The conflict between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf Series has been raging for quite a while. Talks have now elevated from social media spats to courtrooms. Yet there are weekly standoffs between both parties, which become the focal point of attention during golf tournaments. Rory McIlroy and Greg Norman have been the most vocal critics of the other’s tours, which have followed on for months at the stretch. It has irritated many people in the community, including former U.S. Open winner, Curtis Strange.
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Strange thus spoke about the problem at hand.
Curtis Strange weighs upon the PGA-LIV issue
Having observed the game for a long time, Strange is no newcomer to the issues surrounding golf. He had also been friends with Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf, but claims they lost touch in the years gone by. But when asked about the pressing issue between the PGA vs LIV debate, the 67-year-old stayed loyal to his former tour.
“If it wasn’t for the PGA Tour, Greg Norman wouldn’t be Greg Norman,” Strange said. “We gave him a stage to … showcase his talents.” Strange also revealed how Norman was never loyal enough to any tour, even his home tour in Australia.
“He has no deemed allegiance in respect for any Tour. And he’s shown that in true colors here in the last year or so,” he said. Strange claimed that Norman only went back to playing in his home country once he started receiving large participation money.
"If it wasn't for the PGA TOUR, Greg Norman wouldn't be Greg Norman."
2-time major champion Curtis Strange joins @damonhackGC & @RyanLavnerGC to share his dismay at the lack of loyalty Norman has shown to the tour where he made his name. pic.twitter.com/JBAu2bJN85
— Golf Today (@GCGolfToday) December 6, 2022
“He lives in the States, he’d played Australia… the only time he ever went back to Australia [was] when he got huge appearance money,” Strange said.
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Were Greg Norman and Curtis Strange friends before?
The pair of golfers played in the same timeline, and despite their different nationalities, were supposedly friends. “Greg and I were friends and we got along, you know,” Strange revealed.
However, things changed after they both retired from the game. “Something happened with that relationship I’d never know,” he said.
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While Norman has ventured into businesses after retiring, Strange took up commentary to remain close to the golf at play. The 67-year-old is best known for his two major championship victories, the 1988 and 1989 U.S. Open titles.
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