Abstract
The birth of LIV Golf, coupled with its tentative merger with the PGA Tour, has set the stage for much conversation regarding professional golf, competition, and the ethics of funding sporting events. Patrick Reed, a professional golfer who began his career on the PGA Tour before joining LIV Golf, has initiated multiple lawsuits against various news stations and broadcasters alleging that they have defamed his reputation in their reporting of the events surrounding LIV Golf. This Note argues that Reed’s various lawsuits are unpersuasive and constitute a “weaponization” of defamation law. However, this approach may be a creative strategy to keep Reed in the news, even if he has been deemed a “villain” in the golf world.
Recommended Citation
Coers, Rachel
(2023)
""Reed"-ing the Green: How Patrick Reed's Defamation Lawsuits Point to the Contours and Rifts in Professional Golf,"
Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/feslr/vol3/iss1/8