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‘Why’re We the Ogres?’: Greg Norman Makes a Billion Dollar Revelation About the PGA Tour

Published 08/03/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

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Greg Norman has made it his goal to lure out the best talent in the golf world to join the LIV Golf league. As a matter of fact, he has been quite successful in doing so after successfully having Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and more such golf aces on his tour. However, he is not happy with all the fingers pointed on the LIV Tour while there the PGA Tour is also doing the same thing according to his claims.

What insider knowledge did Greg Norman reveal about the PGA Tour? Keep reading to find out!

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Greg Norman makes atrocious claims about the PGA Tour

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Greg Norman uncovered some essential points about the PGA Tour unknown to most golf fans. The PGA Tour players have been accusing Greg Norman and the LIV Golf players of being part of a series backed by Saudi Arabia. Even fans have been against the LIV golfers for supporting Saudi Arabia’s business despite their alleged involvement in the 9/11 attacks.

However, Greg Norman has a completely different point of view towards the situation. According to the LIV Golf CEO, “The PGA Tour has 27 sponsors who do $40 billion worth of business on an annual basis in Saudi Arabia.” He also uncovered that one of the largest sponsors of the Women’s PGA Tour is Aramco. Also known as Saudi Aramco, the company is the currently the most valued in the world (even above Apple), and deals in public petroleum and natural gas in Saudi Arabia.

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Norman added, “Not one word is being said about them. Right? But why is it, why is it on the guys? Why are we the ogres? What have we done wrong? We’re independent contractors. We have a right to play wherever we want in the world, for whatever we want!” Norman’s statements made it clear that he finds nothing wrong in doing business with Saudi Arabia since his rivals are on the same page as him.

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Will LIV Golf players play in the Ryder Cup?

As of now, no players face restrictions from entering the Ryder Cup Tournament. The Director of the Ryder Cup, Guy Kinnings, gave a statement regarding the matter. He said, “There are legal appeals ongoing, and until such time the players are entitled to play;”

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Captain Luke Donald still stands unclear about when the situation will resolve. However, he is hopeful that things will be clearer in the next few months. But the Ryder Cup futures of LIV Golf players like Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, etc. stay in the dark.

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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