In LIV Golf’s battle with the PGA Tour, Greg Norman and co were dealt a significant setback.
With the start of the new season of the controversial Saudi-backed circuit on the horizon, a federal judge dealt a blow to the group that financially supports the upstart league, which could significantly change the fledgling circuit’s anti-trust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. LIV’s attorneys endeavour to highlight the team’s organisational structure and finances, but the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is not so forthcoming.
In order to avoid a deep dive of their own financial dealings, they attempted to claim “sovereign immunity” during a November filing last November. But the PIF and its governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan may be left with no choice to do so after a federal judge ruled on Thursday they must provide the same information.
