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Men’s Golf Judge rules against group of LIV players seeking to compete in play-offs

A FEDERAL judge ruled against three LIV Golf players today who had sought a temporary restraining order to allow them to contest the St Jude Championship play-offs.

Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones were part of a larger group of players who filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour for being indefinitely suspended due to playing in LIV Golf events.

The trio will not be added to the field for the St Jude Championship, which begins in Memphis today and is the first of three play-off events which culminate with the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Judge Beth Labson Freeman said the players were “were well aware of the consequences” of their actions and “have not made their case” after waiting until late in the process to file their claim.

Freeman also said the potential loss of income from play-offs had been taken into account when the players signed their LIV contracts.

The claim for a temporary restraining order was separate from the broader antitrust lawsuit initially filed by 11 players, including Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter. Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz has subsequently withdrawn his name from the suit.

Judge Freeman said the earliest a trial could start would be August 2023.

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