Exclusive: Greg Norman Reveals When His LIV Golf Contract Will Expire

In an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, the LIV Golf CEO and commissioner said his current task is to finalize LIV’s 2025 season. He also expressed disappointment about LIV’s lack of a network TV deal.

Three years into his role as commissioner and CEO of the LIV Golf League, Greg Norman does not talk like someone whose time is short.

The World Golf Hall of Famer remains bullish on LIV Golf’s future, despite obstacles that he says exist while a deal between his employer, the Public Investment Fund of Saudia Arabia, and the PGA Tour remains in limbo.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Norman spoke of the strides made and the challenges LIV Golf still faces while insisting that he’s been part of discussions five years into the future and that those won’t be impacted by any potential deal.

But also during his discussion with SI, Norman acknowledged that his contract with LIV Golf has less than a year to go.

Asked about a recent report from Sports Business Journal that said, according to sources, that the PIF was looking to replace Norman as CEO, the two-time major champion said:

“I’ll answer it this way: My contract is through August of 2025. My commitment to LIV has been unquestioned and my commitment into the future is also unquestioned. Time will tell. Will there be a change in my role? My position and my role is to deliver 2025 and get our schedule done and all the things we need to do.”

Norman, 69, was announced in October 2021 as the CEO of LIV Golf Investments with plans for him to also be commissioner of a new tour that would launch the following year.

At the time, no contract details were disclosed and Norman has previously not said that the deal apparently ran for four years. He began his duties in the summer of 2021 before his role was made public.

What followed has been a disruptive time in the game that has seen LIV Golf sign several big-name players including major champions Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Cam Smith, Jon Rahm and others to lucrative guaranteed contracts with the opportunity to play for $25 million purses each week as part of a team format.

A year after launching and amid a good bit of rancor, the PGA Tour and PIF surprisingly announced a “framework agreement” to see the two sides come together. While the Tour has added private investment from the Strategic Sports Group earlier this year and LIV signed a couple of prominent players in Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton going into 2024, the status quo basically remains.

Norman believes a deal would help LIV but also said a resolution either way is imperative. He maintained—as he has said numerous times previously—that he is not part of any discussions and is unaware of where the talks stand.