SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco has turned away a lawsuit brought by professional golf caddies who complained that the PGA Tour unlawfully required them to act as walking billboards during tournaments.

A group of caddies filed the proposed class action last February claiming that the tour violated federal antitrust laws by requiring them to wear bibs covered with advertiser logos. The case came amid growing strife between the PGA Tour and the caddies, who are hired by individual touring pros.

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