On Thursday, The Telegraph reported Greg Norman could soon be out as CEO of the LIV Golf Series and the circuit funded by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund had Mark King, former CEO of TaylorMade and current CEO of Taco Bell, targeted to be his replacement.
Just hours later, LIV denied the report, according to Sports Illustrated.
“Greg Norman is our CEO and Commissioner. Any suggestion that changes are being made to Greg’s title or role is patently false,” said Majed Al-Sorour, LIV’s managing director, in a statement as reported by SI.
No Laying Up claimed the move “has long been rumored” in a Twitter post Thursday.
King attended multiple LIV events this season and is believed to have met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
Al-Sorour wasn’t the only one to revoke the rumors, as Norman’s son, Greg Jr., took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.
Man, the rumor mill regarding LIV and my dad is spinning up some BS today… amazing to see the propaganda machine in action
Everyone wants to jump on a story to be the first to break it n gain the clicks without verifying authenticity
See this in all markets, sports, politics
— Greg Norman Jr (@GregJrNorman) November 10, 2022
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