Greg Norman shows true colors after being replaced | Golf News

Greg Norman exclaimed “LONG LIV GOLF” as he formally stepped down as CEO.

The 69-year-old turned LIV’s figurehead previous to its inaugural season in 2022. During his tenure, Norman attracted top-notch expertise similar to Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Phil Mickelson away from the PGA Tour. Despite relinquishing his position as LIV CEO, Norman is not departing totally; he’ll proceed to serve in an unspecified place within the group.

The league welcomed its new chief, seasoned sports activities government Scott O’Neil, on Monday, with outgoing Norman publicly praising O’Neil during the announcement. His assertion learn: “First and foremost, congratulations to Scott.

“He is strictly the kind of skilled skilled who understands the distinctive and highly effective mixture of leisure and sports activities that LIV Golf exemplifies.

“The league will be in very good hands with him at the helm. I started this journey more than 30 years ago, knowing in my heart and mind that the game of golf and its professional players were undervalued, delivering a product that felt stagnant.

“With LIV Golf, we modified the sport perpetually. None of this may have been potential with out the imaginative and prescient and management of LIV’s chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan. He at all times knew what was potential and he by no means wavered from his perception that golf and the business of golf may very well be more than it was prior to now.

“I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve accomplished or more pleased with where the league stands today. I’m excited to pass the baton of day-to-day management and continue to help do what I can to grow LIV Golf. LONG LIV GOLF!”

New LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil will now deal with attracting high golfers, securing a profitable TV deal, and gaining recognition from the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). He may even be concerned within the proposed merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV.

LIV Golf Board chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan added: “On behalf of the board of directors, we welcome Scott to the LIV Golf family, knowing he will capitalize on everything that has been accomplished over the past three years.

“Scott has the fervour, the tenacity, and the imaginative and prescient to proceed leveraging LIV Golf’s place as a pre-eminent, international sports activities and leisure company and to steer our superb groups and gamers for years to come back.

“When we launched LIV Golf, there was no one that made more sense to lead the organization other than Greg Norman. I thank him for everything he has done to establish, launch and grow our league. He has been instrumental to LIV’s success.”