LIV’s Norman suggests that Rory McIlroy taking responsibility could be a pivotal moment in golf

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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman expressed gratitude for Rory McIlroy’s change of position, referring to it as McIlroy “falling on his sword.” Despite initially criticizing LIV Golf, McIlroy’s softened stance, especially in the context of other golfers joining the tour, is seen by Norman as a potential turning point in the sport.

Since the breakaway circuit began in 2022 and attracted several well-known players, McIlroy has been among the most outspoken opponents of LIV, creating a split that threatened to destroy the game of golf.

The four-time major winner previously declared that he would sooner retire than sign with LIV and called out some of the people who abandoned ship as dishonest.

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Only a few weeks after Jon Rahm, his Ryder Cup partner, shocked the golf world by switching from the PGA Tour to LIV, McIlroy apologized on the Stick to Football podcast for being too quick to criticize those who had made the same decision.

On Thursday, Norman said on LIV’s “Fairway to Heaven” podcast, “The reason I say I appreciate Rory falling on his sword, to some extent, is the fact that he did judge us by not knowing the facts.” He assessed us based on the ideas and viewpoints of others.

I then say, ‘Hey, thanks, Rory.'” It was a given that it would function well within the golf ecology. He said, “We are going to be there, we all wanted to be there.” This, in my opinion, is a really important turning point for everyone. “

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, the DP World Tour, and the PGA Tour announced in June of last year that they had reached a framework agreement to consolidate their commercial operations into a new for-profit company.

The PGA Tour intends to continue talks into 2024, despite not being able to complete a formal partnership agreement by the deadline of December 31st, as revealed in a memo obtained by Reuters.