Patrick Reed Rory McIlroy Lawsuit: The Christmas Eve Subpoena That Started Golf’s Messiest Feud

Imagine late afternoon on December 24, 2022, in a peaceful Florida neighborhood. On behalf of Patrick Reed’s lawyer, someone pulls up to a house, goes to the door, and delivers legal documents to the world’s best golfer, Rory McIlroy, who is spending Christmas with his family. The subpoena was a component of a civil antitrust lawsuit that attorney Larry Klayman filed against the PGA Tour, claiming that the tour had conspired with the DP World Tour to keep players from participating in LIV Golf. There was no lawsuit against McIlroy. He…