Greg Norman said he'd win a debate with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on the topic of how those PGA Tour marquee names benefited financially from the upstart new circuit. Norman served as LIV Golf's commissioner and CEO upon its inception before being replaced by Scott O'Neil last week.

Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has issued a bold challenge to Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, claiming he would "win the debate" in any discussion about the Saudi-backed tour's impact on professional golf.

Greg Norman says he would win a debate with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on how Saudi-funded LIV Golf has helped them financially. And by the sound of his interview with Australian Golf Digest, it wasn’t just LIV Golf where the Shark left his teeth marks.

Two-time major champion Greg Norman was the driving force behind the launch of the Saudi Arabia-funded breakaway league LIV Golf in 2022, but he's no longer the boss

Woods publicly called for Norman to step down from LIV Golf in the interests of mending fences between the breakaway circuit and the PGA Tour. McIlroy blamed Norman in part for a “civil war” in golf, previously saying that he should “exit stage left” to allow the “adults” to patch up the sport’s schism.

Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman "would love to sit down" and talk with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy about how they've financially benefited from

During his time as LIV Golf CEO, Greg Norman never missed an opportunity to promote the fledging golf league, often with a bombastic tone that only seemed to fuel the tension the Saudi-backed endeavor created while disrupting the world of men’s professional golf.