Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau among 11 LIV golfers to file antitrust lawsuit against PGA Tour

[AZProgressive]

Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other golfers suspended by the PGA Tour for joining LIV Golf have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday.

In addition, three of those golfers are seeking a temporary restraining order from a federal judge that would allow them to compete in the upcoming FedEx Cup playoffs.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, requested relief that would allow Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones to play in the three FedEx Cup playoff events, starting with next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis.

"The punishment that would accrue to these players from not being able to play in the FedEx Cup Playoffs is substantial and irreparable," the golfers' attorneys wrote in the lawsuit, "and a temporary restraining order is needed to prevent the irreparable harm that would ensue were they not to be able to participate."

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34341768/phil-mickelson-bryson-dechambeau-11-golfers-file-antitrust-lawsuit-pga-tour

[LogicFirst]

1. Mickelson was paid $200 million to join the tour. That's far more than he can make

playing golf. Where’s the “irreparable” harm?

[Docreed2003]

2. This 👆👆

[underpants]

3. A. Dustin Johnson has been suspended before. B. No one playing in Euro or Asian events get suspended

I think you do have to play a certain number of events in order to keep your card but players are able to play other tours.

[Mosby]

4. They might win this.

I don't think the PGA has antitrust exemptions. They can't monopolize professional golf.

[Tetrachloride]

5. Be a man. Find a new sand trap.

ps. your caddy is going to file against the lot of you

[dixiechiken1]

6. If the PGA was just so god awful oppressive...

That they couldn't stand to be a part of it anymore and had to jump ship, what's the BFD? They got their Bone Saw Bux but now even that's not enough? Well, BOO-FUCKING-HOO. They made their choice. Fucking live with it and STFU about it.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Their league, their rules

If these duffers don't like it, they got their own league.
The PGA is just protecting their brand just as the NBA or NFL would
if their players went rogue.

[rurallib]

8. sure sounds like the anti-trust lawsuit Trump led against the NFL

for the USFL in the ?80s?

The league tanked but it was one lawsuit Trump won, IIRC. Won a $1 award for the USFL, he did.

As for the LIV golfers - you made your choice, live with it.