LIV joins lawsuit against PGA Tour

Saudi-funded LIV Golf has joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour in an amended complaint in which four players have removed their names. That leaves seven players, notably Phil Mickelson, pictured, and Bryson DeChambeau, along with LIV Golf as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The four who withdrew are Carlos Ortiz, Abraham Ancer, Pat Perez and Jason Kokrak. The amended complaint was filed Friday afternoon in the U.S. District Court in Northern California. Three players still on the lawsuit — Matt Jones, Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford — previously sought a temporary restraining order to played in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The judge denied their request two weeks ago. The lawsuit claims the PGA Tour has used monopoly power to try to squash competition and has unfairly suspended players. Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf, has said the league would fully support the players in any legal action they pursued. In the amended complaint, LIV Golf argues that without a favorable ruling, its “ability to maintain a meaningful competitive presence in the markets will be destroyed.”