The guys are a little bit older and a little more banged up. “I can understand 54 holes is almost like a mandate when you get to the Senior Tour. They’re playing blaring music and have all these atmospheres that are different. “What is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? You’re just getting paid a lot of money up front and playing a few events and playing 54 holes. “What these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice?” he said. Instead, they will play in a relatively small number of 54-hole LIV tournaments, many getting their money up front. Woods noted that what’s going to happen with world ranking points and criteria for making it into major championships has yet to be determined, in terms of LIV Golf, and that young competitors who go straight to the new league might never have a chance to play in those majors. Tiger Woods said the players who have left the PGA Tour have “turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.” Unfortunately, he and I just don’t see eye to eye in what’s going on. We’ve been friends for a long time, and regardless of what happens, he’s going to remain a friend. “First of all, Greg Norman is an icon in the game of golf. “Let me just sum this up with a couple of words,” said Jack Nicklaus, pressed to comment after first saying he didn’t know much about the situation. He called the decision “petty,” telling Australian Golf Digest: “All I have done is promote and grow the game of golf globally, on and off the golf course, for more than four decades.”īut even some of his friends here are having a tough time supporting him. Norman is chief executive of the LIV Golf International series, which is Saudi-funded and has lured several PGA Tour stars to the new league. Andrews informed two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman he’s not welcome this year.
The latest salvo: The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. LIV means never having to say you’re sorry.Īnd you’d better believe no one on either side of the LIV Golf controversy is ready to dole out apologies.