LIV Golf managing director STEPS DOWN on same day new schedule is released
Big changes for Greg Norman as Newcastle United FC director Majed Al Sorour leaves his role as managing director at LIV Golf.
Majed Al Sorour has left his role as LIV Golf managing director, it has been confirmed by Sports Illustrated, on the same day the Saudi-bankrolled circuit officially confirmed its new 14-tournament schedule for 2023.
According to the SI report, Greg Norman's role as CEO will now be "strengthened" because the managing director vacancy is not going to be filled.
Despite calls for his exit from the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at the end of last year, it is believed Norman, 67, will now have greater autonomy to do what he wants moving forwards.
"He needs to go," said McIlroy when GolfMagic spoke to the World No.1 at the DP World Tour Championship in November.
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Al Sorour is set to remain as one of seven members on the LIV Golf board of directors.
He is a club director at Newcastle United, as well as the CEO of the Saudi Golf Federation.
Some of you may recall Al Sorour was the man who last year who was apparently 'misrepresented' over these comments.
LIV Golf released a statement on Monday that read as follows:
LIV Golf officially confirmed its new 14-tournament schedule for 2023.
The biggest update was that Saudi Arabia will host the season finale.
Trump National Doral, which staged the last event of 2022, will now host the penultimate tournament of the year in October.
Click here for the full LIV Golf League Schedule 2023.
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