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The PGA Tour filed a motion in federal court Monday barring three suspended members of the LIV Golf Invitational Series from participating in the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, and Hudson Swafford "are about to eat their cake," read a complaint filed by PGA Tour attorneys in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
The motion follows the request of his three players for a temporary restraining order to allow them to compete in the playoffs starting this week at FedEx St. Jude's championship in Memphis. This is in response to
A hearing to consider the LIV golfer's request is scheduled for Tuesday in San Jose, California.
Typically the top 125 FedEx Cup players qualify. First playoff event. Gooch is 20th, Jones 65th and Swafford 67th.
Attorneys for the PGA Tour called the player's request for redress "legally baseless."
“Despite being fully aware of the violation of the TOUR Rules and the resulting disqualification, Plaintiff participated in LIV Golf in a competing golf league. , are paying tens of millions of dollars in security deposits provided by Saudi Arabian Sovereign Wealth Funds to finance their infringement,” the motion said. Plaintiffs are now in court seeking a mandatory injunction to force them to participate in the TOUR's season-ending FedExCup playoffs, an act that prejudices all TOUR members who follow the rules.
LIV Golf Chairman Greg Norman issued a statement Monday, announcing that the player is a free agent and that both It reiterated the rival tour's insistence that it should be allowed to compete on the circuit.
"We believe players have the right to choose when and where they play so they can maximize their talent," said Norman. . “I believe that all players, whether they play for the LIV or the PGA Tour, understand and recognize the purpose and importance of legal action for players around the world. , trying to cast this as "we" versus "them". Players know better. "
Gooch, Jones, Swafford, Phil Mickelson, and seven other of his LIV golfers said last Wednesday that he filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour and was banned from playing. I appealed the suspension.
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