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Mickelson asks to remove name from LIV Golf lawsuit against PGA Tour

Phil Mickelson, the driving force among PGA Tour players in the rival LIV Golf series, and three other players asked a federal judge Tuesday to remove their names from the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Ian Poulter filed separately to have their names removed. That leaves only three players — Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Uihlein and Matt Jones — and Saudi-funded LIV Golf as plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in early August.

The trial is not scheduled to begin until January 2024.

Mickelson's decision was not a surprise. He had said two weeks ago to SI.com he no longer needed to be involved in the lawsuit now that LIV Golf has joined as a plaintiff.

"The only reason for me to stay in is damages, which I don't really want or need anything," Mickelson said. "I do think it's important that the players have the right to play when and where they want, when and where they qualify for. And now that LIV is a part of it, that will be accomplished if and when they win."

LIV Golf already suffered one setback in court when U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman denied a temporary restraining order that sought to allow LIV Golf players to compete in the PGA Tour's lucrative post-season.

Mickelson has been one of the chief recruiters for LIV Golf and its leader, Greg Norman.

In an interview with Alan Shipnuck for his biography on Mickelson, the six-time major champion said he recruited three other "top players" for LIV Golf and that they paid attorneys to write the operating agreement for the proposed league.

Mickelson was among the last players announced when LIV Golf and its $25 million US purses began in early June. There now have been five events, with the next two scheduled in October in

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