A simple schedule hearing heated up Friday as attorneys for the PGA Tour and LIV Golf clashed over an already complex and contentious discovery process.
U.S. District Court Judge Beth L. Freeman agreed to adjust the schedule for the antitrust lawsuit that was filed in August by a group of players against the Tour, but not before attorneys for both sides sparred over a reported meeting that took place last week at The Match in Florida.
Rachel Brass, a member of the legal team representing LIV Golf and the remaining three players in the lawsuit, argued that “this case is still about players who are being excluded from the opportunity to play golf” and referenced a reported meeting last week that including representatives from the Tour, R&A, USGA and PGA of America that convened to “respond to LIV.