Phil Mickelson suspended for attempting to lure players to LIV Golf, according to lawsuit

GOLF Magazine ^ | 8/3/22 | ZEPHYR MELTON

[1Old Pro]

The PGA Tour-LIV Golf drama has entered its newest phase: litigation.

Eleven players, including Phil Mickelson, filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday, alleging the Tour acted unlawfully by suspending LIV Golf players. The plaintiffs seek to have their suspensions overturned and playing privileges reinstated, with a smaller group hoping for a temporary restraining order so they can participate in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

[1Old Pro]

Even though the PGA is pumping their chest and being nasty, my suspicion is this will settle.

[unixfox]

The PGA, like the federal government hates competition.

[1Old Pro]

The PGA, like the federal government hates competition.

It's what happens when you become too big, you forget your original mission and you morph into solely wanted to protect your fiefdom.

[rb22982]

Yup - Saudi backed or not, this is simply monopoly behavior and should be stopped.

[Robert DeLong]

LIV Golf is a professional golf tour financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. The name LIV is a reference to the Roman numeral for 54, the score if every hole on a par-72 course were birdied and the number of holes to be played at LIV events.

I suspect this suspension may backfire like the sanctions upon Russia has.

[FreedomPoster]

Sort of like the NRA.

[hardspunned]

Do you think we could talk the Saudis into ponying up $50B to do an alternative NFL? There’s only one thing worse for football than the NFL monopoly, that’s the woke arsed, BLM preaching, anti American NFL monopoly.

[TexasGator]

Greg Norman CEO

[Rockingham]

The PGA is on thin ice from an antitrust standpoint. My guess is that they hope to drag the case out until they can get some form of administrative and legislative relief.

[rb22982]

I think NFL would be harder because its more teams that are popular than players whereas Golf its largely individuals that are popular.

[1Old Pro]

Sort of like the NRA.

Yep, they get so big they lose sight of their goals.

[1Old Pro]

My guess is that they hope to drag the case out until they can get some form of administrative and legislative relief.

Judges prefer the participants settle.

[libertylover]

Among the many revelations in the suit is that Mickelson — one of the ringleaders in the LIV Golf coup

From a "journalist". See Tagline.

[libertylover]

I really don’t see the PGA’s point of view except they seem to want totalitarian control over professional golf. Must be run by Democrats.

[1Old Pro]

Yes, accurate observation for sure.

[Toespi]

Yet, no complaints about Mubadala, a sovereign UAE, government controlled investment company, that sponsors a WTA tennis tournament in San Jose, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

[Mr. Mojo]

<< my suspicion is this will settle. >>

As Trump said, they’ll eventually merge, and those who took the big upfront LIV money will look real smart.

[1Old Pro]

Yep, which is why the public whiners on the pga tour should simply zip it.

[Damifino]

I think the PGA Tour is on thin legal ice with LIV. They have routinely allowed tour players to play in the Masters and other championships that are not affiliated. Seems that would preclude them from specifically singling out LIV events. (I’m not an atty).

[1Old Pro]

I think the PGA Tour is on thin legal ice with LIV.

Yep, we'll see how soon it gets settled.