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Rory McIlroy delivered a withering rebuke to Greg Norman on Tuesday and took aim at the former officials on the PGA Tour who have now signed up for the Saudi golf revolution.
When asked by Sportsmail, the Northern Irishman made it clear in no uncertain terms that his opposition to a proposed Saudi world tour remains unequivocal.
If the Saudis thought that appointing Norman as the face of their new operation would lead to a player exodus from the established tours, they might well be dismayed by McIlroy’s coruscating verdict.
Former world No 1 Rory McIlroy remains opposed to a proposed Saudi world tour
‘I’d say my view only hardened after the first appointments,’ he responded, referring to Norman. ‘Then, when other selected individuals also came on board, I’d say that just hardened my opinion even more.’
In Norman’s slipstream came the appointment of at least two officials who made a handsome living working for the PGA Tour, only to give up on retirement and align with the disrupters now seeking to tear the game
