LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman stated Wednesday he’s open-minded concerning the thought of shifting to a standard 72-hole format, although he defined that the Saudi-backed circuit would wish to guage the impression of including an additional spherical to its 54-hole, no-cut occasions.
Former Masters and U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm, who introduced his resolution to go away the PGA Tour and be a part of LIV in December, has stated he hoped LIV would transfer to a 72-hole format, as it could assist unite the excursions.
Norman stated at a information convention Wednesday forward of LIV’s occasion in Adelaide, Australia, that they have been open to the concept of fixing the format however famous there was an “financial impression about placing tv on for 72 holes.”
“It is a fantastic dialog to have,” he stated. “We’ll proceed to have that dialog going ahead. However we sit again and say, what worth will we get on placing on tv on Thursday? How will we construct out sooner or later?
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“There are issues that we sit again and have a look at to see what’s the most optimum resolution to make this a greater and higher and higher occasion, and 72 holes is mentioned.”
Norman additionally dismissed a report that was printed earlier this month by a London newspaper stating that LIV had made an $850 million provide to Rory McIlroy. “That is simply typical white noise that will get on the market within the business,” Norman stated.
McIlroy himself denied the report, saying neither he nor his brokers have ever mentioned a possible deal to lure him to the LIV Golf League, which is being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF).
Rahm, talking alongside Norman at Wednesday’s information convention, stated there was a “degree of consolation” in taking part in 72 holes however that any resolution to vary the format needed to make enterprise sense.
“On the finish of the day, LIV is a enterprise,” Rahm stated. “If it would not match the product, it would not match the product.
“I am only a participant. There’s lots of people which are rather a lot smarter than me that may determine it out and clarify why they imagine 54 holes could also be higher for them.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
