Greg Norman has slammed the decision to ban him from events at The Open. The LIV golf rebel was prevented from enjoying the festivities of the major by The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A). The club will celebrate its 150th anniversary when the next edition of the tournament commences this week.
Norman, a two-time champion of the event, was not welcome at the event due to being the founder of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV golf series. He reportedly received a letter stating he was not welcome at a four-hole Old Course exhibition or the Champions' Dinner. After receiving the news, he fumed by telling the Palm Beach Post: “There have been a lot of dumb decisions made, quite honestly, and this one seemed as if it was very petty.
“'Governing bodies should stay above the fray. They should be Switzerland (neutral). For them to stoop to this level … as a past Open champion and all I've done for the game of golf on a global basis, I fit the model of what the R&A is all about, right? The Royal and Ancient growing the game of golf on the grassroots level. They only have to look at what I've been doing in Vietnam growing the game of golf. That's why it's so petty.
