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‘Pay Zero Attention’: LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman Lashes Back at Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, While Highlighting ‘Monopolist’ Nature of the PGA Tour

Published 12/04/2022, 7:00 AM EST

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What started as a war between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour has evolved into a feud between Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy. Woods and Rory are firmly opposed to the shark, who is spearheading the motion of the Saudi-backed side. Of late, the two have even suggested that a truce between LIV and the PGA was possible, but not with Norman.

But the LIV Golf CEO wasn’t just going to back down either, and recently responded to their comments.

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Greg Norman claps back at Rory and Tiger

Recently, both Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have suggested that for LIV Golf and the PGA Tour to sit down, Greg Norman would have to be out of the picture. But Norman claimed in a recent interview that he had no intention of leaving. He said, “I’m going to be with LIV for a long, long period of time.”

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Norman went on to explain that Rory and Woods had their own agendas for wanting him out of the picture. But he added that it would not affect him. He stated, “I pay zero attention to McIlroy and Woods… It has no bearing or effect on me.”

via Reuters

The shark suggested that since the PGA Monopoly was being threatened, their side would “rear their ugly head up” and say and do whatever it wanted. He claimed that he had taken the high road through all the comments and hate. And that he would continue to do so because he trusted in LIV’s goals. He said, “I will continue to take the high road because I believe in our business model. I believe in our people, I believe in the players’ independent rights.”

What did Woods and Rory say about Norman?

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At the Hero World Challenge press conference, when asked about LIV Golf, Tiger said, “I think Greg’s got to leave and then we can eventually… figure something out.” Woods believed that as long as Norman was part of the Saudi-backed series, his hatred and animosity towards the PGA would never let the two sides be at peace.

via Reuters

Rory did too, weeks before Tiger stated something along the same lines. He said“No one’s going to talk unless there’s an adult in the room that can actually try to mend fences,” and added, “He needs to exit stage left.”

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Both, the world number one and Woods are certain that Greg cannot be a part of the future if the PGA and LIV decide to hash things out. Norman on the other hand has made it clear that he is going nowhere. So does this leave the two sides at a standoff yet again? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Written by:

Sheldon Pereira

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Sheldon is a golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is a Business graduate from Christ University, with a degree in Finance and Accounting. He also has an experience as a Senior Audit Associate at an MNC, but his love for writing made him follow his dream and switch careers.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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