LIV Golf is shooting down a report that Greg Norman could be replaced as its CEO.
After The Telegraph reported on Thursday that Norman might be moved “upstairs” for former TaylorMade CEO Mark King to take over as CEO of the controversial golf league, a top LIV Golf decision maker insisted it was not true.
“Greg Norman is our CEO and Commissioner. Any suggestion that changes are being made to Greg’s title or role is patently false,” Majed Al-Sorour, LIV’s managing director, told Sports Illustrated.
Norman, a former two-time major champion on the PGA Tour, has been the public face of LIV Golf since it was founded in 2021 with backing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
The league just wrapped up its inaugural season, which featured eight tournaments and lured a number of top golfers from the PGA Tour, including Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka. It is set to expand to a 14-tournament schedule in 2023.
“LIV has only just begun,” Norman, 67, said on a conference call last week, per SI. “From my perspective it was one heck of a year, one heck of a season, one heck of a launch. I don’t think any new sports league in its first year accomplished as much as LIV Golf accomplished.”
King is currently the CEO of Taco Bell Corp. after previous stints at Adidas and golf giant TaylorMade.
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