Greg Norman vacating his role as the CEO of LIV Golf has been in whispers in the golfing world for a while now. Even though the Saudi-backed league’s authorities have denied the chance of the same happening anytime soon, Rory McIlroy did not stop insisting. Recently, Tiger Woods has added his name to the list of people who want Greg Norman gone.
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Tiger Woods made a bold comment recently. His adamant attitude when it came to the infamous “Norman topic” is what gained the most attention. Clearly, the Twitter world can not stop talking about it.
Tiger Woods says Greg Norman needs to go
Tiger Woods is the most famous personality in the world of golf, at present. In a recent press conference held at the Hero World Challenge this morning, the tournament host, Woods, did not hold back from expressing his heartfelt opinion on the matter.
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When the peace talks issued between the rival leagues that is the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Tiger was quick to talk about the pre-requisite to such peace talks, just like PGA Tour loyalist, Rory McIlroy, did some time back.
Tiger said, “Greg’s gotta leave.”
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This is not the first time Greg’s departure has been hinted at by someone involved on the side of the PGA Tour. Even McIlroy talked about the same recently. Rory said, “I think Greg needs to go. He’s made his mark, but I think now is the right time.
Only time will tell what’s next on this PGA Tour vs LIV Golf talks towards peace, and whether talks about Norman’s exit will actually turn into a reality or not
How did the fans react to this statement made by Woods?
Fans on Twitter have been pouring in reactions at a very fast pace on this burning issue. Twitter World was filled with back-to-back reactions on hearing the big news. As soon as this controversial statement was given by Woods, the golf world seems to have turned into a frenzy.
Golf fans globally are invested in the matter. started to pour in their diverse reactions to this big announcement. Some fans supported Tiger on the burning matter while others took Norman’s side and defended him.
Only time will tell what happens next, however, these are some of the fans’ reactions:
Seriously!!?? Who died and put Tiger in charge? He may be a good has-been golfer, but his demands mean nothing.
It would make very little difference if Norman is canned, LIV needs to vacate North America if a deal is what they want from the PGA Tour...
What is their obsession with Norman. Don’t hear LIV trying get rid of Jay.
LIV says they want to work together but Norman is using his position to push his vendetta and wants to overthrow the tour. Two sides will never work together while he’s the point person
No Saudi Golf Period.
Why? Is anyone on the LIV Tour upset with Greg's Leadership? Who cares what Tiger and Rory think? Not ONE person on LIV does.
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