The Justice Department’s antitrust investigation into professional golf includes the powerhouse bodies Augusta National Golf Club and the United States Golf Association, in addition to the PGA Tour, according to Read more
Tag: LIV
Phil Mickelson and 10 other LIV golfers sue PGA Tour over antitrust claims
Phil Mickelson and 10 other golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday after the PGA Tour suspended them and banned other players who joined the LIV Read more
Tiger Woods turns down LIV Golf offer worth roughly $800 million, CEO says
Golf legend Tiger Woods turned down an offer to join the LIV International Golf Series for an amount “somewhere in the neighborhood” of $700 million to $800 million, according to Read more
Trump: LIV Golf has been ‘great’ for Saudi Arabia ahead of event at his course
Former President Donald Trump is seemingly a fan of the LIV International Golf Series, a new tour backed by the Saudi Arabia sovereign-wealth fund as a challenger to the PGA Read more
9/11 victims’ families urge Trump to ‘reconsider’ events with Saudi-backed LIV Golf
Family members of people who perished during the September 11, 2001 attack in New York City are urging former President Donald Trump to cancel two upcoming events his golf course Read more
Justice Department to probe PGA Tour over potential antitrust violations in LIV Golf battle
The Department of Justice is investigating whether the PGA Tour engaged in anticompetitive behavior as it battles the upstart, Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, the PGA Tour confirmed to The Wall Street Journal. Read more