‘Zero Attention’: Greg Norman Address the White Noise Over His Retention and Thwarts Swirling LIV Golf Rumors

The great white shark watches from afar as the ocean of rumors swirls around him. The DP World Tour-PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal took the golf world for a spin and yet the man at the helm of spearheading the Great Gulf-American Dream has never so much spoken a word about it. So, the curiosity was high when the 68-year-old Greg Norman announced that he would speak to a select group of media professionals.

There were rumors that a potential deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf might cut short the Australian legend’s entrepreneurial journey. But, Greg Norman doesn’t feel his head is on the chopping block. Terming the rumors as ‘white noise’ the LIV CEO spoke at length about his and LIV Golf’s future. But what gives him so much confidence?

Greg Norman and his LIV Dream is here to stay

Ahead of the 2023 season finale in Miami, Norman was candid about the rumors. He knew about it all but chose not to address them. This time he broke his silence. And how! Rather than dodging the obvious and the most controversial questions, Norman shot a long tee shot to drive the ball out of the park. 

“There’s so much white noise running around out there. I actually paid zero attention to it” Norman cuts dead the rumors at once. Rather than being apprehensive, he is hopeful of a far more buoyant LIV after the framework agreement is signed. What gives the veteran CEO so much confidence that LIV is not a passing fad like its precursor Premier Golf League?

Greg Norman lost quite a few of his fans since his association with PIF-backed LIV Golf became known. But, the two-time Open champion knows he has done everything in the right direction not just for himself, but for the world of golf.

 “I know sitting in this seat today, I know every step I’ve made has been for the right reasons, right reasons for the game of golf,” Sports Illustrated quoted the Australian CEO as saying. “The business model works,” concludes the septuagenarian with thumping reassurance that LIV is here for the long haul. But why did the rumor spring up in the first place?

The deal among the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and PIF, which bankrolls LIV Golf took everyone by surprise. It led to speculation that Greg Norman’s job would become obsolete once the new entity was established. A senate hearing revelations gave winds to it.

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Senate hearing documents put the cat out of the bag

The three-way deal was so momentous, that even the US Senate had to take notice of it. In the senate hearing, some startling facts were revealed that showed despite a prospective deal on the line, the current of bad blood is still strong.

According to the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, PGA Tour officials wanted to oust Norman from the chair. Instead of keeping him at the helm, they wanted to clip his wings by creating a new position on the board for the veteran golfer.

But from these recent comments, it doesn’t appear that Norman believes in it. He wants you to know that he is going nowhere, and neither is LIV Golf.

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