Greg Norman's son sparks war among golf fans with outlandish LIV idea: "I'm not with you on this one"

Greg Norman's son has floated the idea of adding a new team to LIV Golf made up of weekly qualifiers. 

Norman Jr. made the claim on X as he reacted to the proposed changes coming to the PGA Tour in 2026.

Those changes will see the elimination of some Monday qualifiers into several events on the North American circuit.

Golf Channel reporter Brentley Romine has claimed qualifiers for the Sony Open, WM Phoenix Open, Mexico Open, Cognizant Classic, Puerto Rico Open, Corales Puntacana Championship and the Myrtle Beach Classic would disappear.

Elsewhere, only two Monday qualifiers will make it into the Valspar Championship, Texas Children's Houston Open and Valero Texas Open. 

The changes will mean the PGA Tour is even more cut-throat than it already is. 

Golfers such as Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth, who sit on the policy board, have been accused of pulling up the ladder behind them as the number of Tour cards on offer are reportedly being chopped from 125 to 100. 

So this means there will be fewer playing opportunities for professional golfers.

"For what it's worth I've been preaching for awhile that LIV should absolutely open up weekly qualifiers for a People's Team," Norman Jr. wrote on X.

"A team that anyone can qualify for. If you play well, you stay on the team, and the general public can participate in shared ownership and governance."

He added that players could rack up points over the course of a season and take part in the season-ending Team Championship. 

LIV Golf currently have 13 teams of four in the league. 

The remaining two spots have been filled by wildcards. 

Anthony Kim and Hudson Swafford played as wildcards in LIV's third campaign. 

It is widely assumed Kim will be back with LIV Golf for the 2025 season, although Swafford's time with the breakaway tour is over.

He will have an opportunity to get his playing rights back if he decides to take part in LIV's Promotions event in December.

It will be even harder for Swafford to get his LIV spot back, though, given there is only one golden ticket compared to three in the past.

As for Norman Jr's idea, it received a mixed response.

Here's some reaction:

"Such a great idea Greg; you never know what some random will bring to the table. It will certainly be exciting."

"Step in the right direction for sure."

"This is interesting to me. What's the handicap requirement, same as US Open Qualifying?"

 

"This is genius mate, please pursue this and showcase some golfers that might not otherwise get a chance to prove themselves on the traditional tours. Limitations would need to be set clearly to keep it fair IMO."

 

"You're talkin' my language Mr. Norman. I was not a fan of LIV originally, becoming a bigger one each day."

 

"Sorry, but I'm not with you on this one. Either LIV is a serious league or it's not. Random "teams" do not belong in major sports leagues!"

 

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LIV Golf transfer gossip 2025

The breakaway tour are currently on a four-month break. 

 

Their third full season gets underway next February in Riyadh.

 

There are likely going to be a few more players targeted in the coming months to fill out some spaces.

 

Jon Rahm is looking for a replacement for Kieran Vincent, who was relegated. 

 

Sergio Garcia has confirmed Eugenio Chacarra's time as a Fireball is over and there is also a spot in Martin Kaymer's Cleeks after Kalle Samooja also got the boot. 

 

Bubba Watson is also yet to confirm his future. 

 

Here's a look at the teams currently:

Crushers GC

• Bryson DeChambeau (C)
• Paul Casey
• Charles Howell III
• Anirban Lahiri

Majesticks GC

• Lee Westwood (C)
• Ian Poulter (C)
• Henrik Stenson (C)
• Sam Horsfield

Fireballs GC

• Sergio Garcia (C)
• Abraham Ancer
• David Puig

Cleeks GC

• Martin Kaymer (C)
• Richard Bland
• Adrian Meronk

Legion XIII

• Jon Rahm
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Caleb Surratt

Ripper GC

• Cameron Smith (C)
• Marc Leishman
• Matt Jones
• Lucas Herbert

Torque GC

• Joaquin Niemann (C)
• Carlos Ortiz
• Mito Pereira
• Sebastian Munoz

RangeGoats GC

• Thomas Pieters
• Matthew Wolff
• Peter Uihlein

4Aces GC

• Dustin Johnson (C)
• Pat Perez
• Patrick Reed
• Harold Varner III

Smash GC

• Brooks Koepka (C)
• Jason Kokrak
• Talor Gooch
• Graeme McDowell

Stinger GC

• Louis Oosthuizen (C)
• Charl Schwartzel
• Dean Burmester

HyFlyers GC

• Phil Mickelson (C)
• Brendan Steele
• Cameron Tringale
• Andy Ogletree

Iron Heads GC

• Kevin Na (C)
• Danny Lee
• Scott Vincent
• Jinchiro Kozuma

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