Players competing in this week’s Memorial Tournament who have committed to next week’s LIV Golf Invitational Series in London don’t want to be seen as anything other than professional golfers pursuing a new business opportunity.
In the annals of golfing weirdness, here’s a double whammy for the ages: the PGA Championship will be played this week not where it was originally scheduled to be played and without its 51-year-old defending champion in the field.
Justin Thomas had a frank answer when asked about players who want to defect to the multi-billion dollar LIV Golf rival league, headed up by Greg Norman.
Keith Pelley is trying to keep members from competing in the Saudi-backed series, but he can’t talk quite as tough as his PGA Tour counterpart Jay Monahan.
Perhaps, as is often the case with negotiations, the best solution is not one that pleases everyone – it’s the one that leaves all parties the least upset.
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.
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.
Australian Golf Digest sources have also confirmed an announcement of a new golf league – separate to the 10 new Asian Tour events – is imminent, and that Norman will be confirmed as its inaugural Commissioner
Australian Golf Digest
