LIV Golf joins antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour


Carlos Ortiz, Abraham Ancer, Pat Perez and Jason Kokrak withdrew their names, leaving just seven golfers, including six-time grand champions Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, and LIV Golf as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Earlier this month, 11 golfers competing in the LIV Golf Series filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging their suspensions by the PGA Tour.

Three golfers still on trial – Matt Jones, Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford – had their applications for temporary restraining orders from playing in the FedEx Cup playoffs denied by a judge earlier in August.

The amended complaint was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Northern California.

According to the amended complaint, LIV Golf is seeking “punitive damages against the PGA Tour for its tortious interference in LIV Golf’s potential business dealings.”

PGA Tour said it was “aware” of the amended complaint but did not comment. CNN contacted LIV Golf but did not immediately respond.

The LIV Golf Series is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the man that a US intelligence report appointed as the head of approval for the operation that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bin Salman has denied any involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.

According to the PGA Tour, any golfer who joined LIV Golf has been declared ineligible to play in the tournament since early June.

LIV Golf’s next three-day event is set to begin Sept. 2 in Boston.

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