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After Phil Mickelson, three other LIV golfers drop out of lawsuit against PGA Tour, there are only three plaintiffs remaining

After Phil Mickelson, three other LIV golfers drop out of lawsuit against PGA Tour, there are only three plaintiffs remaining

Phil Mickelson was one of 11 golfers who sued the PGA Tour for antitrust violations back in August. Before the most recent LIV Golf event at Rich Harvest Farms outside of Chicago, however, the 45-time PGA Tour winner hinted that he might be leaving the suit. “Now that LIV (Golf) is involved, it’s not necessary for me to be involved,’’ Mickelson said on September 16. “The only reason for me to stay in is (monetary) damages, which I don’t really want or need anything. I do think… Source link

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LIV players’ trial against PGA Tour set for 2024

LIV players’ trial against PGA Tour set for 2024

An antitrust lawsuit filed by Phil Mickelson and multiple other LIV Golf players against the PGA Tour won’t see their case reach trial until 2024. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of California’s Northern District set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024, which would keep LIV players from competing in PGA Tour events for at least another year. However, the case could be resolved earlier than that through a variety of means, including a motion to dismiss, a summary judgment or a settlement… Source link

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Tiger Woods to be featured on the cover of new PGA Tour 2K23 video game

Tiger Woods to be featured on the cover of new PGA Tour 2K23 video game

Almost a decade later, Tiger Woods is back on the cover of a video game. Woods announced on Wednesday night that he will grace the cover of two versions of PGA Tour 2k23 this fall. Woods initially signed a deal with 2K in 2021, shortly after it dropped its first golf game with Justin Thomas on the cover. The company did not put out a version last year, but will instead drop 2K23 later this fall. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] 2K is expected to release more… Source link

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Cam Smith could be the PGA Tour’s worst nightmare at FedEx St. Jude Championship

Cam Smith could be the PGA Tour’s worst nightmare at FedEx St. Jude Championship

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ryan Palmer could feel Cam Smith’s footsteps approaching from behind the microphone. After an entire round playing together, he wanted to get in one last shot. “That’s what I love about what we do out here, there’s always somewhere to go up and there’s always something to play for,” Palmer said, intentionally framing a question about the BMW Championship within the larger narrative that has consumed golf this season, a narrative in which Smith has become a… Source link

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Cameron Young ‘strongly inclined’ to remain on PGA Tour, turn down LIV Golf

Cameron Young ‘strongly inclined’ to remain on PGA Tour, turn down LIV Golf

Cameron Young may not be going anywhere. The likely PGA Tour Rookie of the Year was linked to the upstart LIV Golf tour by The Times UK on Wednesday, but a person close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue said the 25-year-old isn’t likely to join the Saudi-backed league. Young has seven top-three finishes this season and was runner-up to Cameron Smith at St. Andrew’s last month in the 150th Open Championship. Smith is reportedly set to… Source link

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Judge rules LIV players can’t join PGA Tour playoffs

Judge rules LIV players can’t join PGA Tour playoffs

The battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour has reached the first of what will surely be many courtrooms. U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman heard arguments from attorneys representing both the PGA Tour and a consortium of eleven LIV-affiliated players on Tuesday afternoon. Three LIV players — Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones — were seeking a temporary restraining order that would permit them to compete in this week’s tournament, the first event of the FedEx Cup… Source link

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