Former Liv Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman was the season’s sports and entertainment executive Scott O’Neil told reporters in Australia on Wednesday Scott O’Neil) replaces.
Norman, a two-time open title champion, helped Saudi Arabia-funded track by recruiting several PGA Tour players to join the league in the past few years.
“Greg is an idol. He is a friend. “He is the reason I am here today,” O’Neal said at a press conference in Adelaide, Australia. ”
O’Neil is the former CEO of the NBA Philadelphia 76ers’ former company, president of Madison Square Garden, and CEO of entertainment and resort company Merlin Entertainments of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils ) attended a meeting of the Liv Golf board last week.
“I’m with him in this role for 30 days, every day since I’ve been involved, asking questions and learning, and I hope he’s always part of the Liv,” O’Neal said.
“He sat on the board and it was another wonderful proof that we could use his experience, his leadership, friendship and any challenges at the board meeting. I hope to be friendly on the other side of the table, but he mixed it together Now.
O’Neil has played the lead role in LIV Golf over the past 40 days and said he hopes a potential deal between Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund and the PGA Tour will be held in Season 4 His tour opened the door. The proposed deal will include a $1.5 billion investment in PIF, which is a for-profit entity for U.S. tourism.
“For Leaf’s we hope this will unlock opportunities,” O’Neal said. “This could be with the opportunity to be open to markets, courses, marketing partners, TV networks, gaming growth, competitive opportunities as well as new formats and new formats open.
“So, I’m excited about the protocol. I think now we’re going to go back to the moon and return, and I hope that helps, but I’m very confident in the location where we are in this business that we have at the moment.”
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Player Director Adam Scott will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on February 4, according to the White House Pool Report, in the week day.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is reviewing potential PIF investments, Monaghan, Woods and Scott noted in a statement last week that the tour requires Trump to participate in the process.
“We know golf fans are eagerly looking forward to a resolution to negotiate with public investment funds and would like to thank President Trump for his interest and long-term support for golf games,” the statement said. “We demand that the president be the interests of the game, the interests of the country.” and all the countries involved. We are pleased that his leadership has brought us closer to the last deal, paving the way for unified men to professional golf.”
O’Neil has helped secure the major achievements of Liv Golf, including a new TV contract with Fox Sports in the United States and an air broadcast agreement in the UK. R&A and the American Golf Association also recently announced new avenues for LIV golfers to qualify for the Open and the U.S. Open respectively.
“This is the first step for many people I want to take,” said Liv Golf captain Brooks Koepka. “The opportunity is there. I think organizations around the world, R&A, USGA, they now see Liv Golf as the golf ecosystem.” Part of it. It’s a huge, huge step for us.”
