Rory McIlroy said Thursday that removing Greg Norman as LIV CEO is a “good move.”
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RoryMcIlroysaidThursdaythatremovingGregNormanasLIVCEOisa“goodmove”andthathisrespectedreplacementsuggeststheSaudi-backedleagueisheretostay.
SpeakingtoreportersThursdayaftera2-under70tobeginhisseasonattheDPWorldTour’sDubaiDesertClassic,McIlroyofferedsomekindwordsforthedepartingNorman,whohasbeentheCEOandcommissionerofLIVsinceitsinceptioninthesummerof2022.
“Gregtookalotofflakthefirstcoupleofyears,”McIlroytoldreporters.“Heisprobablyoneoftheonlyguysingolfwhocouldhavetakenonthatrole.Hegotitoffthegroundandyouhavetocommendhimforthat.Nowit’stimeforsomeonewithabitmoreexperiencetotakeover.”
NormanwillremainwithLIVinanunnamedcapacity,handingovertheday-to-dayoperationstoScottO’Neil,whohasdecadesofexperienceasaformerNBAandNHLexecutive.Recently,O’NeilhasattendedbothTheShowdownbetweenPGATourandLIVstarsaswellasTGL’sdebutmatch.LIValsoannounceditsnewTVdealwithFoxonThursday.
“Hehasanamazing
