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Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of PGA Tour includes U.S. Golf Association



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A ball Masters golf ball displays the length of the new rough increased to 1 3/8 of an Inch at the US Masters at the Augusta National GC in Augusta, Georgia, USA.Stephen Munday | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of the PGA Tour’s actions against the upstart LIV Golf league has also ensnared the Augusta National Golf Club and the United States Golf Association.The federal probe first came to light in July after the PGA Tour indefinitely suspended 17 players, including Phil Mickelson, who signed on to play with LIV Golf, which is funded by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and has been luring players with record prize money.On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the probe also included Augusta National, which oversees the Masters Tournament, and the USGA, which is the governing body for golf courses and clubs in the U.S. and Mexico and conducts the annual U.S. Open major.A USGA spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that it had been con …

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