The decision to change one of the tour’s cornerstones would have to make sense financially for the Saudi-backed LIV, its CEO added.
Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV Golf, indicated he is now “very open-minded” to the idea of expanding tournaments on the Saudi-backed circuit from 54 to 72 holes, but said there is an “economic impact about putting television on for 72 holes.”
Seated with Norman at the news conference, Rahm, the 2023 Masters and 2021 U.S. Open champion, spoke of a “level of comfort” with the 72-hole format but agreed that a longer format had to make financial sense for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, with the decision coming at a business rather than athletic level.
But he added, “at the end of the day, LIV is a business. If it doesn’t fit the product, it doesn’t fit the product. I’m just a player. There’s a lot of people that are a lot smarter than me that can figure it out and explain why they believe 54 holes may be better for them.”A move to 72 holes might also lead to the Official World Golf Ranking recognizing LIV golfers.
“In football, European football, you have the Premier League, you have the Spanish League, you have the German League, you have Serie A, you have the Champions League, the Euro Cup, many other things,”. “The one thing I realized is they all play under the same set of rules. While we play under most set of rules, the one key difference is 72 holes. That’s one of the main reasons why I believe it could help us.”, saying in June 2022 that it “is not a golf tournament. … It’s that simple.
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