5/10/2023 0 Comments Megasync access denied![]() ![]() especially if the LIV organization doesn’t get world-ranking points and the major championship change their criteria for entering the events.” To that point, LIV claims the PGA Tour “enlisted Tiger Woods to do its bidding and publicly criticize golfers-particularly younger golfers-for joining LIV Golf by suggesting they would never play in The Masters, The Open, or other Majors and would not earn OWGR points.” In July, Woods warned that players who join LIV might “never, ever get a chance to play in a major championship, never get a chance to experience this right here, walk down the fairways at Augusta National. LIV notes that “OWGR’s Governing Board includes PGA Tour Commissioner Monahan” and insists the PGA Tour “has leaned on the other world golfing bodies that have representatives on the OWGR Governing Board to do its bidding to heighten threats for associating with LIV Golf.” LIV also asserts the PGA Tour exerts considerable influence over OWGR and has pushed it to further alleged antitrust violations. In claiming the PGA Tour “has leaned on OWGR” to cast doubt on LIV events’ point eligibility, LIV’s complaint argues “this conduct serves no beneficial purpose, but rather serves to harm the careers of the players (including Player Plaintiffs) who play in LIV Golf events, and to deter other players from joining LIV Golf to avoid career destruction at the hands of the Tour.” LIV attorneys contend the exclusion of LIV events from point-eligible play demonstrates injury to both LIV and its golfers. OWGR rankings are repeatedly mentioned in the 118-page amended complaint on behalf of LIV and a group of golfers that started with Phil Mickelson and 10 others but now has just three-Matt Jones, Bryson DeChambeau and Peter Uihlein. ![]()
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