Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter withdraw from lawsuit against PGA Tour, LIV Golf says 'nothing has changed'

Published 28/09/2022 at 08:39 GMT

Golf is split down the middle following the emergence of LIV Golf. The Saudi-funded breakaway series has lured a host of star names, which resulted in those players either resigning their memberships or being suspended from the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson was one of the first to make the move and challenged his suspension, but he has now removed his name from the lawsuit.

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Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter have withdrawn their names from the lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

The veterans were among a group of 11 players who filed a lawsuit challenging their suspensions from the PGA Tour for joining LIV Golf.

Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez and Jason Kokrak removed their names from the lawsuit earlier in the year, while LIV added its name to the suit.

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A trial has been scheduled for early 2024, but only three players remain on the suit as Mickelson and Poulter, along with Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford, have been removed.

The three players who remain on the lawsuit are Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Jones and Peter Uihlein.

"Nothing has changed," LIV Golf spokesman Jonathan Grella said in a statement. "The merits of the case - the PGA Tour's anti-competitive conduct - still stand and will be fully tested in court. And we look forward to that.

"LIV stands with the players whom the PGA Tour has treated so poorly, but we also recognise that to be successful, we no longer need a wide array of players to be on the suit.

"We have our players' backs and will press our case against the PGA Tour's anti-competitive behaviour."

There have been five LIV Golf events so far, four in America and one in England. The sixth event sees the series head to Asia for a tournament in Bangkok from October 7-9.

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