PGA Tour files federal suit vs. LIV's Saudi backers

The PGA Tour filed a national civilian suit Thursday against Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, politician of the money that finances LIV Golf, according to tribunal records.

The ailment was filed nether seal successful the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York successful Manhattan. The PGA Tour's attorneys filed 50 exhibits and a projected bid for a question to compel.

Sources told ESPN connected Friday that the PGA Tour's attorneys are attempting to get a question to compel from a national justice that would necessitate Al-Rumayyan to beryllium deposed arsenic portion of different national suit successful California involving the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

The question to compel would besides necessitate the Public Investment Fund, which is reportedly worthy much than $500 billion, to merchandise documents to PGA Tour attorneys done discovery.

Al-Rumayyan is besides president of the English shot nine Newcastle United and the Saudi-owned petroleum institution Saudi Aramco.

On Sept. 29, the PGA Tour filed a countersuit against LIV Golf, accusing it of interfering with its contracts with players. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has suspended much than 30 players for competing successful LIV Golf tournaments without conflicting-event releases.

Eleven LIV Golf players filed a national antitrust suit against the PGA Tour connected Aug. 3, accusing the circuit of utilizing its monopoly powers to squash competition. Three players who were suspended by the tour, Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Jones and Peter Uihlein, are inactive plaintiffs successful that case, on with LIV Golf. Eight different players, including six-time large champion Phil Mickelson, had been plaintiffs but asked a justice to beryllium removed from the case.

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an probe into the PGA Tour's alleged monopolistic actions successful dealing with LIV Golf and its players -- allegations the circuit has denied.