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The PGA Tour is not backing down. Lawsuit filed by 11 former members Currently playing in the rival LIV Golf League.
The Tour has filed a motion to block a temporary injunction that would allow Tallah Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones to compete in the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee beginning Thursday. , claimed they were aware of the consequences.to play with Circuit supported by Saudi Arabia.
“Despite knowing full well that they would Violation of tour rules The plaintiffs participated in competing golf league LIV Golf and paid them tens of millions and hundreds of millions of dollars in security deposits provided by the Saudi Arabian Sovereign Wealth Fund,” the Tour said in a protest.
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“Plaintiffs have been waiting nearly two months to seek relief from the courts and have fabricated the ’emergency situation’ they now claim, requiring immediate action,” the complaint continues. “It’s not.”
Phil Mickelson and 10 other LIV golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit Last week, they claimed their indefinite PGA Tour suspension was intended to hurt their careers. FedEx claimed that three of his players seeking an injunction from competing in the Cup playoffs qualified prior to participating in LIV Golf.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan wrote an open letter on Wednesday, accusing the lawsuit of trying to “free ride” on the “interests and efforts” of the tour’s current members.
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“Basically, these suspended players — Now Saudi Golf League — Away from the tour and now wanting to come back.With the Saudi Golf League on hiatus, they are using their lawyers to try to enter the competition with members in good standing.” I read the letter.
“Allowing re-entry to events would jeopardize the Tour and competition, and would be detrimental to our organization, players, partners and fans.”
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A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:00 PM PT in San Jose, Calif., two days before the first of three FedEx Cup playoff events with a $18 million prize pool.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.