Amid Their Personal Beef, Rory McIlroy Asserts Greg Norman Is Incapable of ‘Adult’ Talks in Honest Confession

Rory McIlroy is currently preparing for the DP World Tour Championship, however, the questions regarding LIV Golf and its CEO still happen to follow him. With rumors emerging out of the lucrative Tour of Greg Norman stepping down as the Tour’s Commissioner, McIlroy shed light on his thoughts about it.

The Northern Irish golfer has been in a war of words with Norman for the past few months. McIlroy criticized ‘the Shark’ for starting a breakaway Tour, while Norman snapped back at him by labeling him as a “Hypocrite”.

After being the head of LIV Golf since its emergence, rumors suggest that Greg Norman’s time as the CEO may come to an end. McIlroy, being a PGA Tour loyalist, has his say on the situation.

Greg Norman needs to go, says Rory McIlroy

The world number one is currently in Dubai, set to compete at the DP World Tour Championship. During the interview room, ahead of the event, McIlroy was asked about the latest rumor regarding LIV Golf and its commissioner. His response was quite stubborn towards the Aussie.

“I think Greg [Norman] needs to go, he needs to exit stage left”, said Rory McIlroy. He then mentioned that Norman has already done his job at the Saudi-backed Tour and can now walk away from it. The 33-year-old said, “Look, he’s made his mark but now is the right time to say ‘look, you’ve got this thing [LIV Golf] off the ground but nobody is going to talk unless there is an adult in the room who can actually try to mend fences”.

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Though many reports have suggested that Greg Norman will be given a new position after being replaced as the Commissioner, LIV Golf came in his defense and denied all the claims. “Greg Norman is our CEO and Commissioner. Any suggestion that changes are being made to Greg’s title or role is patently false,” said Majed Al Mansour, managing director of LIV Golf.

Moreover, Norman has been bold as usual with his words and also claimed that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy must be “thanking LIV Golf”, for forcing new changes in the PGA Tour amid the formation of the lucrative Tour. With only a few months left before the start of LIV Golf’s new season, the occurrence of back and forth between Norman and McIlroy is imminent.

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