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Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter have dropped out of a lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour over its decision to suspend players who participated on the new LIV Golf circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n The pair were among 11 golfers who had challenged the suspensions imposed on them after they had signed up for the controversial Saudi-backed series.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mickelson and Poulter, along with Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford, have now asked to be removed from the case.<\/span><\/p>\n The trial is set for January 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez and Jason Kokrak had previously previously removed their names from the case.<\/span><\/p>\n The remaining plaintiffs are LIV Golf, Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Jones and Peter Uihlein.<\/span><\/p>\n “Nothing has changed,” LIV Golf spokesman Jonathan Grella said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n “The merits of the case – the PGA Tour’s anti-competitive conduct – still stand and will be fully tested in court. And we look forward to that.<\/span><\/p>\n “LIV stands with the players whom the PGA Tour has treated so poorly, but we also recognise that to be successful, we no longer need a wide array of players to be on the suit. <\/span><\/p>\n