The PGA Tour filed a countersuit against the LIV Golf Invitational Series this week, accusing the new Saudi Arabian-backed league of trying to induce top golfers to breach their contracts with the Tour by claiming that the Tour couldn't enforce them, according to The Associated Press' Doug Ferguson.
from the lawsuit earlier this week, saying his presence wasn't necessary anymore.
The three left in the lawsuit, the Tour said in its filing, just “want to enrich themselves in complete disregard of the promises they made to the Tour.” Among other things, LIV Golf said that the Tour engaged in anticompetitive behavior by stopping players from competing in LIV Golf events and for unfairly suspending golfers when they left the Tour."LIV's statements regarding golfer freedom are a thinly veiled public relations ploy concocted to disparage the tour and deflect criticism of LIV's own restrictive business model," the counterclaim said.
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