Greg Norman makes ridiculous claims in latest comments

“These guys don’t need to suffer,” Greg Norman instructed reporters on Wednesday, with no trace of self-awareness. 

“LIV is the source of good,” he added moments later.

Of course, nobody in LIV Golf is struggling. Per Spotrac, the bottom earner on the circuit this 12 months, Andy Ogletree, earned $132,000 after ending forty first in one occasion. Every different participant this 12 months has earned no less than $400,000 by three occasions.

His declare of the tour additionally being a supply of excellent is actually up for debate. Detractors argue that what’s extra seemingly is the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf is a way for the nation to sportswash its appalling historical past of human rights violations.

Also throughout his comments, he mentioned this 12 months’s Masters — the place LIV Golf tour members participated — noting a spike in TV scores and what it means going ahead.

“And you don’t think CBS, NBC, you don’t think the corporations who sponsor those major championships don’t want Cam Smith?” Norman requested. 

Networks in all probability would like to market Smith, and they’ll. 

In February, the PGA Tour introduced members of LIV Golf, together with Smith, might take part in this 12 months’s majors. The future is extra unsure however with promising
younger PGA Tour members together with newbie Sam Bennett and Tom Kim, the tour has no scarcity of potential stars.

Litigation is ongoing, however that was spurred on by an antitrust lawsuit by LIV Golfers together with Phil Mickelson in August final 12 months. A month later, the PGA Tour countersued. In February 2023, a federal decide dominated Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, may very well be added as co-defendants.

The authorized saga will play out at its personal tempo, and the result is unattainable to foretell. What we all know with way more certainty is that the gamers shall be completely fantastic.