Tag Archives: Norman

Greg Norman is one of the British Open’s great champions. When the revered golf tournament celebrates its 150th anniversary next week, he won’t be welcome. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews released a statement on Saturday announcing that it had reached out to Norman to tell him not to show up to festivities leading up to next weekend’s championship. “In response to enquiries regarding The R&A Celebration of Champions field and the Champions’ Dinner, we can confirm that we… Source link

Greg Norman is taking the next step to legitimize the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The new controversial golf startup CEO said on Saturday night that they will officially submit a “very compelling” application to the Official World Golf Rankings board of governors, which LIV hopes would allow its players to start earning points and climbing up the world rankings. While making that announcement, Norman took a shot at PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on Fox News. Monahan, who has… Source link

There perhaps hasn’t been a stronger critic of the LIV Golf Invitational Series on the PGA Tour than Rory McIlroy. After picking up his second consecutive win at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday afternoon in Toronto, McIlroy couldn’t help but take another shot at the controversial Saudi Arabian-backed golf league. “Twenty-first PGA Tour win, one more than someone else,” McIlroy said on CBS. “That gave me a little extra incentive today. Really happy to get that done.” That… Source link

Greg Norman, the public face of the breakaway LIV Golf series, says the executives and agents who currently run golf “are conspiring against LIV to protect an antiquated system that prevents golfers from realizing their own power and worth amid a global movement of athlete empowerment.” In a story by the Washington Post titled, “The Shark is on the attack again,” Norman also criticized Rory McIlroy and others, suggesting they’ve been “brainwashed” against the LIV movement…. Source link

The upstart LIV Golf Invitational Series, a Saudi-backed proposed competitor to the PGA Tour, continues to suffer setback after setback, some external and some very much self-inflicted. Earlier this week, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) both indicated they would not give their players releases to play in LIV Golf’s inaugural event early next month. On Wednesday, LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman threw gasoline on the fire by appearing to downplay the killing… Source link

Greg Norman spent at least a portion of Christmas day in the hospital due to COVID-19. Norman revealed he tested positive for the virus, posting multiple pictures of himself in a hospital. Norman, 65, posted three pictures from his hospital bed. A part of Norman’s caption read, “On behalf of millions, f—- COVID.” Norman posted a video on Instagram a few days before Christmas saying he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. At that time, Norman had not tested positive for the virus. Norman,… Source link