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Phil Mickelson has dropped out of a lawsuit that had been filed against the PGA Tour last month over its decision to suspend players who participated on the new LIV Golf circuit.
Mickelson asked to be dismissed from the lawsuit on Tuesday along with Talor Gooch, Ian Poulter and Hudson Swafford.
That left Jones, Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Uihlein and Saudi-funded LIV Golf as plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in early August.
The trial is not scheduled to begin until January 2024.
Mickelson’s decision was not a surprise. He had said two weeks ago to SI.com that he no longer needed to be involved in the lawsuit now that LIV Golf has joined as a plaintiff.
“The only reason for me to stay in is damages, which I don’t really want or need anything,” Mickelson said. “I do think it’s important that the players have the right to play when and where they want, when and where they qualify for. And now that LIV is a part of it, that will be accomplished if and when they win.”
With AP
