Former Masters champion Patrick Reed has filed an amended defamation lawsuit against Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel amongst others – and is seeking $820MILLION in damages.
The 32-year-old, whose initial suit was reportedly dismissed last month, has submitted a new complaint via his attorney Larry Klayman.
Reed’s amended complaint alleges “defamation and tortious interference” and is seeking damages for the “severe harm that has been done to Mr. Reed financially and in terms of loss of good will and reputation”.
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It further states that the PGA Tour “hired Clout Public Affairs LLC to smear LIV and its players in the media and fund, organise and incite 9/11 families to wage staged protests at LIV events and elsewhere”.
Reed joined LIV Golf in June 2022 and, with the exception of the inaugural event at The Centurion Club near London, played in each tournament of what has been described as its ‘beta’ season. He was also part of the 4 Aces side that won the inaugural LIV Team Championship in Miami in October.
His new suit alleges that he was “constructively terminated” as a member of the PGA Tour as a result of “threats made and actions taken” by its commissioner Jay…
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