Greg Norman branded the discussions surrounding him being pushed out of his function as LIV chief govt amid the merger with the PGA Tour as nothing greater than “white noise.”
Norman, who has been a proud advocate for LIV since its inception, was left fully in the dead of night whereas the uneasy truce was agreed and was made conscious of it simply hours earlier than it turned public information.
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Paperwork made public at a US Senate listening to additionally revealed there was a “framework settlement” for Norman to be sacked, a requirement pushed by the PGA Tour.
But the Australian golf legend insists he was by no means anxious about his future with LIV Golf.
“I knew it wasn’t true,” Norman instructed reporters on the Trump Nationwide Doral course forward of the LIV occasion in Miami.
“There may be a lot white noise on the market. I paid very, little or no … I really paid zero consideration to it. I do know sitting on this seat as we speak, each step I’ve made has been for the suitable causes for the sport of golf … So I used to be by no means in any concern of anyone saying something or any animus in opposition to me or something like that. As a result of this enterprise mannequin works …
“All indications present you that the place of LIV has by no means been stronger and the place and success of our gamers and our model has by no means been in a greater place.”
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The merger is one thing Norman had wished to see for fairly a while.
Actually, it’s a idea he dreamt of way back to 1993 when he competed on the world tour whereas the PGA Tour ran concurrently.
Given the riches on provide competing within the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, Norman hopes the merger permits gamers to safe “generational wealth” for themselves and compete in each competitions.
“That was our unique premise to have guys share no totally different than what I had in 1993 with the world tour, proper?” Norman mentioned.
“You can play 12 occasions and nonetheless go play on the PGA Tour, however over right here you had an opportunity to make important generational wealth over right here. You can nonetheless play with the PGA Tour.
“Now keep in mind, we had just one place to go, that was the PGA Tour, [which owned] our [media rights], they instructed us the place we may play and couldn’t play. We had no probability in hell of actually increasing our generational wealth.
“Now, the fellows on the PGA Tour are going to see the advantages of that. You’re seeing adjustments within the Tour since LIV. So we’ve turn into a frontrunner in serving to all people perceive commercialise the sport of golf.”