Now that EA Sports PGA Tour is available through early access, the game's player roster has come to light--and it contains some major surprises. The roster of playable characters includes numerous golfers who have been banned from the PGA Tour in real life over their decision to leave the PGA Tour and join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.

LIV players featured in EA Sports PGA Tour include Dustin Johnson, Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Harold Varner III, Bubba Watson, Abraham Ancer, and Ian Poulter.

Many might have assumed that these players would not show up in EA Sports PGA Tour due to their affiliation with Greg Norman's LIV Golf tour, but that is not the case for whatever reason. A spokesperson for EA Sports told GameSpot, "Yes, there are LIV Tour participants playable in EA Sports PGA Tour.Additional golfers will be added to EA Sports PGA Tour during the course of the season as live service updates."