WSNN-TV – Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other golfers suspended by the PGA Tour for joining LIV Golf have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Tour.
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 said Mickelson was originally suspended for two months by the PGA Tour on March 22nd for, among other reasons, “attempting to recruit players to [LIV Golf].” An appeals committee upheld Mickelson’s suspension. His request for reinstatement about two months later was denied because he had played in the first LIV Golf event in London.
The lawsuit noted that DeChambeau, who has been suspended by the PGA Tour through March 31st, was “sent notice that it was sanctioning him for talking to other Tour members about the positive experiences he had with LIV Golf.”