Greg Norman shares if he really cares about LIV Golf’s merger talks with the PGA Tour

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Greg Norman has delivered an honest response on whether he really cares about talks between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.

Four months have passed since the December 31st deadline, with no sign of a resolution.

LIV is gearing up for a flagship event in Adelaide this week, a stop which proved popular in 2023. Norman, Jon Rahm and Southern Australia’s Premier, Peter Malinaskas, were wheeled out to face the press.

Unsurprisingly, the Aussie was quizzed on the latest news regarding any potential merger between the three major tours.

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When asked how talks were progressing with the PGA Tour, the ‘Shark’ was eager to distance himself from the topic.

“I would love to give you insight, but I don’t have any,” Norman said [Golf Monthly].

“We at LIV are totally separate from that part of the negotiation. We at LIV are a standalone company being invested by the same investor interested in the game of golf.

“Our investor wanted to invest into LIV because he loved the opportunity of the franchise model, what he could do with it and how we can build it out on a global platform.”

Norman went on to suggest he has no interest in the ongoing talks.

“So me specifically, I don’t know what’s going on over there, he explained.

“I really don’t want to know what’s going on over there because we are so fixated on growing and developing and building out what LIV is today and looking and doing our schedule for 2025 and going into 2026.”

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Norman’s comments should be a wake-up call for those on the PGA Tour. Evidently, he views LIV Golf as a brand that’s more than capable of standing on its own two feet, perhaps one day becoming the dominant force in world golf.

His comments suggest that he’s not overly bothered about whether a deal is struck between the two parties.

For Jay Monahan, the Aussie’s stance should be cause for concern. Failure to reach an agreement could see PGA Tour loyalists jump ship, a prospect that could completely change the global game as we know it.