Greg Norman urges Rory McIlroy to thank LIV Golf
LIV Golf’s outgoing CEO Greg Norman has asked Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to both recognise that they have benefited from the breakaway league’s creation. Woods and McIlroy, two of golf’s biggest names, have been staunch opponents of LIV Golf and offered the PGA Tour its biggest show of strength when they remained with the established circuit.
While speaking with Australian Golf Digest, former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said that he would love to “sit down” with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. “I would love to. I would love them to recognize the fact that—like Tiger with his PIP (Player Impact Program) money—that only came because of LIV,
Following a 2-under 70 in the opening round of the 2025 Dubai Desert Classic, Rory McIlroy addressed the announcement that Scott O'Neil had been appointed LIV Golf CEO. Having previously butted heads publicly with outgoing CEO and commissioner Greg Norman,
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods imposed themselves as the main critics of LIV Golf after the arrival of the Saudi-backed Tour on the golf scene. Two leading names on the golf scene were not open to the arrival of the Saudis in the world of golf, aware that with money they can manipulate the golf market and attract money-hungry golfers to their Tour.
Greg Norman said "I really have changed the game of golf more than what people realize" in a recent interview.
Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman wants to sit down and bury the hatchet with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and hear them admit they’ve benefited hugely from the Saudi-backed circuit.
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Greg Norman says he would "win the debate" against Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods over LIV Golf's impact on golf.
Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf's decision to replace Greg Norman as CEO makes it seem the league isn't going to go away anytime soon.
Woods publicly called for Norman to step down from LIV Golf in the interests of mending fences between the breakaway circuit and the PGA Tour. McIlroy blamed Norman in part for a “civil war” in golf, previously saying that he should “exit stage left” to allow the “adults” to patch up the sport’s schism.
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