Reports: Greg Norman strikes new deal for LIV Golf
LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has reportedly agreed a deal that will see the breakaway tour head to India next February.
LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has reportedly agreed a deal that will take breakaway tour players to India for the very first time.
Sky News reported on Tuesday that Norman has agreed to stage an International Series event DLG Golf & Country Club in Gurgaon.
The International Series is played under the umbrella of the Asian Tour and provides the winner of the order of merit a spot on the rival league for the following season.
American John Catlin is currently primed to earn his LIV Golf stripes for the 2025 campaign, which begins in Riyadh next February.
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LIV Golf are yet to announce their full schedule for 2025.
Only four events have been confirmed.
LIV events will be held in Riyadh and Adelaide in February, before visiting Hong Kong and Singapore in March.
"Sky News has learnt that Greg Norman, the former two-time major-winner who now serves as commissioner and chief executive of LIV Golf, has reached the outline of a deal to stage an event at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon next February.
"Sources said the agreement, which has yet to be formally signed, would see the venue hosting a LIV International Series event featuring 148 international golfers alongside up to 16 LIV League golfers."
The publication also reported the London-based firm, CTD Advisors, helped broker the new partnership with India.
The news comes a week after a report from Sports Business Journal suggested LIV have been attempting to find a replacement for Norman as commissioner.
Norman would stay with LIV, SBJ reported, but in a senior leadership role.
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark was targeted but negotiations did not progress.
Norman criticised by former PGA Tour boss
Norman was also put in the crosshairs of former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman this week.
During an interview with Sports Illustrated's Bob Harig, Beman outlined what he thought Norman had 'got wrong' over the last two years of unprecedented disruption in the men's game.
Beman claimed Norman players who jumped from the PGA Tour were 'sold a bill of goods'.
"I think he got it wrong that the superstars in his mind would control everything," he told SI.
"The realities are that someone like Jack in his heyday was the best player in the world and played as few tournaments as he could and the Tour was still successful without him. It's the same with Tiger.
"It's the organization and the volunteers and the events themselves and the ability to attract corporate sponsors who put up the money to make it all work.
"And they get great value for that. It's not Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods even though we love to have them."
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