World primary Scottie Scheffler says it’s “irritating” to see three gamers from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series suing the PGA Tour to allow them to play within the FedEx Cup Play-offs.
A court docket will determine whether or not Australian Matt Jones and Americans Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford can participate within the profitable three-tournament occasion.
The FedEx Cup Play-offs begin at TPC Southwind, Memphis, this week.
“I positively am stunned to see some guys now suing us,” Scheffler mentioned.
A listening to has been set for in a while Tuesday.
“Those guys sort of made their choice to go be part of one other tour they usually broke the foundations and rules of our tour, and now they’re attempting to sue us, which is unquestionably a bit irritating,” Scheffler added.
The three are searching for a short lived restraining order from a US District Court decide in opposition to a ban on their participation.
The PGA Tour has suspended members for collaborating within the breakaway LIV collection.
“If they win, come out right here and play, that is one thing that is as much as the courts, I am unable to management what is going on to occur in a court docket case,” Scheffler continued.
“Definitely however on the finish of the day it has no impact on my preparation for the week.”
The three are amongst 11 gamers – together with Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter – contesting their suspensions with an anti-trust lawsuit in opposition to the PGA Tour.
“It’s sort of a part of it now,” mentioned Scheffler. “Guys are going to depart. There’s one other tour occurring and now they’re suing us, so there’s so much occurring.”
Reports in Australia have claimed Open champion Cameron Smith and Australian compatriot Marc Leishman can be amongst these gamers becoming a member of LIV Golf within the close to future.
Scheffler, although, has dominated out being amongst their quantity, regardless of the $25m (£20.72m) purse on supply at its occasions, saying it was by no means his “dream” to chase “monetary advantages”.
“I’m not going to discuss the blokes which are going to LIV and all that hypothesis. If that is what they need to do, that is what they need to do.
“The PGA Tour is the place I need to play and it continues to be the place the place the very best golfers on the planet play.”
