Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman spoke to GOLF.com about LIV’s origins and what he learned in his time with the league.
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ThelasttimetheRyderCupwasintheUnitedStates–WhistlingStraits,lateSeptember2021–PhilMickelsonwasinaTeamUSAuniformandGregNormanwasprowlingthegrounds.SharkwastheredoingcommentaryforSiriusXM,butallthewhilehismindwasonanothermatter.
“LIVGolf,”NormansaidinaphoneinterviewTuesdaymorning.“Well,notLIVGolf,becausewedidn’thavethatname.ProjectX.IhadbeentooneotherRyderCup,butthistimeIwasreallystruckbythepassion,theU-S-Achantingandallofthat.ItwasahomegamefortheU.S.,andyouguyshadlostthelastone.”
Youhadtobringitup!ThepreviousRyderCupwastheoneingayParis(oritsdistantsuburbs)in2018,wheretheEuropeansdismantledtheAmericans,17.5to10.5.YoumayrecallTigerWoods,comingoffastirringwinatEastLake,playinglikeazombiethere.Hemighthavebeensnoozingduringateampressconference.Well,itisunderstandable.
Anyway,backtoNormanandwhathetookfromthatweekatWhistlingStraits:
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