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Leaders of arguably the most prestigious tournament in golf are being accused of attempting to persuade golfers to not join the upstart LIV tour.
These accusations against officials at The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club are part of a greater antitrust lawsuit filed by 11 players at LIV golf against the PGA Tour.
'Augusta National, the promoter of The Masters, has taken multiple actions to indicate its alignment with the PGA Tour, thus seeding doubt among top professional golfers whether they would be banned from future Masters Tournaments,' reads the lawsuit.
'As an initial matter, the links between the PGA Tour and Augusta National run deep. The actions by Augusta National indicate that the PGA Tour has used these channels to pressure Augusta National to do its bidding.
'For example, in February, 2022 Augusta National representatives threatened to disinvite players from The Masters if they joined LIV Golf.'
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