LIV Golf boss Greg Norman says Rory McIlroy welcome to join but denies making an offer; is open to 72-hole tournaments
- Report in the UK linked Northern Irishman with move to the Saudi-backed league, something McIlroy denied
- Greg Norman says he spoke to one ‘top, top PGA player’ about joining but they decided not to
LIV Golf boss Greg Norman has denied making any financial offer for Rory McIlroy to jump ship from the PGA Tour, but said he was happy to “have a conversation”.
A report in Britain last week said McIlroy – a long-time critic of the upstart Saudi circuit – was poised to switch to LIV in a staggering deal worth $850 million.
But the four-time major winner from Northern Ireland swiftly debunked the rumours in an interview with NBC’s Golf Central.
“LIV never put an offer to him,” Norman said on the sidelines of LIV’s latest stop in Adelaide. “This is just typical white noise that gets out there in the industry.”
LIV has signed a slew of golf’s elite since its formation, with Spanish star Jon Rahm the last big name to make the switch last December in a move reported to be worth around US$500 million.
McIlroy has been increasingly conciliatory towards LIV professionals in recent months amid negotiations with the PGA Tour over a merger, but insisted to NBC he planned to remain on the PGA Tour “for the rest of my career”.
