Bryson DeChambeau says a “childish” stand-off with the PGA Tour over unpaid Player Impact Program (PIP) money is the main reason he remains in the LIV Golf lawsuit against them.
DeChambeau, though, says “it’s more the principle” of not being paid rather than just missing out on the money.
LIV Golf launched a federal antitrust lawsuit on 3 August against the PGA Tour – accusing them of using their monopoly to prevent any competition – with 11 golfers named as plaintiffs.
Eight players have removed themselves from the suit, but DeChambeau, Matt Jones and Peter Uihlein remain, and now DeChambeau has revealed why.
The big-hitting American says that the reason he remains is because he is upset at not being paid PIP money he feels he is owed.
“There have been multiple opportunities for me to not be a part of it (the law suit), but considering the PGA Tour’s actions and the way they’ve handled certain situations…” DeChambeau said.
“One of the reasons I’m in the lawsuit is because they haven’t paid me my second half of the PIP money. The money isn’t the significant part, it’s more the principle.
“Over the last six years that I’ve had to deal with them, it’s just been consistently frustration after frustration from my perspective.”
⛳️🚨Bryson DeChambeau says that he’s still in the #LIVGolf lawsuit on principle, because the PGAT refuses to pay him the PIP money from 2021.They will not allow him to do a First Tee appearance which would complete his PIP duties. #GrowTheGameIncredibly petty from the PGAT. pic.twitter.com/YeNc8Cg52UOctober 27, 2022
Players have to fulfil certain obligations with the PGA Tour in order to qualify for the PIP money, but DeChambeau says he was blocked from attending one of these due to his suspension.
After the Tour themselves told him he could not attend a junior golf event – he says that is now being used as a reason for him not receiving his payment.
“So I had an obligation this November, the last thing I needed to do to complete the whole thing and they said because I’m not in good…
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