“They aren’t ready to give in” PGA Tour will not permit suspended LIV golfers to attend the FedEx playoffs
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Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones
The PGA Tour isn’t even close to caving in to the LIV Golf Series. The Tour’s lawyers prepare are opposition to file a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Wednesday against 11 LIV golfers, including Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, and Matt Jones, with a deadline of Monday 8 a.m. PST.
The Tour provided a succinct and direct response in an email to the topic of whether the three players will be permitted on the premises while the TRO motion is decided at a hearing on Tuesday at a Federal Courthouse in San Jose: “No.” The three athletes declined to comment when asked about their preparations for Tuesday’s TRO motion hearing at 1:00 PST.
Following their participation in the first LIV Golf event outside of London in June, the PGA Tour suspended each of the three players. 11 players, including Phil Mickelson, filed an antitrust action against the Tour on Wednesday. The three athletes who placed in the top 125 and are typically excluded from the playoffs filed the TRO. It is uncertain whether the courts will grant them the opportunity to compete the following week.
PGA Tour’s decision to suspend LIV players has backfired as LIV files antitrust lawsuit
The PGA Tour’s decision to suspend any players that competed in the LIV Golf Invitational Series has not been taken lightly by those players. Eleven of those golfers have sued the PGA Tour for antitrust violations. Several golfers are named in the case, which was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. They include Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Ian Poulter. There are three players in the group who have asked to participate in the 2022 FedExCup Playoffs: Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, and Matt Jones.
The lawsuit also names Abraham Ancer, Jason Kokrak, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez, and Peter Uihlein. Currently, there are large number of debates going on about the lawsuit and whether the three players will be allowed to play at the FedEx cup or not. The hearing in the court will be on Tuesday, till then keep thinking.
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