Woods calls for Norman's head over 'destroying' move

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Tiger Woods has deed retired astatine polarising LIV Golf brag Greg Norman for "trying to destroy" the PGA Tour.

The breakaway play tour, privately funded mostly by Saudi Arabian investors, has created an tremendous rift successful the sport.

Speaking astatine the Hero World Challenge successful the Bahamas, Wood lashed Norman for the ongoing feud.

The five-time Masters victor said helium doesn't person overmuch anticipation the PGA Tour and the rival league tin get on unless Norman is retired arsenic LIV Golf's leader.

"Not close now. Not with their leadership. Not with Greg determination and his animosity toward the circuit itself," Woods said.

"I don't spot that happening."

Rory McIlroy besides said successful Dubai that Norman needs to "exit signifier left" earlier determination tin beryllium immoderate meaningful discussions betwixt the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

"He's made his mark," said McIlroy anterior to the DP World Tour Championship successful Dubai.

"But I deliberation present is the close clip to benignant of say, 'Look, you've got this happening disconnected the ground, but nary 1 is going to speech unless there's an big successful the country that tin really effort to mend fences'."

Woods artfully skirted astir different questions astatine a property conference, specified arsenic details connected 2 unexpected surgeries helium had past twelvemonth and whether the 20-man tract astatine the Hero World Challenge should beryllium getting points toward the satellite ranking.

He was forceful connected the effect of LIV Golf, referring to friction the rival league has caused and however lawsuits basal successful the mode of immoderate reconciliation.

"If 1 broadside has truthful overmuch animosity — idiosyncratic trying to destruct our circuit — past however bash we enactment with that?" Woods said.

Phil Mickelson was among 10 players who filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour successful August, a suit since taken implicit by LIV Golf.

Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Uihlein and Matt Jones are the lone players inactive progressive arsenic plaintiffs. The PGA Tour since has filed a countersuit. A proceedings day is tentatively scheduled for January 2024.

Woods said the lawsuits would person to beryllium settled — helium utilized the connection "stay" connected much than 1 juncture — oregon determination is nary mode forward.

He added that determination "is nary willingness to negociate if you person litigation against you.

"It has to commencement with enactment connected their side, knowing that what is happening close present is not the champion aboriginal for the full crippled of golf.

"You request to person the 2 bodies travel unneurotic and if 1 broadside has truthful overmuch animosity, trying to destruct our tour, past however bash you enactment with that?"

- Additional reporting by Simon Chapman

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