{"id":79812,"date":"2022-09-27T17:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T17:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-and-other-liv-golfers-drop-out-of-antitrust-suit-against-pga-tour\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T17:08:56","slug":"phil-mickelson-and-other-liv-golfers-drop-out-of-antitrust-suit-against-pga-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-and-other-liv-golfers-drop-out-of-antitrust-suit-against-pga-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Mickelson and other LIV golfers drop out of antitrust suit against PGA Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n

Team Captain Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC is seen on the 18th tee during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on September 17, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Illinois.<\/p>\n

Chris Trotman | LIV Golf | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Phil Mickelson and three other LIV golfers have dropped out of an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

Mickelson and 10 other LIV-affiliated players had filed a suit against the PGA Tour in August after the tour suspended them for their participation in the rival LIV Golf league. The suit alleged that the PGA Tour’s suspensions were anticompetitive.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Grella, an LIV Golf representative, said the merits of the suit still stand and that the LIV will continue to pursue the case.<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Ian Poulter also dismissed their claims against the PGA Tour, according to a court filing Tuesday with the US District Court for the Northern District of California. <\/p>\n

“With LIV’s involvement in these issues, the players’ rights will be protected, and I no longer feel it is necessary for me to be part of the proceedings,” Mickelson said in a statement provided through LIV Golf. <\/p>\n

The three other players also signaled their confidence that LIV was adequately pursuing the antitrust claims.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department is also probing into the PGA Tour for its possible antitrust violations tied to LIV Golf.<\/p>\n

When the lawsuits were initially filed, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stood by the decision to suspend the LIV-affiliated players.<\/p>\n

“To allow reentry into our events compromises the TOUR and the competition, to the detriment of our organization, our players, our partners and our fans,” Monahan wrote in a memo to tour members.<\/p>\n

LIV Golf has also been subject of scrutiny. The league is funded in part by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, which is controlled by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Mickelson has been committed with his affiliation for the kingdom and has acknowledged the human rights offenses committed by the country.<\/p>\n

Critics have also called the league as an attempt at “sportswashing” to improve the image of Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n

Earlier this month, LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman visited Capitol Hill to “educate members on LIV’s business model and counter the Tour’s anti-competitive efforts,” according to Grella. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Team Captain Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC is seen on the 18th tee during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on September 17, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Chris Trotman | LIV Golf | Getty Images Phil Mickelson and three other LIV golfers have dropped out of …<\/p>\n

Phil Mickelson and other LIV golfers drop out of antitrust suit against PGA Tour<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[330,1274,1276,7844,307],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79886,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-others-pull-out-of-liv-golf-lawsuit-against-pga-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":0},"title":"Phil Mickelson, others pull out of LIV Golf lawsuit against PGA Tour","date":"September 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Phil Mickelson, the face of a federal antitrust case against the PGA Tour, has pulled out of the lawsuit, along with three other LIV Golf players.Mickelson formally dismissed his claims against the PGA Tour on Tuesday morning, according to notices filed with the US District Court in Northern California, along\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34729,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-other-liv-golfers-file-antitrust-suit-against-pga-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":1},"title":"Phil Mickelson, other LIV golfers file antitrust suit against PGA Tour","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Comment on this storyCommentEleven golfers from the fledgling LIV Golf Invitational Series filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, arguing that their careers were hurt when the Tour suspended them after they joined the Saudi-funded organization. The move has been expected since LIVGA emerged this year to challenge\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34474,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-bryson-dechambeau-lead-group-of-11-liv-golfers-suing-pga-tour-for-antitrust-practices-golf-news-and-tour-information\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":2},"title":"Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau lead group of 11 LIV golfers suing PGA Tour for antitrust practices | Golf News and Tour Information","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other LIV Golf players have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the matter. The players are challenging their suspensions by the tour for defecting to the Saudi-backed circuit. Three of those in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34525,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mickelson-liv-golfers-sue-pga-tour-over-suspensions\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":3},"title":"Mickelson, LIV golfers sue PGA Tour over suspensions","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Team Hy Flyers Phil Mickelson of the US speaks to the media after the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational, June 9, 2022.Paul Childs | Action Images via ReutersEleven professional golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour Wednesday after being suspended from playing in the tour\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34761,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mickelson-and-other-liv-golfers-file-antitrust-suit-against-pga-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":4},"title":"Mickelson and Other LIV Golfers File Antitrust Suit Against PGA Tour","date":"August 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Eleven golfers affiliated with the breakaway LIV Golf series have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, challenging its suspensions and other restrictive measures used to punish those who signed on to play in the Saudi-backed LIV events.The lawsuits filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34466,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/phil-mickelson-among-those-to-file-suit-against-pga-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":79812,"position":5},"title":"Phil Mickelson among those to file suit against PGA Tour","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Talk of lawsuits between the breakaway Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and the PGA Tour has been just that. Until now. As first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, 11 LIV golfers are suing to challenge their PGA Tour Suspensions. Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau are among\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"LIV Golf Bedminster","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2022\/07\/USATSI_18797031.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/107125099-1664292690434-gettyimages-1424677567-ct2_5543_f820a41d-6a29-4516-8499-6e823cca4ddf.jpeg?v=1664295103&w=1920&h=1080","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}