Rory McIlroy is detailing how his relationship soured with Greg Norman in a lengthy interview with the Sunday Independent in Ireland.
FILE - Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland, and Sergio Garcia, of Spain, walk up the 15th fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament April 5, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. McIlroy, in a lengthy interview in the Sunday Independent in Ireland, says his close friendship with Garcia ended over a testy text exchange at the U.S. Open.
McIlroy and Tiger Woods have said Norman, the CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, needs to be out of the picture for golf to have any chance of coming together. Norman said that won't be happening.with British magazine Today's Golfer. “They have their agenda for whatever reason. They’re saying whatever they want to say. It has no bearing or effect on me. I’m going to be with LIV for a long, long period of time.”in June, a day after LIV Golf finished its inaugural event outside London.
McIlroy said the rift began in February 2020 when talk first surfaced about a “Premier Golf League” backed by Saudi money. McIlroy was the first top player to say he wasn't interested, adding he wanted to be on the right side of history. Then, in April this year, McIlroy watched an ESPN documentary on Norman's collapse to lose the 1996 Masters and was moved enough to send Norman a message that included, “Hopefully it reminds everyone of what a great golfer you were.”
“So, a bit of an olive branch, and he came back to be straightaway: ‘I really think golf can be a force for good around the world. ... I know our opinions are not aligned but I'm just trying to create more opportunities for every golfer around the world.' McIlroy said he didn’t know Garcia was joining LIV Golf until the Spaniard said to him on the range at the Wells Fargo Championship that he had a new plane and offered McIlroy a ride to the first LIV event near London.
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