LIV Golf investments CEO Greg Norman chastised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and warned “This is just the beginning” in a strongly worded letter distributed Friday.
Australian Golf Digest has obtained a copy of the memo LIV Golf Investments CEO Greg Norman sent to agents and players confirming the proposed Super Golf League seeks to challenge the PGA Tour’s ability to ban players.
If the Saudi golf league controversy has proven anything, it’s that Greg Norman is and will remain one of the most complicated figures in golf history.
Rory McIlroy harshly criticised Phil Mickelson’s controversial comments regarding the PGA Tour and the rumoured Saudi-backed golf league, calling them “naive, selfish, egotistical, arrogant.”
As ever when there is even a sniff of Saudi Arabia about the proceedings, what was unsaid by Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf Investments, and Cho Minn Thant, commissioner of the Asian Tour, was perhaps more illuminating than what was uttered out loud.
Greg Norman has rejected claims he’s declared war on the PGA Tour as a result of launching a new 10-event series on the Asian Tour and admitted it would “be delinquent of me” not to provide hosting opportunities for his native Australia.
We spoke with the World Golf Hall of Famer to discuss his new position, what he feels is wrong with the current golf model, who might play in these events and the controversial source of all that money.
Weeks of speculation surrounding Greg Norman’s apparent involvement in a breakaway golf league that’s set to ‘rival’ the PGA Tour was confirmed overnight. The problem with the bombshell announcement, however, is that the speculation has only intensified.
Australian Golf Digest
