A federal judge denied a request by LIV Golf to expand discovery in its antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour to include communication with 10 Augusta National members, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. U.S. Magistrate Susan van Keulen said the request for 10 additional members and the Masters Committee ‘is overly burdensome on the Subpoenaed Parties and not in proportion to the needs of the litigation’ The judge said any connection based on the documents LIV golf cited is ‘highly speculative’ The 16 LIV golfer players eligible for the Masters include Bryson DeChambeau, who remains one of three players still listed as a plaintiff in the antitrust lawsuit. The members include Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, which owns Golf Channel. The players include Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler. The Masters announced in December that everyone eligible would be able to play. LIV is a Saudi-funded rival league that launched last year. It wants to compete with LIV, which is backed by the Saudi government, in the Masters and other major tournaments. It also wants to launch a women’s version of the Masters, which will be held in Augusta, Georgia, starting in 2015. The tournament is one of the most prestigious in the world, with a prize fund of more than $1.5 million. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the champion of golf’s second major, The Masters.