United States:
PGA Tour Accused Of Monopolizing Professional Golf
05 August 2022
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Lisa Phelan spoke to Global Competition Review about
the 11 golfers on the LIV Golf circuit accusing the PGA Tour of
seeking to illegally maintaining its monopoly over elite golf
events by suspending members that compete in rival tournaments.
According to Lisa, it would not be enough for the golfers to
allege that the PGA Tour controls a significant portion of labor
for elite golf events, adding that the plaintiffs will also need to
show that the PGA Tour used its market power to intentionally
exclude competition.
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