Greg Norman has branded the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) "petty" after they decided not to invite him to any of their celebrations ahead of the 150th Open at St Andrews.
Norman won the Open twice in 1986 and 1993, but will not attend the Champions' Dinner or play in the Celebration of Champions four-hole challenge. The Australian is the CEO of the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.
The series has been derided as an attempt at sportswashing, but has tempted stars like Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka to join up due to the vast amounts of money on offer. And LIV has caused a major divide in golf, with the PGA Tour suspending all players involved in the series.
