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Norman reveals LIV carrot that lured Smith - CtrlF.XYZ

Norman reveals LIV carrot that lured Smith

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A 25 per cent involvement successful a LIV Golf franchise was capable to person Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman to articulation the Saudi-backed series, says circuit brag Greg Norman.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age connected the eve of LIV Golf's 5th lawsuit successful Chicago this week, Norman confirmed that a determination connected the venue for an Australian lawsuit adjacent twelvemonth was imminent and that negotiations to tempt Adam Scott from the PGA Tour broke down earlier this year.

Norman opened up connected the concern exemplary that attracted Leishman and Smith, the lone subordinate wrong the apical 10 to defect to LIV Golf, – which could spot some players moving an Australian squad which volition vie successful a planetary league adjacent year.

Smith, Leishman articulation LIV Golf

"You've got to deliberation astir it from Cam's perspective, helium wholly understood 1 happening that different radical are struggling to understand: the worth LIV Golf brings, and that caller worth is the franchise," Norman told the publication.

"Cam knows astir it, but he's astir apt a small excessively young to recognize what Kerry Packer did successful cricket. He did what helium did for the players, creating teams and nighttime cricket … look wherever it's evolved to from determination with the IPL. The worth of those teams successful India is incredible. That's the caller worth we bring.

"[Smith] sees the marketplace that Australia presents and the marketplace which, rather honestly, has been starved of high-quality players and caller worth for the crippled of golf. The Presidents Cup comes successful determination erstwhile each 7 to 10 years, sucks the system adust and past disappears."

Of Scott's reluctance to articulation the rebel tour, Norman said: "There were discussions aboriginal connected with Adam and I deliberation close present with Marc and Cam being the principals of Team Australia, I deliberation rather honestly it's implicit to them.

"They person to physique retired the astir coagulated squad which gives them the champion worth going forward. Obviously, they'll travel to america and inquire america questions, and there's truthful overmuch bully young endowment coming retired of Australia. I tin sanction you 4 oregon 5 of the kids. There are immoderate precise bully ones and 1 oregon 2 person a transportation up into Asia, and that Asian worth from a fiscal standpoint is solid."

LIV's archetypal lawsuit successful Australia is planned for 2 weeks aft the Masters successful April adjacent year.

Norman had LIV representatives circuit much than 20 courses, with Royal Sydney, the lone 1 to diminution the connection for an inspection.

It's understood a determination connected which people would big the lawsuit is expected to beryllium made by the extremity of the month, with Gold Coast and Sydney the starring candidates.

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