Norman made sure he was not upset by the criticism of Woods and McIlroy

CEO of LIV, Greg Normanwas less upset by the criticism of golfers on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even as the feud between the two circuits escalates, Norman said Saturday that he doesn’t pay attention to anything Woods and McIlroy have to say.

Earlier this week, Woods said Norman “has to go,” the same sentiment McIlroy expressed last month. “I ignore McIlroy and Woods”Norman told ‘Today’s Golfer.’ “They have their agenda for whatever reason. They can say what they want to say. They have no effect on me. I will be with LIV for a long time,” he said.

The new tour, which was backed by the Saudis, put off many PGA golfers because of higher financial payouts. Meanwhile, golfers loyal to the PGA Tour were upset with the way LIV, led by Norman, was run.

There is also the matter of both sides filing a case against the other. Woods said the two circuits will not find peace as long as Norman continues in his leadership role. “I see an opportunity if both organizations drop their litigation,” Woods said Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge, where he is hosting the event. “But that’s the problem: they have to suspend it. And whether they do or not, there is no willingness to settle if you have a lawsuit against you.

“So if you two stay and then you break then you can get together and think about something, maybe something can be done. But I think Greg needs to go first, and then, obviously, sue us.“Woods came to make sure.

Woods’ comments were similar to those made by McIlroy at the DP World Tour Championship last month. “So I think there are some things that need to happen,” McIlroy said. “Obviously, there are two lawsuits going on right now: there’s the PGA Tour versus the LIV, and there’s the DP World Tour coming up in February. You’re limited in what you can do,” he said.

“And I think, whatever happens with those two things, there are some things that I want to see on the LIV side that need to happen. I think Greg should go. I think you just need to go out stage left. She’s made her mark, but I think now is the right time to say, look, you’ve got this off the ground, but no one will speak unless there is an adult in the room who can really fix things. .”

Norman thinks he’s the one to fix things. despite what Woods and McIlroy think. “Of course it can happen under my leadership,” Norman told Today’s Golfer. “I mean, Tiger could be the messenger, right? Who knows. All I know is we’re going to keep doing what we’re doing at LIV, and we’re going to keep going.”

In fact, the two-time Grand Slam winner and World Golf Hall of Famer says he’s doing a great job running LIV. “Wherever I go in the world, no one, not one person, said what I was doing was stupid or wrongNorman said.