Bleacher Report
July 11, 2022
The United States Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the PGA Tour regarding potential anticompetitive behavior in its response to LIV Golf, per Louise Radnofsky and Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal.
The DOJ’s antitrust division has contacted players’ agents to discuss the PGA Tour’s bylaws as well as the organization’s recent actions related to LIV Golf.
Several high-profile golfers have joined the upstart league, which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, including Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka.