The Department of Justice’s investigation into American professional golf reportedly includes the United States Golf Association, the PGA Tour, the PGA of America, and the Augusta National Golf Club.
Reports from the Wall Street Journal say the investigation has a broader scope than previously thought, with the DOJ looking into some of the most powerful and important bodies in the sport of golf.
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All four bodies constitute the four biggest powers in American golf. Outside of the PGA Tour being the most popular and powerful professional golf league in the world, the other three are tasked with organizing three of golf’s four major tournaments. The USGA runs and operates the U.S. Open, Augusta National hosts The Masters, and the PGA of America – a separate entity from the PGA Tour – organizes the PGA Championship.
This comes as the PGA Tour is in a heated battle with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour for players, money, eyeballs and legitimacy. LIV has been pursuing their own antitrust lawsuit against the PGA tour in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
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