The battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour heads to Washington with CEO Greg Norman set to meet with lawmakers this week, according to a report.
"I haven’t done anything yet, but now that LIV is involved, it’s not necessary for me to be a part of it," he said of LIV Golf’s Chicago invitational."I currently still am. I don’t know what I’m really going to do. The only reason for me to stay in it is damages, which I don’t really want or need anything."The Justice Department launched an investigation into the PGA Tour’s handling of the situation back in July to determine if it committed antitrust violations.
LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman watches play on the third hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.They would never have done that without competition. Competition’s the best thing in any sport," Norman said last week.
"We’ve created this new atmosphere, this new energy, and the PGA Tour had to react. That tells us, me, LIV is the leader. LIV is the future of golf. As long as we keep maintaining our position and keep building and building and building, the Tour is going to have to keep reacting and reacting and reacting."
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