Mickelson, LIV golfers interviewed in Justice Department's PGA Tour antitrust investigation
Phil Mickelson is one of a handful of players who have been interviewed with regard to the U. S. Department of Justice’s antitrust investigation of the PGA Tour. According to a New York Times report, Mickelson and fellow LIV Golf League players Bryson DeChambeau and Sergio Garcia were interviewed.
The Justice Department reportedly met with PGA Tour lawyers last week in Washington, but the timeline for the review remains unclear. Last July news broke that the DOJ was investigating whether the PGA Tour engaged in anticompetitive behavior against Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf. The upstart circuit has long been criticized as another way for the Saudi government to sportswash its human rights record via its Public Investment Fund.
Former Sun Devil breaks six-year victory drought
Seven months ago, former Arizona State golfer Grayson Murray was injured in a severe scooter accident, forcing him to withdraw from a PGA Tour event in Bermuda.
On Sunday in Kansas City, Mo., Murray found himself hoisting a trophy for the first time in six years after winning the 2023 AdventHealth Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
He did so despite a double-bogey 7 on the 18th hole. With just one bogey through 71 holes, Murray stumbled a bit on the par-5 closing hole but shot a 68 to get to 19 under and hold off Rico Hoey and Wilson Furr by a shot.
“It hasn’t really sunk in,” Murray said. “Six years is a long drought, far longer than I wanted. Sometimes your highs are high out here and your lows are low. It’s a very humbling sport. I’ve been working really hard, and this is a testament to the hard work.”
ASU's Summerhays a finalist for Haskins
Preston Summerhays, a sophomore at Arizona State, is among the 10 finalists for the 2023 Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which goes to the top men's golfer in college. Summerhays won the Thunderbird Collegiate and had seven top-10 finishes during the season. His strength of schedule ranked sixth and he had a 70.34 adjusted scoring average.
Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel writers.
Texas State, Penn State win inaugural NGI
The first National Golf Invitational, which is considered the NIT of college golf, crowned its first champions last week at Ak-Chin Golf Club in Maricopa. Texas State won the men's tournament Sunday at 7 under, one shot better than Penn State and Wyoming. Penn State won the women's bracket at the NGI the week before, with the win coming just a day before the Nittany Lions announced that Denise St. Pierre was retiring after 31 years at the helm.
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