Tiger Woods Wanted Greg Norman Gone! Latest LIV Golf Rumors Dig Out the 48YO’s True Intentions From the Past

It was Tuesday ahead of the 2022 Hero World Challenge. The then-47-year-old was addressing a press conference when he was asked about the coexistence of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. A curious and interesting question, we know! But what was more interesting was Tiger Woods’s answer to that query: “Greg [Norman] has to go, first of all.” Little did he know that, two years down the lane, this statement would resurface amid reports of the LIV Golf CEO being replaced, throwing more clarity on the merger talks.

The commissioner of the Saudi-backed league is being replaced? Yes, you read that right. The reports from Josh Carpenter, a journalist from the Sports Business Journal, mention how there has reportedly been a search for a new CEO for the PIF-funded circuit. What about Norman, then? Well, according to the reporter, “Greg Norman is expected to remain with the league in a senior role.”

According to the rumors, the Public Investment Fund has joined hands with a London-based search firm, Odgers Berndtson, to look for potential candidates. Any guesses as to the names of the people they have apparently looked at? Remember Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark? He was one of those who were reportedly contacted about the role. However, the reported talks did not seem to progress as the company took to target other people at the same executive level, as per sources.

Now, add the recent rumored development with the statement that was dished out by Tiger Woods back in 2022. Couple it with the recent meet-up that Jay Monahan, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, and Guy Kinnings had at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The result? An increase of production in the rumor mills surrounding how the negotiations would be heating up with the belief that Woods still needs Norman to exit for the merger to happen.