Coming here it’s a little bit different because it’s President Trump’s property. Q: What do you think the atmosphere at Trump Bedminster will be like?Ī: Going into Portland (the second event) I was nervous because of all the white noise, and it just turned out to be white noise.
So, it was logical that we get here sooner than later. So, we wanted to make sure that we brought our product to this market, and New York City is obviously the home of the CEOs and the institutional money. They’re not playing in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, which is insane. Q: What is your anticipation about the energy level this week playing in the New York market?Ī: Look, this was a market we were going to focus on immediately, because the PGA Tour wasn’t focused on it. Greg Norman with Donald Trump (r.), Dustin Johnson (second from left) and Bryson DeChambeau (l.) at the LIV Golf pro-am Thursday at Trump Bedminster. Our runway is a really long one to keep building, because every week is different. Each week, we build the product better and better and better. The players and the fans have spoken and we couldn’t be happier. In six rounds of golf (the first two events, in London and Portland, Ore.), look at what we’ve done to change the perception of what LIV was all about. It was about getting the product to show itself. We knew how good the product was, because of the business model. Q: How do you feel about how quickly LIV Golf has come about and the current momentum the tour has generated?Ī: One word: Product. He, too, pushed back at those critical of him and the players taking the Saudi money. Norman, the face of LIV Golf as its CEO and commissioner, held no punches back as he spoke about LIV Golf’s place in the ecosystem of the sport, the pushback by the PGA Tour, his personal battle with the PGA Tour that dates back to the ’90s, the marquee players LIV has signed and his own legacy in the sport. 1 ranked player in the world was only outdone by Tiger Woods, looked relaxed, satisfied and bubbling with anticipation for the week as he spoke exclusively to The Post about an array of topics related to the controversial Saudi-backed tour. The 67-year-old Aussie, a two-time major championship winner whose length of reign as the No. Greg Norman sat poolside on Wednesday at Trump Bedminster ahead of LIV Golf’s third event since its recent inception. LIV golfers allowed to play in BMW PGA - under one condition 2’s brutal welcome to LIV Golf: ‘Going to fall off the map’ ‘Earn your way’: PGA veteran takes swipe at Cameron Smith LIV Golf move Phil Mickelson happy over LIV Golf’s disruptive forces
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