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With Jack Nicklaus Labeled a ‘Hypocrite,’ Rory McIlroy Once Confronted Greg Norman’s Anger For a Solid Reason Confirmation:
Jack Nicklaus really won 18 major championships
Some time recently Rory McIlroy had a softening of heart, he was really a PGA Visit follower and still is; this is often why he said he would never connect the breakaway circuit, but he has come around to see the greater picture. Something he did not do back within the day. He begun as a LIV hater, and in June 2023, he indeed said, “I despise what it’s doing to the amusement of golf; I despise it. I truly do. I still despise LIV. I trust it goes away.”
In 2022, some time recently LIV Golf’s inaugural occasion, Greg Norman freely claimed that Rory McIlroy was “brainwashed by the PGA Tour.” The reason? Norman did not grant any. But one may accept that it was since the Northern Irishman may have rejected the offer the Australian experienced would have made or how McIlroy would have fizzled to see Norman’s vision. But presently, the 4x major victor sees to some degree in an unexpected way.
He does not loathe LIV Golf and golfers exceptionally much. He indeed feels that binding together LIV and PGA Visit would give what is best for the diversion and fans. But was it continuously like that? The basic reply would be no. In 2022, Norman did not fair target McIlroy but moreover the 18x major champ, Jack Nicklaus.
As per Norman, Nicklaus told LIV Golf on two events that he wasn’t interested. But that’s presently how it appeared to the CEO of the Saudi-funded circuit:
“Nicklaus gone to a LIV introduction and afterward composed in an e-mail that the modern visit had his blessing.” Through an e-mail, he too answered to LIV, saying, “Quote-unquote, he said:
‘This is nice for our diversion. In the event that it’s great for the amusement of golf, it’s great by me.’” But why was Norman so incensed at Jack Nicklaus? Why did he call him a charlatan? That’s since of something Brilliant Bear said some time recently Norman’s
Which amazing golfer allegedly turned down a “mind-blowingly gigantic” offer from LIV Golf to stay faithful to the PGA Visit?
In an elite meet with Golf Week 2 a long time back, when inquired almost him being drawn closer by LIV and advertised $100 million, Nicklaus clearly said, “They clearly called me. And we’ve had a contract on a golf course in Saudi Arabia for over a couple of years. Essentially the same group. They came into the Bear’s Club. We met a couple of guys. John Rees and Paul Stringer from the Nicklaus Companies were there because we were doing the golf course, and they proposed this thing to me. I did it out of courtesy to them because we’re doing a golf course for them. I’ve got zero interest in wanting to do something like that. I don’t care what kind of money they would have thrown at me. My allegiance has been to the PGA Tour. I grew up on the PGA Tour. I helped found the PGA Tour as it is today. My allegiance is there and it’s going to stay there.”
At the time, Norman also disclosed that Tiger Woods had received a “mind-blowingly enormous” offer from LIV Golf. Which was apparently in the “high nine digits.” However, Woods declined the offer, reiterating his dedication to the PGA Tour. Norman believed that money is the driving force behind the LIV Golf series, as he said, “The players who decide to come on board, God bless them. They’re going to make a lot of money.”
What’s your perspective on:
Is LIV Golf’s money-driven approach reshaping the essence of the sport for better or worse?
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This season, LIV Golf ran its third season and second full campaign in Mexico with a total of 54 players. And over the years, it has made a huge impact on the golf community, monetary! Every LIV event offers a humongous prize of $25 million where the individual winner takes home a whopping $4 million. You might also know that every playing member of the field gets a share of the purse. Now, before LIV, the PGA Tour had no concept of such high purses. But that is not the case anymore.
So, LIV has truly affected the money game of golf, and it is something Norman kind of already predicted. What do you think of the change in the monetary scenario of golf? How do you think LIV has impacted golf in general?
Last year, the American Tour launched the concept signature events, offering a $20 million purse, and even had a few no-cut events. Additionally, the Comcast bonus and PIP bonus were also added to the mix to keep the pros motivated monetarily so that money does not become the driving force in switching ships.
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