Greg Norman brutal responds to Rory McIlroy LIV speculations.
Greg Norman has denied that LIV Golf have made an offer to Rory McIlroy, but suggested that the door remains open for any PGA Tour players who wish to join.
A report that the Northern Irishman had been subject to an offer from the Saudi-backed series was quickly dismissed as âfake newsâ by McIlroyâs manager after The Masters.
The four-time major winner has been a prominent critic of the breakaway LIV project, though a number of top golfers have signed up, including Jon Rahm.
Rory McIlroyâs manager said a report linking the Northern Irishman with LIV Golf was âfake newsâ
Rory McIlroyâs manager said a report linking the Northern Irishman with LIV Golf was âfake newsâ
Greg Norman has denied that LIV Golf have made an offer to Rory McIlroy, but suggested that the door remains open for any PGA Tour players who wish to join.
A report that the Northern Irishman had been subject to an offer from the Saudi-backed series was quickly dismissed as âfake newsâ by McIlroyâs manager after The Masters.
The four-time major winner has been a prominent critic of the breakaway LIV project, though a number of top golfers have signed up, including Jon Rahm
And though Norman was clear that no deal had been tabled, the LIV chief executive said that he would willing to have a discussion with McIlroy if the 34-year-old was interested.
âLIV never put an offer to him,â Norman said ahead of the LIV event in Adelaide. âWe didnât need to make a comment about this, this is just typical white noise that gets out there in the industry.
âIf Rory was willing to sit down and have a conversation with us, would we be happy to sit down with him? One hundred per cent, no different than any other player who would be interested in coming on and playing with us.
âItâs understanding the facts about what LIV represents and what LIV can deliver on a global basis, itâs up to you to determine it. Iâve sat down with one top, top PGA Tour player in his house with another member of my team, walking through the whole process, and he was so impressed.
McIlroy is set to rejoin the PGA Tourâs policy board just five months after stepping down from his role as negotiations continue over a possible partnership with the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF).
A framework agreement of a potential commercial partnership was announced last June but little progress appears to have been made towards a deal that would help re-unite golf.
Norman has no insight on how talks are going and insists his priority is on further building LIV Golfâs profile.
âOur investor wanted to invest into LIV because he loved the opportunity of the franchise model, what he could do with it and how we can build it out on a global platform,â Norman said.
So, me specifically, I donât know whatâs going on over there. I really donât want to know whatâs going on over there because we are so fixated on growing and developing and building out what LIV is today and looking and doing our schedule for 2025 and going into 2026.
âOur responsibility is to look after our people, our players, and where we want to go. I donât have an answer.â