Labor/Employment,
Entertainment & Sports
Aug. 10, 2022
Judge won’t force PGA to allow LIV players in playoffs event
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman said it appeared the players had made a calculated risk in joining up withe Saudi-backed tour and negotiated contracts “based upon the players’ calculation on what they would be leaving behind and the amount the players would need to monetize to compensate for those losses.”
LIV Golf players on Tuesday failed to secure a temporary restraining order to allow them to play in the FedExCup Playoffs, a PGA Tour Inc. event the organization describes as the Super Bowl of golf.
U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman denied the plaintiffs' petition, saying, "It appears to the court that the LIV contracts negotiated by the players and consummated between the parties were based upon the players' calculation on what they wo...
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