Norman blasts Tiger and Rory as he claims LIV almost signed 2022 major winner
Greg Norman has once again criticised Rory McIlroy as he revealed a 2022 major winner was very interested in joining the LIV Golf League.
LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman once again criticised Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods as he claimed he personally sat down with a 2022 major winner who was very interested in bolting from the PGA Tour.
There was a lot to unpack from Norman's appearance on the People I (Mostly) Admire podcast.
Norman conceded that some of his "dear friends" had stopped talking to him as a result of his association with the breakaway tour.
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His response? Happy days. Norman also claimed that he sat down with one major winner in 2022 to walk him through the LIV concept.
If you forgot Scottie Scheffler won The Masters, Justin Thomas claimed the US PGA Championship and Matthew Fitzpatrick won the US Open.
Norman has previously spoken about Thomas, pointing out how the American has not had too many disparaging things to say about LIV.
"Presumably because he gets it and understands it," Norman said in a December interview.
Norman said:
The final roster of players for the 2023 LIV Golf League has now been confirmed.
Danny Lee, Brendan Steele, Sebastian Munoz, Mito Pereira, Thomas Pieters and Dean Burmester the latest additions.
Norman, 68, continued on Thomas:
Norman and McIlroy have been publicly trading barbs back-and-forth since last June when LIV played their first event.
McIlroy had previously stated he was happy to let sleeping dogs lie.
That was before he watched the Norman documentary about his epic Masters collapse in which the Australian described McIlroy as "brainwashed".
McIlroy, detailing that moment, said:
Norman addressed the topic of McIlroy once again, touching on appearance fees and using an example of the 33-year-old's recent win at the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour.
The Great White Shark said:
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He continued:
Norman's comments come as it was confirmed LIV Golf have just agreed a deal for their first global sponsor.
Elsewhere, a judge has ruled the PGA Tour can sue Saudi Arabia's PIF and its governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan.
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