DOJ investigating PGA Tour’s actions toward LIV

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the PGA Tour’s handling of its players and whether it has engaged in anticompetitive behavior during its ongoing battle with the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a new circuit being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

The inquiry, according to player agents who have been contacted by DOJ officials, is focused on the PGA Tour’s actions regarding…