Oneflight International, a private jet charter company and the sponsor of the PGA Tour's Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic for the last two seasons, is facing several lawsuits, according to a reporting by multiple outlets, including TV station WBTW Channel 13.
The company is accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme. Last week, Oneflight changed its website homepage
to display a message to its customers about pausing its flights.Dear ONEflight Clients,
We are writing to inform you of an important temporary change to ONEflight International flight services.
Effective immediately, ONEflight is pausing all flight activity for the next 30 days, or until further notice, while we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of our current operations and status.
We sincerely
appreciate your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
ONEflight International
Oneflight, based in Denver, is accused of withholding $150 million from its customers after its decision to pause operations, according to three separate lawsuits. Each of the three allege contract breaches and fraudulent inducements. The lawsuits are against the company and its founder and CEO, Ferren Rajput, with each of them alleging fraud and breaches of contract.
The report by WBTW says one of the lawsuits was filed by Five-Star Audiovisual Inc. in Illinois. Five-Star says Oneflight abruptly suspended its services on or around Sept. 16 without any prior notice or explanation. Five-Star says Oneflight has $223,000 of its money that was supposed to go towards future flights.
A separate lawsuit filed by Jeremy Ricks, who lives in California, alleges that Oneflight "used customer funds to service obligations to earlier customers and fund marketing and sponsorship campaigns for various groups, including the PGA Tour and McLaren F1 team."
A third lawsuit says Oneflight is holding $800,000 in cash payments and promotional credits for future use.
All three lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
The PGA Tour declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Visit Myrtle Beach, the other co-title sponsor of the PGA Tour stop, plans to continue its involvement with the event next year, which is scheduled for May 13-16.
“Visit Myrtle Beach is excited to continue its sponsorship of the tournament in 2027 and looks forward to working with the PGA Tour, Dunes Golf and Beach Club, SportFive and the local community to build upon the success the event brings to our region,” Visit Myrtle Beach President Stuart Butler said in a statement.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, the tournament awarded $225,000 in donations to eight local charities at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. During a check presentation ceremony, it was announced that the three-year donation total has reached $675,000. The local chamber reported that the 2026 tournament had an economic impact of close to $20 million.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour title sponsor Oneflight facing 3 lawsuits of running a Ponzi-like scheme
