LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman has taken aim at the PGA Tour, after it denied applications from players who had applied for release to compete in the opening event of his Saudi-backed series. The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational tournament kicks off at the beginning of June, and it was expected to contain a number of PGA Tour stars.
The likes of Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood all openly revealed that they had applied for permission to play in the Saudi-backed event at Centurion Club next month. And the Tour was expected to grant permission under the grounds that the breakaway event was not taking place in the United States.
However, in a dramatic turn of events, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan denied those hoping to compete in the rival series opener.
