Greg Norman thanks Rory McIlroy for softened LIV Golf comments and sees change as ‘turning point’
Greg Norman has described Rory McIlroy’s about-turn on LIV Golf as a “hugely significant turning point” for the sport.
The Australian, LIV’s chief executive and a two-time major winner, termed the softened stance taken by McIlroy in an interview published this week as the world No 2 “falling on his sword”, a move he thanked him for.
Appearing on the Stick to Football podcast with Sky Bet, McIlroy conceded he had been “too judgemental” in his heavily-critical remarks aimed at the players who originally defected to LIV in 2022 and had now come to accept that the series was here to stay.
Greg Norman has described Rory melroy’s about turn on live golf as a hugely significant turning point for the sport the Australian Liv’s chief executive and a two-time major winner termed the soften stance taken by melroy in an interview published this week as the world know to falling on his sword a
Move he thanked him for appearing on the stick to football podcast with Sky Bet mroy conceded he had been too judgmental in his heav critical remarks aimed at the players who originally defected to live in 2022 and had now come to accept that the series was here to stay the northern
Irishman also notably said he would love for live to become like Cricket’s Indian Premier League and allow players to play in team events during bespoke windows in the regular season the four-time major Champion previously accused some of those who jumped ship as being duplicitous and that he would rather
Retire than join live the reason I say I appreciate Rory falling on his sword to some degree is the fact that he did Judge Us by not knowing the facts Norman said on lives Fairway to Heaven podcast he judged us on other people’s thoughts and opinions so I say hey thank you Rory
We all knew it was going to work within the golf ecosystem relive melroy’s 2023 as he claimed a fifth race to Dubai title and played a starring role in Europe’s Ridder cup Triumph we all wanted to be there we are going to be there he said that to me this is a
Hugely significant turning point for everybody in June last year the PGA Tour Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund piff and DP World Tour announced a framework agreement to how is their commercial operations in a new for-profit entity while they were unable to finalize a definitive partnership agreement
By a December 31st deadline the PGA Tour wants to extend negotiations into 2024 Phil mikkelson one of the high-profile players to originally join Liv nearly two years ago wrote on social media on Thursday that he welcomed melroy’s remarks and said it was now time for me
And others to let go of our hostilities and work towards a positive future for golf
