Greg Norman says he would 'win the debate' against Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods over LIV Golf's impact on the sport.
to discuss how the superstar golfers have benefited from LIV Golf and the upheaval that the Saudi-backed tour has created in the sport."I would love to sit down and talk to them about it, no question about it," Norman told Australian Golf Digest."Because I'm not a judgmental person and you only learn the facts and truth when you hear the other side of it."But, yes, would I like to sit down with them? Sure, absolutely. And you know what? I'd win the debate.
Norman called McIlroy"brainwashed by the PGA Tour" in 2022, while McIlroy blamed Norman in part for golf's"civil war," saying later that year that the two-time Open champion should"exit stage left" to allow the"adults" to patch up the sport's schism. "I would love them to recognize the fact that -- like Tiger with his PIP money -- that only came because of LIV, right?" Norman told Australian Golf Digest."So Tiger benefitted from that. Rory's definitely benefitted from that."
"I haven't watched a bit of it because there's a couple of players who've been very vocal against me," Norman said."So I'm not going to say anything positive or negative about it. All I can say is: The more golf gets exposure in different ways, the better off it is."
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