PGA Tour was investigated

According to Wall Street Journal (USA) on July 11, the Ministry of Justice's specialized department has just approached individuals in the game to collect documents. Regulations on attending tournaments outside the PGA Tour and decisions related to Liv Golf in recent months are this collected document.

In response to the information, PGA Tour spokesman declared a joint statement on Golf Channel, Golf Digest and Golf.com: "This is not unexpected but we are confident that we will overcome as well as in 1994".

In 1994, the Federal Trade Commission, after four years of acceptance, concluded that the PGA Tour violated the anti -monopoly law, but did not propose measures to handle and to drift the case. At that time, the first American golf arena under the leadership of the Tim Finchem envoy - a lawyer who worked for the government of President Jimmy Carter.

Also in 1994, Greg Norman, with a contemporary superstar, initiated the World Tour. But the project dies prematurely when it has the reputation of anti -PGA Tour.

In this investigation, the litigant confronted the Jay Monahan specialist Tour Tour, Liv Golf Investments - Founded by Norman and CEO, chaired the Invitational Series organization with the majority of money from public investment funds ( PIF) Saudi Arabia. This group of tournaments was concluded to help Saudi filled out the bad reputation of human rights and gender equality and threatened the right to dominate the international peak golf of PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

Invitational was opened last month, two fighters attracted dozens of players from the first American and European golf arena. This number is many veteran or A stars such as Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson Dechambeau.

Currently, PGA Tour hangs indefinitely 24 members who voluntarily attend the Invitational Series, while the DP World Tour of the 16 -player discipline in the form of fines and banning three tournaments in July.

When taking tough measures, PGA Tour and allies follow internal laws, among which the key and similar provision is that "members must be approved by governing organizations before they can participate in competitions outside the system". In particular, the PGA Tour does not deal with the situation of wanting to participate in events in the regular calendar or North America, and it is absolutely forbidden to be related to Saudi Arabia.

However, the legal obstacles to the PGA Tour are still flexible, when players who meet the requirement of participating in at least 15 games per season can propose to participate in three games outside the system. However, this is not a natural right to be satisfied, because the final decision is still in the management.

All golfers entering the PGA Tour must accept such conditions and terms.

If violated, the player will be suspended or permanently expelled, decided by the Special Envoy and the specialized board.

In fact, the PGA Tour in February agreed to allow 21 members to attend the 2022 Saudi International. At that time, the tournament belonged to the Asian Tour - the official arena in international golf, and LIV Golf did not open the Invitational Series.