Golfing great Greg Norman is speaking out about his decision to partner with the Saudis and join the LIV Golf Series as its commissioner. Norman joined the “One Nation with Brian Kilmeade” on Saturday night.
A transcript obtained by Barrett News Media indicates Norman has no reservations about his decision to lead the venture. In fact, Norman said there’s an astounding level of hypocrisy being displayed by the PGA Tour. He told Kilmeade that he rejects the notion that he is taking “blood money” from the Saudis.
“Yeah. Look, I’m disappointed people go down that path, quite honestly,” Norman said. “Look, if they want to look at it in prism, then why does the PGA Tour have 23 sponsors within the PGA Tour doing 40 plus billion dollars’ worth of business with Saudi Arabia?”
Last week, the PGA Tour announced that it was suspending 17 golfers who are currently playing in the LIV Golf Series. The endeavor is being funded by Public Wealth Fund, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
Norman said he has been impressed with what he has seen from the Saudis in terms of their passion for the game of golf, calling the sport, “a force for good.”
“So, to me, if golf is good for the world, golf is good for Saudi, and you’re seeing that growth internally, it’s extremely impressive,” Norman added.
“The hypocrisy in all this, it’s so loud. It’s deafening, Brian. And really, when we’re not going anywhere, we want to do what’s right for the serving, the fans, for the players, and for our commercial business model. We are going to forge forward. And there’s been a lot of obstacles, Brian, no question about it.”
