.6m) from winning the third event of the breakaway tour, after finishing with an 11-under total score at Bedminster - and earned another $1.5m (£1.3m) to be split with his team-mates.
But now, he has suffered the ultimate insult away from the course, with the Swedish Golf Federation cutting ties with him due to the switch.
In a statement, the SGF stated that due to the move, he could no longer act as a role model for youngsters.
The statement read: ""We believe that Henrik, given his involvement with LIV Golf, can no longer act as a role model for Swedish junior golfers."
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LIV Golf)Stenson quickly fired back, however, and released a statement of his own on his official Instagram page criticising the decision.
In his message, the 2016 Open champion highlighted the impact his federation has financially on the next generation of golfers in Sweden.
"Naturally, we are disappointed that the SGF feel that our commitment and financial support via the Henrik Stenson Foundation is no longer wanted," Stenson said.
"But this will in no way impact our drive to develop junior and paragolf in Sweden."
Stenson admitted at the time that his decision to join the Saudi-funded golf series was made in part due to the finances involved.
And after winning in Bedminster, he hit out at the Ryder Cup by insisting he "played like a captain" in a thinly-veiled jab at the decision-makers.
