Patrick Reed files $750m defamation suit against Golf Channel pundit
by Guardian sport and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#62K71)
- American files suit against Brandel Chamblee and Golf Channel
- Complaint filed in Texas seeks in excess of $750m in damages
Patrick Reed is the latest member of the LIV Golf Series to turn from the course to the courts, as the 2018 Masters champion has filed a $750m defamation lawsuit against Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee.
The civil suit filed on Tuesday in US district court for the southern district of Texas in Houston, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, alleges that Chamblee and the cable network conspired with the PGA Tour and commissioner Jay Monahan to defame Reed since he was 23 years old".
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