A federal judge has thrown out a requested restraining order brought by three golfers affiliated with the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour to allow them to play in the PGA’s FedEx Cup playoffs.
Judge Beth Labso Freeman, from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, dismissed the request by golfers Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, and Hudson Swafford, arguing they knew the consequences of joining the LIV golf tour and did not show enough evidence of irreparable harm done by being barred from the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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“With today’s news, our players, fans and partners can now focus on what really matters over the next three weeks: the best players in the world competing in the FedExCup Playoffs, capping an incredibly compelling season with the crowning of the FedExCup champion at the TOUR Championship,” PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement Tuesday.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to LIV Golf for comment.
The request was one part of a larger lawsuit brought by 11 players on the LIV tour against the PGA tour, arguing the tour had violated antitrust laws by banning LIV golfers.
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Earlier this year, the PGA announced it would ban all players who defected from its tour to the new LIV tour.
The LIV golf tour has received some criticism for its funding connections to Saudi Arabia, charges dismissed by high-profile backers such as former President Donald Trump, who hosted an LIV golf tournament at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey, last month.
