PGA Tour investigated by Justice Department in LIV Golf antitrust probe – By Ryan Glasspiegel (New York Post) / July 11, 2022
The United States Justice Department is investigating the PGA Tour for potential antitrust violations related to its competition with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
The PGA Tour confirmed news of the probe to the Wall Street Journal.
“This was not unexpected,” the PGA Tour spokesman told the outlet of the investigation. “We went through this in 1994 and we are confident in a similar outcome.”
In 1994, the Federal Trade Commission investigated whether it was legal for the PGA Tour to require players to get permission to play outside events and otherwise regulate their appearances on other golf TV programs. The FTC ultimately dropped the probe.
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