LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman addresses PGA Tour's anti-competitive efforts in 'informative' meeting with lawmakers

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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman met with lawmakers Wednesday, telling FOX Business it was 'very informative' and reiterated his message of improving the game of golf.

LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman met with lawmakers in Washington Wednesday in what he called a "very informative" meeting during which he addressed members of Congress about the tour’s recent investments and theThe 20-time PGA Tour winner in a meeting with the Republican Study Committee and credited its growth to the quality product it offers, adding, "We never intended to destroy another tour," a source with knowledge of the meeting told FOX Business.

Norman also praised the importance of competition, calling it the "bedrock of America," and said the circuit has invested $300 million in the Asian Tour and is now exploring the possibility of a women’s tour, the source added.Ahead of last week’s event in Chicago, Norman made similar comments about the benefits of competition and seemingly took credit for the PGA Tour's recent changes.

and that the tour has threatened to pull PGA Tour press credentials from reporters if they give LIV favorable coverage. It will also reportedly blacklist vendors that serve LIV events, according to the source. After exiting his meeting with Republican lawmakers, Norman declined to say if he believed the PGA Tour was playing dirty over its suspensions of LIV Golf players, telling FOX Business, "You'll have to ask the PGA Tour.

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