Greg Norman has stated that he wants LIV Golf to coexist with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, but he has also given a warning that if necessary, he will defend his position. This Friday marks the start of third LIV Golf event at bedminster, where it will go off against the PGA tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic for viewers’ attention.
Norman hopes to find common ground after fighting the PGA Tour in the 1990s to establish a breakaway tour. Speaking to the New York Post, Norman said: “If he (PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan) wants to come and sit down right here right now, I’d sit down with him and say, ‘OK Jay, what’s your problem? What are your issues?’”
When asked if working with the PGA Tour was his ultimate goal, Norman replied, “100%”. We have no desire to want to undermine the PGA Tour. We created our model from the ground up to function within the ecosystem and provide everyone the chance to work within that environment.
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Greg Norman claims the problems plaguing the game are the PGA Tour’s fault
“It’s pro golf. There’s such a simple solution, it’s ridiculous. I can’t talk about it, because it’s a process we’ve gone through with our legal team knowing everything that’s in the rules and regulations”.”But it’s not a hard fix, it’s really not. And the longer they do it (suspend players), the less we’re worried about it because we have more people coming in and wanting to invest.” Norman said.
Norman claims the problems plaguing the game at present are the fault of the PGA Tour. “It is split now because of the way the PGA Tour put the stake on the ground,” the 67-year-old said. “If the PGA Tour came to us when we reached out to them to understand what our business model is, walk them through it, we wouldn’t be in this place. Like in any business deal, you sit down and see what they have to offer. ‘OK, I like all of it, I like some of it, I don’t like any of it.’ If you don’t like any of it, it’s, ‘OK, how do we work to fix it?’
“I’m not that experienced at business, but I’ve never seen anybody approach it like this. So, if (Monahan) had done it in the beginning, he would have seen many, many opportunities. ” Norman says he is prepared for a battle if necessary and is confident in what LIV Golf is offering. “If they want to fire a serve across the net at me at 140 [mph], it’s coming back at them at 150,” Norman said. “It’s coming back at you, man. It ain’t a block. It ain’t a slice. It’s coming back at you harder and you better have your s*** together.”
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