LIV Golf joins antitrust lawsuit in opposition to PGA Tour

August 28, 2022 Muricas News 0 Comments

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Carlos Ortiz, Abraham Ancer, Pat Perez and Jason Kokrak withdrew their names, leaving simply seven golfers together with six-time main champion Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau together with LIV Golf because the plaintiffs within the lawsuit.

Earlier this month, 11 golfers taking part within the LIV Golf sequence filed an antitrust lawsuit to problem their suspensions by the PGA Tour.

Three golfers nonetheless listed on the lawsuit -- Matt Jones, Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford -- had their request for a brief restraining order to play within the FedEx Cup playoffs denied by a decide earlier in August.

The amended grievance was filed on Friday within the US District Court docket in Northern California.

A general course view during the first round of a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.

Based on the amended grievance, LIV Golf is looking for "punitive damages in opposition to the PGA Tour for its tortious interference with LIV Golf's potential enterprise relationships."

PGA Tour mentioned they had been "conscious" of the amended grievance however had no remark. Muricas News has reached out to LIV Golf however didn't instantly hear again.

The LIV Golf sequence is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Funding Fund (PIF) -- a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the person who a US intelligence report named as chargeable for approving the operation that led to the 2018 homicide of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bin Salman has denied involvement in Khashoggi's homicide.

Based on the PGA Tour, any golfer that joined LIV Golf was dominated ineligible to take part in event play since early June.

LIV Golf's subsequent three-day occasion is scheduled to start September 2 in Boston.


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