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Attorney Larry Klayman has accused Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy of being ‘too important’ to answer questions under oath as the attorney was given a significant legal victory in his antitrust case against the PGA Tour.
Klayman, who represented Patrick Reed in his defamation case against members of the golf media, is also embroiled in a lawsuit against the PGA Tour.
The lawsuit, ‘Klayman v. PGA Tour et al’ was filed in the 15th Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County last July.
The attorney has accused the Tour, European-based DP World Tour and other entities of restraining competition for the rival LIV Golf League.
“Using their superior market power, as set forth in the class action complaint, the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, under the ‘leadership’ of Jay Monahan and Keith Pelley respectively, have set out to destroy the LIV Golf Tour,” Klayman previously said.
As part of the case Klayman wants to ask Woods, 47, and McIlroy, 34, questions in a deposition.
In January, hall of famer Woods was accused of deliberately avoiding a subpoena notice in this case.
A civil process server, Katelyn Miller, previously stated she tried to serve the legal papers to the golfer on five occasions to his mansion in Florida.
“Based on my experience as a process server Mr. Woods appears to be intentionally evading service,” she said.
McIlroy was served his subpoena notice on Christmas Eve whilst he was at home with his wife Erica Stoll and his daughter Poppy.
The Northern Irishman later explained this was why he ignored the aforementioned Reed on the driving range at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Reed responded by flicking a LIV-branded tee in the Ulsterman’s direction as the story was blown out of proportion.
McIlroy later said he didn’t know ‘what world’ Reed was living in as he explained he believed he had good reason to ignore the American.
