Carlos Ortiz, Abraham Ancer, Dab Perez and Jerrika Kokrak withdrew their names, leaving just seven golfers including six-time major champ Phil Mickelson plus Bryson DeChambeau together with LIV Golf as the plaintiffs in the legal action.
Previously this month, 11 golfers participating in the particular LIV Golf collection filed an antitrust lawsuit to problem their suspensions with the PGA Tour.
Three golfers still on the lawsuit — Shiny Jones, Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford — had their own request for a temporary restraining order to play within the FedEx Cup playoffs refused by a judge previously in August.
The particular amended complaint had been filed on Fri in the US District Court in Northern California.
According to the amended complaint, LIV Golf is seeking “punitive damages against the PGA Tour for its tortious interference with LIV Golf’s prospective business relationships. ”
PGA Tour said they were “aware” of the amended complaint but had simply no comment. CNN provides reached out to LIV Golf but did not immediately hear back again.
The LIV Golf series is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Finance (PIF) — a sovereign wealth account chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince associated with Saudi Arabia and the man who the US intelligence statement named as accountable for approving the procedure that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi . Bin Salman has denied involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.
According to the PGA Tour, any kind of golfer that joined LIV Golf has been ruled ineligible to participate in tournament enjoy since early 06.
LIV Golf’s next three-day event is planned to begin September 2 in Boston.