LIV Golf joins anti-trust lawsuit against PGA Tour
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series has joined an anti-trust lawsuit against the PGA Tour brought by players who defected to the rebel circuit and received indefinite PGA suspensions.
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'I wouldn't be surprised if that changes' - Jon Rahm questions PGA Tour requirement to play in 20 events
Jon Rahm is the first big-name PGA Tour star to break ranks, suggesting the revamped schedule should be amended. In a bid to combat the threat of LIV Golf, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan unveiled changes for the 2023 season — which included added prize pots and a commitment by the top players to compete in 20 tournaments (12 Elevated Events, four majors, the Players Championship and three events of their choosing). Ad Rahm was not fully aware of the need to play in 20 events, and said it would put a particular strain on European players who want to support the DP World Tour — and those who have designs on playing in the Ryder Cup as there is a requirement to play four events in Europe.
Westwood blasts ‘hypocrites,’ claims US PGA Tour changes only copy LIV Golf
WASHINGTON: England’s Lee Westwood says US PGA Tour changes announced for next season are simply copies of what the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit is doing.
Westwood blasts 'hypocrites', claims PGA changes only copy LIV Golf
England's Lee Westwood says PGA Tour changes announced for next season are simply copies of what the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit is doing.
Lee Westwood finds PGA Tour changes humorous: ‘A copy of what LIV is doing’
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Lee Westwood: PGA Tour becoming LIV copycat
Sweeping changes that the PGA Tour announced this week are "a copy" of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf series, former world number one Lee Westwood has said. On Wednesday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced the tour's top golfers had committed to competing against each other more regularly. The changes require top golfers, assuming they qualify, to play at least a 20-event schedule consisting of the four majors, the Players Championship, 12 "elevated events" with average purses of $20m and at least three other PGA Tour events of the player's choosing.
PGA Tour's overhauled schedule 'a copy' of LIV series - Westwood
Sweeping changes that the PGA Tour announced this week are "a copy" of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf series, former world number one Lee Westwood said.
Lee Westwood says new-look PGA Tour just a 'copy' of LIV Golf, points finger at 'hypocrites'
ATLANTA — Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood said he only could laugh at the sweeping changes the PGA Tour announced Wednesday in response to the growing threat of LIV Golf.