Stephen A. Smith doesn't like Tiger Woods meeting with tour players. There is a time and a place for it.
The former Masters champion filed a defamation lawsuit against Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel on Tuesday.
Nine years ago, when Reed was 23, the Golf Channel and the PGA Tour colluded to defaming him.
Reed's allegations include "misreporting information with falsity and/or reckless disregard of the truth, that is with actual and constitutional malice, purposely omitting pertinent key material facts to mislead the public, and actively targeting Reed to destroy his reputation, create hate, and
Reed's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter to Chamblee in January 2020 after he accused Reed of cheating. Reed was docked two strokes at the Hero World Challenge for improving his lie in a Bunker, but he claimed he didn't intend to do so.
Over the years, Chamblee has taken Reed to task for cheating allegations, as well as for his defection from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. Reed claims that fans have heckled him and called him a cheat because of his opinions.
Reed felt that the tour was after him even though he was a nine-time winner.
According to the lawsuit, "Despite his exceptional world-class golfing achievements, in June of 2022, Mr. Reed was constructively terminated as a member of the PGA Tour, as a result of threats made and action taken by it'sCommissioner Jay Monahan and his PGA Tour, and signed with LIV
The tour suspended its members who played in the first LIV event without permission. Reed joined LIV after the second event of its eight-tournament schedule. He was put on suspension.
Reed filed his complaint in his hometown of Houston.
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