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PGA Tour Bans Golfers From Playing DFS Games, But Won't Reassess Event Deals

The PGA Tour has "prohibited its players from playing with or endorsing daily fantasy sports providers like DraftKings and FanDuel," according to Pete Madden of GOLF.com. Golf has "been a growing market for daily fantasy sports providers." FanDuel "does not offer golf games, but DraftKings is heavily invested in the sport," having put up $11M "through four 'Millionaire Maker' contests connected to this year’s major championships." The Tour's decree to its players "raises questions about its own relationship with daily fantasy sports." The Tiger Woods Foundation in March "announced a partnership with DraftKings in which the company would be designated the 'Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner' of the Quicken Loans National and the Deutsche Bank Championship." PGA Tour CMO Ty Votaw said that there are "no plans to further review that relationship." Votaw: "We did not find any issue with DraftKings’ sponsorship of those events that conflicts with the ban on sponsorships of our players. That sponsorship does not give DraftKings any rights over what Tiger Woods can wear on his body or on his bag." Votaw added that those deals are "hospitality sponsorships, and DraftKings would be prohibited from putting signage on the course, just like another kind of occasional Tour event sponsor." Votaw: "It's no different than a casino" (GOLF.com, 11/21).

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