Greg Norman said he'd win a debate with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on the topic of how those PGA Tour marquee names benefited financially from the upstart new circuit.Norman served as LIV Golf's commissioner and CEO upon its inception before being replaced by Scott O'Neil last week.

Greg Norman has called on Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to thank LIV Golf after the breakaway league's former CEO's bitter war of words with the two PGA Tour legends

Former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has issued a bold challenge to Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, claiming he would "win the debate" in any discussion about the Saudi-backed tour's impact on professional golf.

During his time as LIV Golf CEO, Greg Norman never missed an opportunity to promote the fledging golf league, often with a bombastic tone that only seemed to fuel the tension the Saudi-backed endeavor created while disrupting the world of men’s professional golf.

Greg Norman says he would win a debate with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on how Saudi-funded LIV Golf has helped them financially. And by the sound of his interview with Australian Golf Digest, it wasn’t just LIV Golf where the Shark left his teeth marks.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods imposed themselves as the main critics of LIV Golf after the arrival of the Saudi-backed Tour on the golf scene. Two leading names on the golf scene were not open to the arrival of the Saudis in the world of golf, aware that with money they can manipulate the golf market and attract money-hungry golfers to their Tour.

Greg Norman said "I really have changed the game of golf more than what people realize" in a recent interview.

While speaking with Australian Golf Digest, former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said that he would love to “sit down” with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. “I would love to. I would love them to recognize the fact that—like Tiger with his PIP (Player Impact Program) money—that only came because of LIV,