Greg Norman In Praise Of Greg Norman
The maniacal one already predicts he'll win a debate with Tiger and Rory over the financial benefits he personally delivered them while spending Saudi Arabia's billions.
Speaking to Australian Golf Digest’s Brad Clifton and Rohan Clarke in the first of many self-congratulatory exit interviews, Greg Norman doubled down on his reputation as golf’s most aggrieved, vainglorious cockalorum incapable of comprehending the unsustainable mess he’s made for the profession.
Officially replaced last week as LIV Golf’s CEO, Norman will linger for one more season before devoting more time to ruining Mother Nature’s handiwork via course design work. Turning 70 in a few weeks, Norman revealed that LIV will be completely free of his “official tenure” on August 31st.
“I will stay involved with LIV in some way, shape or form,” he warned. “I’m going to stay on the board. So there will be that part of my life, but it won’t be as consuming as what it was before.”
con·sum·ing (kən-ˈsü-miŋ): strategically standing in the background of a LIV group in order to get screen time whether anyone wants him there or not.
The megalomania really shines through when discussing all he’s done for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Saying he “would love to” sit down with the two to absorb their adulation for the millions of dollars they made via the PGA Tour’ Player Impact Program, Norman makes clear he’d win any debate regarding LIV’s arrival. It’s as if Norman believes he helped Woodsilroy cover their December mortgage payments.
“I would love them to recognize the fact that – like Tiger with his PIP money [Player Impact Program] – that only came because of LIV, right?” Norman asked. “So Tiger benefitted from that. Rory’s definitely benefitted from that. I would love to sit down and talk to them about it, no question about it. Because I’m not a judgmental person and you only learn the facts and truth when you hear the other side of it.”
At least this all-important PIP conversation would never devolve into Norman expecting to be told that he was right all along. Never!