- Gooch, Jones and Swafford suspended for joining Saudi league
- McIlroy: ‘Common sense prevailed. It was the right decision’
Rory McIlroy has hailed the “common sense” approach of a judge who blocked three LIV rebels from featuring in the PGA Tour’s end-of-season playoff series. The Northern Irishman admitted there is “resentment” among the Tour’s membership towards those who have taken to the courts to try to remain in that domain while also featuring in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Series.
On Tuesday in California, Judge Beth Labson Freeman said Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones were “well aware of the consequences” of accepting LIV’s millions against the wishes of the PGA Tour and had not suitably “made their case” to have suspensions lifted. The three had otherwise qualified to play in the FedEx Cup playoffs, which begin this week in Memphis. Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter and Bryson DeChambeau have not but are part of a wider antitrust action against the Tour which is unlikely to be heard until next August.
