Golf icon begs LIV Golf not to ‘ruin’ women’s game

Golf icon begs LIV Golf not to ‘ruin’ women’s game

Greg Norman has flirted with the idea of moving LIV Golf into the women’s game at some point in the future, but one of the sport’s biggest names is against the idea

LPGA Tour legend Annika Sorenstam has warned introducing LIV Golf into the women’s game could ‘ruin’ the sport, despite its rapid ascent in the men’s game.

LIV has announced itself as one of golf’s leading circuits alongside the PGA Tour and DP World Tour having lured in some of the sport’s biggest names. The likes of Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and most recently Jon Rahm have signed mega-money contracts with the breakaway league.

With the backing of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the LIV setup have pumped eye-watering amounts of money into the men’s game, and according to CEO Greg Norman, women’s golf could be next.

“I have personally had discussions with individual LPGA Tour players, Ladies European Tour players, the Ladies European Tour,” Norman said last April. “They love what our product is showcasing. They ask all the time, ‘how can we get involved?’ We’d love to see a LIV ladies series.”