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PGA Tour seeks to add Saudi wealth fund to lawsuit, while LIV Golf ... (GolfDigest.com)

The PGA Tour has asked a federal judge to add Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and its governor, Yasir al-Rumayyan, as co defendants to its countersuit ...

Al-Rumayyan, who is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s inner circle, is considered the mastermind of the Golf Saudi and LIV Golf projects, believing the sport has importance in the kingdom’s push for what it sees as a better tomorrow as it attempts to diminish Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil by diversifying the economy and modernizing its public services. “Discovery has shown that the tour delivered these threats not only through its own executives and employees, but by dispatching other influential persons on its behalf,” LIV’s motion read, which included “the threat of a change in relationship with Augusta’s members was used as a stick to discourage one of the top golfers in the world from joining LIV.” The trial date is expected to begin on Jan. "As set forth in the existing counterclaim, LIV intentionally and knowingly caused these players to breach their contractual obligations to the tour by misrepresenting tour contracts; inducing these breaches by offering highly lucrative contracts that make it impossible for players to comply with their tour contracts; and providing extensive indemnification and hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate LIV players for these breaches,” the motion reads. A tentative date for summary judgment in the antitrust case is set for July 23, where the tour will likely seek to dismiss the case. The court is already weighing whether Al-Rumayyan should be deposed, with Monday night’s motion allowing the tour another avenue to bring him into the proceedings.

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PGA Tour seeks to add Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to LIV ... (ESPN)

Attorneys representing the PGA Tour are seeking to add Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the fund's governor, Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, ...

"In addition to approving player contracts that pledge to indemnify such players from breach of their contractual obligations to the TOUR, Mr. The PGA Tour's lawyers have unsuccessfully sought documents from the PIF through discovery and so far have been unable to depose Al-Rumayyan. "As set forth in the existing counterclaim, LIV intentionally and knowingly caused these players to breach their contractual obligations to the TOUR by mispresenting TOUR contracts; inducing these breaches by offering highly lucrative contracts that make it impossible for players to comply with their TOUR contracts; and providing extensive indemnification and hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate LIV players for these breaches," PGA Tour attorneys wrote in the motion. "In addition to exercising near absolute authority over LIV, PIF and Mr. LIV Golf and three of its players are the remaining plaintiffs in the case. Al-Rumayyan's total control over LIV and established that any LIV contract with a player requires authorization by PIF."

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PGA Tour files motion to add PIF and its governor to counterclaim suit (Golf Channel)

The PGA Tour escalated its ongoing legal dispute with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and its governor Tuesday.

The Tour, however, claimed that PIF is involved in the day-to-day operations of LIV Golf and that the Shareholders’ Agreement, which was turned over to the Tour in discovery last month, proves that PIF and Al-Rumayyan “played an active role in contract negotiations, and expressly approved each of the player contracts – all while knowing that these deals would interfere with the players’ Tour contracts.” “Recently produced documents confirm that PIF and Mr. The PGA Tour escalated its ongoing legal dispute with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and its governor Tuesday when the circuit filed a motion to add both to its counterclaim lawsuit against LIV Golf for interfering with its contracts with players who joined the new league.

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As the PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf Antitrust Case Drags On, Is a ... (Sports Illustrated)

As the two tours argue over discovery in a seemingly endless chess match, it's fair to wonder if the fight could end before a trial begins.

The material is as dry as day-old toast. That may have been the moment we reached the end of the beginning stages, putting the middle game fully in place. 8, 2024—which may shift later in 2024 as the two sides continue to disagree more than agree? Presumably, if the court grants the motion and PIF and Al-Rumayyan become defendants, they will be forced to provide the documents the PGA Tour has been seeking about their activities that they believe will show they have illegally interfered with the PGA Tour’s business. This week, the PGA Tour filed a motion asking the court to allow them to amend their counterclaim and to include PIF and Al-Rumayyan as defendants. the PGA Tour case stand, with almost a year to go before the trial date of Jan.

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BREAKING NEWS: PGA Tour court filing targets LIV funders - Global ... (Global Golf Post)

The contentious battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf took another significant turn late Tuesday when the tour filed a claim seeking to add Saudi ...

Recently, LIV confirmed that Majed Al-Sorour has left his position as managing director of LIV Golf, though he will remain on the board of directors. Though no terms of the deal were announced, it has been reported to be a revenue-sharing deal. By filing the lawsuit in the United States, LIV Golf and its backers are subject to U.S. It’s unclear whether Al-Rumayyan will submit to the discovery process if so compelled and what will happen to the case if he refuses. The PIF has funded LIV’s aggressive arrival in professional golf, and the PGA Tour’s legal team is asking that its leaders be subject to the rules of discovery. “In addition to approving player contracts that pledge to indemnify such players from breach of their contractual obligations to the Tour, Mr.

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PGA Tour Ramps Up Pursuit of PIF Evidence (Front Office Sports)

The PGA Tour seeks to add Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and PIF's governor as co-defendants in counterclaim against LIV Golf.

“PIF and Mr. “In addition to exercising near absolute authority over LIV, PIF and Mr. Attorneys for the PGA Tour requested leave to amend the counterclaim to include PIF and PIF’s governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan as defendants.

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Watch a former Air Force captain make his first PGA Tour hole-in ... (GolfDigest.com)

We know what you're thinking after reading that headline: Any hole-in-one is spectacular. And, you're probably right. But when you see the one Kyle ...

In the summer of 2019, he turned to golf full time, and The PGA Tour rookie and former Air Force captain arrived at the 201-yard 16th hole (his seventh of the day) at Torrey Pines South at one over. But he walked off the green in red figures after acing the par 3 with a one-hopper.

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2023 Farmers Insurance Open one and done picks, top sleepers ... (CBSSports.com)

Mike McClure has locked in his sleepers and PGA one and done golf picks this week for the Farmers Insurance Open 2023 at Torrey Pines.

McClure is also targeting another golfer for his 2023 Farmers Insurance Open one and done picks that is listed at 42-1 in the latest PGA golf odds. One of McClure's top one and done picks this week at the Farmers Insurance Open is 35-year-old Jason Day. Day is a two-time winner at Torrey Pines, and with the intriguing mix of talent in the Farmers Insurance Open field, it's very possible that Day will fly under the radar in one and done pools this week offering huge value. McClure was dialed in on his One and Done picks throughout the 2022 PGA Tour season, calling Hideki Matsuyama's outright win at the Sony Open and hitting on several under the radar picks that finished in the top-5 or higher. The 12-time PGA Tour winner comes in at 27-1 to win the tournament, but McClure believes he has been undervalued and should be considered one of the top contenders to win this week at Torrey Pines. Before locking in your 2023 Farmers Insurance Open one and done picks, McClure uses his proprietary simulation model to analyze the field and crush his golf picks. The PGA Tour stays in California this week for the Farmers Insurance Open 2023 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. With wins in back-to-back starts, Rahm will likely be a very popular PGA one and done pick this week at Torrey Pines. Players pick one golfer per week and earn points based on their selected golfer's prize money for that tournament. 3 Jon Rahm is the betting favorite at 4-1 in the latest Farmers Insurance Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook and will draw plenty of attention as he attempts to win his third consecutive start. Other top contenders in the Farmers field include Xander Schauffele (12-1), Collin Morikawa (12-1), Tony Finau (12-1), Justin Thomas (13-1), Will Zalatoris (14-1), and Sungjae Im (20-1).The total tournament purse is $8.7 million, with $1.566 million going to the winner, making it imperative that you nail your one and done golf picks this week.

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Jon Rahm to begin bid for hat-trick of PGA Tour wins with 'very high ... (Golf365)

Jon Rahm could replace Rory McIlroy as world number one by continuing his stunning run of form and matching one of McIlroy's proudest achievements.

[PGA Tour](https://www.golf365.com/category/pga-tour/) So I’m looking forward to have a chance to do that again.” “So going in very confident and very willing to tee off, very eager. It’s a very special place in my heart. In a very good way. “So I’m going to go to Torrey, a place that I’m already very confident at, with very high hopes, knowing that I’m doing all the right things.

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How NFL great Ronnie Lott helped this aspiring professional, who is ... (usatoday.com)

Michael Herrera is making his PGA Tour debut at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, the course that inspired his pro aspirations.

“I tell him to keep grinding, and I hope he continues to dream,” Lott said. There were tears of joy when Herrera broke the news to his dad that he would be playing against the likes of Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa in the Farmers Insurance Open. He remembers seeing all that grass and pleading with his dad, Hugo, who emigrated from Guatemala as a teenager, to take him there. Mathews said he was going to cut Herrera for his own good, and introduced him to APGA founder Ken Bentley, his former college roommate at UC-Irvine. “To know that he’s an athlete and he knows what it takes to make it, it’s huge. He enjoyed his best year yet in 2022, including his maiden APGA victory in April when he made birdie at 18 at TPC Scottsdale to win by a stroke. “I want to do this for a living and it inspired me.” Less than two weeks later, Lott called and asked a very direct question: “How much do you need for the rest of the year?” Mathews saw raw promise and he sat Herrera down and told him he could keep playing basketball, but he wasn’t going to be great at it. Why wouldn’t I help somebody with a dream?” Lott said. Herrera, 24, told Lott, about growing up in Moreno Valley, California, not far from where Lott, too, was raised (in Rialto), and how he gave up basketball, where he averaged more than 18 points per game in high school, to pursue making it as a professional golfer, primarily on the Advocates Pro Golf Association, a development tour designed to bring greater diversity to the game by developing African-Americans and other minorities for careers in golf. It’s the course where he first attended a tournament and watched Tiger Woods.

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PGA Tour seeks to sue Saudi sovereign wealth fund and its boss (Middle East Eye)

Golf association moves to add PIF and chief Yasir al-Rumayyan to lawsuit against Riyadh-financed LIV Golf.

To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this [Read More »](/news/us-rights-group-demands-probe-trumps-business-saudi-financed-golf-league) [LIV tournaments](https://www.trump.com/media/trump-golf-to-host-highly-anticipated-liv-golf-invitational-series) at his golf resorts in Florida and New Jersey, to the condemnation of rights groups as well as the families of 9/11 victims who protested outside of the tournament held in New Jersey. The PIF owns 93 percent of LIV and pays all of the costs associated with its events, the court heard last week. “PIF and Mr al-Rumayyan have personally recruited tour players, played an active role in contract negotiations, and expressly approved each of the player contracts - all while knowing that these deals would interfere with the players’ tour contracts,” the PGA Tour said in the court filing. PGA told the San Jose court on Tuesday that documents provided by LIV revealed that "PIF and Mr al-Rumayyan were instrumental" in inducing players to breach their contracts, and should therefore be added to the ongoing lawsuit.

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Martin Trainer shoots 2-over 74 in round one of the Farmers ... (pgatour.com)

Trainer finished his round tied for 127th at 2 over; Sam Ryder and Brent Grant are tied for 1st at 8 under; Brendan Steele and Aaron Rai are tied for 3rd at 7 ...

This moved Trainer to 2 over for the round. This moved Trainer to 3 over for the round. This moved him to 2 over for the round.

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This past PGA Tour winner is trying to make two cuts in the same ... (GolfDigest.com)

Scott Brown is in position to make the cut twice in the same week. But this time, he plans to finish the golf tournament. The PGA Tour vet finds himself in ...

"I kind of had a goal in mind if I was in the top 10 down there, I was going to stay. "I looked at the positive side of it." Last year I would play out here for three or four and I would have to go back down there for three or four. Brown booked flights on Monday and Tuesday ahead of time and wound up taking the Tuesday flight, connecting in Miami before heading to San Diego. "I knew I was going to play down there unless I got in, so I kind of played in Abaco and then kept getting to a point where I wasn't getting in, so I was like well, I'll just see how tomorrow goes," Brown told reporters at Torrey Pines on Wednesday. But this time, he plans to finish the golf tournament.

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Dean Burmester shoots 1-under 71 in round one of the Farmers ... (pgatour.com)

Burmester finished his round tied for 60th at 1 under; Sam Ryder is in 1st at 8 under; Brendan Steele and Brent Grant are tied for 2nd at 7 under; and Hayden ...

This moved Burmester to 1 under for the round. This moved Burmester to even for the round. This moved Burmester to even-par for the round.

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PGA Tour files motion to add PIF and its governor to counterclaim suit (Yahoo Sports)

The PGA Tour escalated its ongoing legal dispute with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and its governor Tuesday.

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Scott Brown attempts to make two cuts in same week (pgatour.com)

Scott Brown made the cut Monday at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, then flew to San Diego on Tuesday. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images). LA JOLLA, Calif.

With strong play the rest of the week in southern California, he could take great strides toward bettering his TOUR status via the next reshuffle. “Talking with Competitions, I kind of had an idea of where the alternates were going, kind of knew I was going to be first alternate at the start of the week. I kind of knew through some buddies what the conditions were like, kind of know where they’re going to put the pins.” Last year I would play out here for three or four and I would have to go back down there for three or four. And I was surprised a little bit that it didn't move, and then I got the call Monday night that I had gotten in. Silverman authored a Cinderella story of sorts with a playoff victory over Cody Blick. Stallings shared notes on greens, speeds and the like, and Brown put the knowledge to good use with a four-birdie, one-bogey effort Wednesday. “It doesn’t bother me,” said Brown of bouncing between tours. Brown began the week at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, which featured a Sunday-Wednesday format. As for logistics, Brown touched base with good friend Scott Stallings en route to San Diego. ET Monday; Brown was the next man up. Tuesday, with a quick turnaround for a 9 a.m.

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Jon Rahm shoots 1-over 73 in round one of the Farmers Insurance ... (pgatour.com)

Rahm finished his day tied for 116th at 1 over; Aaron Rai, Sam Ryder, and Brent Grant are tied for 1st at 8 under; Brendan Steele is in 4th at 7 under; and ...

This moved Rahm to 2 over for the round. This moved Rahm to 2 under for the round. This moved Rahm to 1 under for the round.

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Emiliano Grillo shoots Even-par 72 in round one of the Farmers ... (pgatour.com)

Grillo finished his day tied for 92nd at even par; Aaron Rai, Sam Ryder, and Brent Grant are tied for 1st at 8 under; Brendan Steele is in 4th at 7 under; and ...

This moved Grillo to even-par for the round. This moved Grillo to 2 under for the round. This moved Grillo to 1 under for the round.

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Jon Rahm 9 back of leaders at PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance (ESPN)

Jon Rahm made a double bogey on the par-4 seventh hole during a 1-over 73 that left him 9 shots behind leaders Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai and Brent Grant after ...

He was competing on the Korn Ferry Tour in the Bahamas, a tournament that started Sunday and concluded Wednesday. In any other given round I've played here in the past I'm actually playing that at least even par to under par, so it's easily a three- to five-shot swing and that's the difference." "You're really thinking kind of it's nice to hit it in the fairway, hit it on the green. If it just flies the green and stays in the rough it's OK. Players will switch courses on Thursday, with stronger wind in the forecast, and play the final two rounds on the South Course. Somehow it ended up flying the pin by 10 yards and in the hazard. Defending champion [Luke List](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/1059/luke-list) and [Collin Morikawa](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10592/collin-morikawa), ranked No. After taking a penalty and a drop in the right rough, he chipped onto the green and two-putted. Both were in the group at 66. 3 in the world and trying for his third win in as many starts, made a double bogey on the par-4 seventh hole and was continually left frustrated on the South Course. Rahm won The American Express at PGA West in the Coachella Valley last weekend and the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua two weeks earlier. He earned his first PGA Tour victory in 2017 at the municipal courses on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean and then won the U.S.

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PGA Tour news: Englands Aaron Rai tied at the top of busy Farmers ... (Planet Sport)

Aaron Rais opening round of 64 was enough to see him top the leaderboard at the Farmers Insurance Open with Americans Sam Ryder and Brent Grant.

"So that was key today, drove it very well. Hit a lot of real good iron shots and made a few putts around the turn there, so all in all a very good round, very good start." Rai was pleased after play, admitting it had been a "very good" round and start to the tournament.

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The PGA Tour just shook up its LIV Golf lawsuit in a major way. Will ... (Golf.com)

In a significant legal move, the PGA Tour is pivoting the focus of its countersuit against LIV Golf to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and its ...

[Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/golfcom-podcast) [PodBean](https://dropzonegolf.podbean.com/) [recently worked hard to subpoena Al-Rumayyan](https://golf.com/news/latest-liv-golf-issue-court-yasir-al-rumayyan/) and the PIF for various documents about its actions toward players and agents in its efforts to get a golf league off the ground. [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5tCHGYbvzziD2cyntgfseS?si=7d9c60166f054228) Then this week, [Sports Illustrated reported](https://www.si.com/golf/news/liv-golf-2023-schedule-greg-norman-elevated-role) that Majed Al-Sorour, who was a managing director for LIV, would no longer be in that position, and that Norman would now have more direct contact with Al-Rumayyan. [reporting in The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2022/12/17/liv-golf-chief-executive-quits-heated-exchange-head-saudi-sovereign/), which was cited in Tuesday night’s filing, Khosla’s resignation came after a “confrontation” with Al-Rumayyan. [countersuit waged by the PGA Tour](https://golf.com/news/pga-tour-countersues-liv-golf-where-lawsuit-stands/) against LIV Golf in response to a separate antitrust suit LIV filed against the Tour for anticompetitive practices. (LIV Golf is a subsidiary of LIV Golf Investments, which is funded entirely by the PIF, which owns 93% of LIV.) (On Monday, both sides [filed a joint statement](https://golf.com/news/liv-golf-legal-target-augusta-national/) on whether or not LIV can gain access to communications between PGA Tour policy board directors and dozens of Augusta National members.) 13 hearing LIV argued that the Tour was misinterpreting the agreement, but what’s clear is the Tour has quickly doubled down on what it believes to be the truth. In a significant legal move, the PGA Tour is pivoting the focus of its countersuit against LIV Golf to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan. As for this suit, the main point remains: The PGA Tour believes that Norman is simply an acting CEO and must retain approval for all meaningful decisions from Al-Rumayyan and the PIF.

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PGA Tour Players React To 'Tee-Gate' Between Rory McIlroy and ... (Sports Illustrated)

Professional golfers had a field say on social media in response to Reed and Rory's Dubai interaction.

Nonetheless, the former Masters champion called McIlroy an “ Reed, upset at McIlroy for disregarding his attempt to say hello, then tossed a golf tee in McIlroy’s direction. [immature little child](https://www.si.com/golf/news/patrick-reed-rory-mcilroy-tee-toss-reaction-dubai-immature-little-child),” for his actions on the range.

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Tossed tees, bad blood and lawsuits: How the Rory McIlroy-Patrick ... (Yahoo Sports)

After a brief ceasefire, LIV and the PGA Tour — in the form of Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy — are exchanging words and accusations again.

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