In a recent ruling, a federal judge has allowed the PGA Tour to depose Saudi Arabian backers of the LIV Golf venture, which is the first-ever professional golf tournament in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The PGA Tour had alleged that the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had breached the terms of their sponsorship agreement with the Tour. The Tour had sought to depose the Saudi backers in order to gather evidence to support its claim.<\/p>\n
However, the Saudi backers had argued that the deposition would violate their right to privacy, and that the Tour was attempting to obtain information that it was not entitled to.<\/p>\n
In his ruling, Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stated that the Tour had presented a \u201csubstantial showing of need\u201d for the deposition and that the Saudi backers had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the deposition would violate their privacy rights.<\/p>\n
The judge also noted that the Saudi backers had failed to demonstrate that the information sought by the Tour was \u201cirrelevant or otherwise inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ruling is a victory for the PGA Tour, which is seeking to protect its interests and ensure that its sponsors comply with their contractual obligations.<\/p>\n
The ruling also serves as a reminder to international sponsors of professional sports that they must comply with the terms of their agreements or face the consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a recent ruling, a federal judge has allowed the PGA Tour to depose Saudi Arabian backers of the LIV Golf venture, which is the first-ever professional golf tournament in the Middle East. The PGA Tour had alleged that the Saudi backers of LIV Golf had breached the terms of their sponsorship agreement with the …<\/p>\n