Eleven golfers who joined this year’s LIV, the new golf league funded by the government of Saudi Arabia, They sued the PGA on Wednesday for violating antitrust rules.after this body suspended them for accepting the Saudi millionaire’s offer.
Among the golfers who joined the lawsuit are Mexicans Carlos Ortiz and Abraham Ancer, as well as Phil Mickelson and Bryson De Chambeau.according to the chain ‘ESPN’, which has access to the documents.
The antitrust case was filed in a Northern California court and, among his goals, he wants to get permission for Taylor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones to participate in the FedEx Cupa ‘playoffs’-style competition consisting of three tournaments, which will begin next week, the aforementioned source said.
The PGA in June suspended golfers who participated in the inaugural LIV event in London, with Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.
In a statement published at the time, he reported that LIV participants could not participate in events organized by the PGA because it was against its regulations.
“These players make their own decisions based on purely economic issuesbut they can no longer claim the same privileges as others on tour,” said PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan.
LIV distributes, at each of its first seven stops, 23 million euros in prizeswhich is more than the event with the largest prize pool on the PGA circuit, The Players, which distributes 18.5 million euros.
In addition, LIV’s eighth and final stop, which will be held in Miami, will bring in 46.5 million euros.
The PGA proposal doesn’t stop long-distance players like Sergio GarcíaDustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Brooks Koepka, Abraham Ancer or Louis Oosthuizen, who joined the LIV.
The latest to join LIV is American Bubba Watson, winner of two majors, who announced his addition last week.
Second, Tiger Woods rejected an offer of between 700 and 800 million dollars from LIV and decided to stay true to the PGA Tour.
Source: La Verdad
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