Golf’s shock merger could face multiple legal challenges – Competition lawyer

Golf’s new commercial venture could face close scrutiny from competition regulators around the world, a lawyer has said (Kieran Cleeves/PA)

Golf’s controversial new partnership is in for an “uncomfortable ride” and may face lengthy and costly legal challenges in multiple jurisdictions, a competition lawyer has said.

The PGA Tour announced last week it was creating a new commercial entity with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), a move it said would “unify golf” and which brought an end to a legal dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, a series backed by PIF.