The Golf War Rages On

08/09/2022 The Golf War Rages On

By: Jeff Yoder

PGA Tour Responds to LIV’s Antitrust Lawsuit by Blocking Players From FedEx Cup Playoffs

The battle for golf continues as the PGA Tour nears the beginning of the FedEx Cup Playoffs next weekend. One by one, golfers have ditched the PGA Tour for LIV Golf’s massive paychecks, but the war is far from over. A group of 11 LIV golfers, headlined by Phil Mickelson, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA for excluding those players from joining the playoffs, and the PGA fired back yesterday.

 

PGA’s Response: ”Despite knowing full well that they would breach Tour Regulations and be suspended for doing so… Plaintiffs have joined competing golf league LIV Golf, which has paid them tens and hundreds of millions of dollars in guaranteed money supplied by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to procure their breaches. [The PGA Tour] has no duty to provide Plaintiffs and LIV a platform to freeride off the TOUR’s investments.”

 

It appears the “emergency” action filed by the LIV for entrance in the FedEx Cup Playoffs will be denied. The lawsuit emerged last week after LIV executive Greg Norman said Tiger Woods turned down an offer between $700-$800 million.

 

Additional Storylines

SI: The Legal Fight Between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour is Here, And It’s Ugly

NY Post: ’S—ting Their Pants’: LIV Golf Texts Between Greg Norman & Sergio Garcia Revealed

B/R: PGA Tour Files Federal Court Motion to Keep 3 LIV Golfers Out of FedEx Cup Playoffs

 

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