![]() "And, by the way, the Masters and all the majors should be Switzerland, because they want to have the best players in their field, the strength of field. "Why is it only the OWGR? Why is it the OWGR that's controlled by board members who are members of Augusta National, all the other majors, plus the PGA Tour, plus the DP World Tour?" he asked. Norman, a two-time British Open champion, questioned the reasoning behind the decision. "So, there's the big question mark of why they're attacking our credibility." LIV golfers and World RankingsĪs it stands now, LIV Golf events don't count toward the Official World Golf Rankings, which play a large part in who is invited to play in golf's major tournaments. Why – why don't people come down on them? "There's 23 PGA Tour sponsors who invest up to $40 billion into Saudi Arabia. The reason behind this newest revelation is shocking. He added Saudi investment isn't unique to LIV. Tim Norman of Miss Robbie's Sweetie Pies is currently in solitary confinement. It's up to me and my executive team to run and govern this thing going forward." "But everything is up to LIV Golf Investments. Louis murder-for-hire case will go to trial By Ryan Krull on Mon, at 1:25 pm Send a News Tip MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DETENTION CENTER James. There's no question about that, no denying about that," Norman said. "PIF (the Saudi Public Investment Fund) is our – our single-source investor. In the interview with Kilmeade, Norman responded to concerns about LIV Golf being bankrolled by the government of Saudi Arabia by stressing his company's independence. "This announcement with the CW Network was critical to what we're doing," Norman said. NEWSLETTER: Sign up to get the latest sports news and stories sent to your inboxĪfter having tournaments only broadcast on streaming video during its first year of existence, LIV Golf last week reached a multiyear deal with the CW Network to carry its events live on television and online. We know what we're doing."ĮAMON LYNCH: In LIV's new TV deal, the desperation is in the details "Just making those comments, I think, is an indication that he might be a bit of a mouthpiece for the PGA Tour to try and do – to get us to create – or get turmoil, create it internally within LIV," Norman said. Norman also said Woods' words won't have any impact on how his company does business. The relationship has become so adversarial, Tiger Woods said in November the only way to get the two sides talking again is for Norman to step down as LIV Golf CEO.Īppearing Saturday night on Fox News Channel's "One Nation with Brian Kilmeade," Norman said Woods "doesn't know the facts. The two sides have filed legal action against each other after several established PGA Tour stars – including Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka – jumped to the rival tour last year. Prosecutors also cited a chilling text months before his death in which Norman said his nephew “ain’t gonna be around much longer.Watch Video: Why the PGA and media shouldn’t underestimate LIV GolfĪs the war of words – and lawsuits – between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue into the new year, Greg Norman says he's more concerned about the fledgling tour's business interests than its feud with golf's establishment. Phone records also reveal extensive communication with Ellis and Hill throughout the day before Andre died. Cell phone towers tracked the general location of a prepaid phone assigned to Norman in the area around Lambert Airport during the timeframe Andre was fatally shot. During a conversation cited in court with insurance agent Waiel Yaghnam in 2018, Norman said he was in California, not St. Phone records provided insight into a conflicting claim Norman made about where he was when Andre was killed. Based on testimony and evidence in court, the prosecution proved Norman met with Hill, weeks before the murder and agreed to pay him $5,000. Travell Hill, the convicted trigger man, and Terica Ellis, accused of setting Andre up and tipping off Norman and others about Andre’s location prior to the murder, both testified in court last week on events leading up to Andre’s death. The jury asked for clarification about the “difference between conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire or the crime of murder-for-hire.” ![]() ![]() ![]() The defense also asked the judge for a mistrial, which was denied. ![]()
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