Greg Norman confirms LIV deal was not offered to Rory McIlroy, says he would be ‘happy’ to sit down with him [Video]

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman confirmed Wednesday that the rival Saudi-backed tour did not offer a lucrative deal to recruit one of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars, Rory McIlroy, but he didn’t shut down the idea either. 

In a Wednesday press conference ahead of LIV Adelaide in Australia, Norman was asked about the reports that McIlroy was offered around $850 million with a 2% equity in the organization to join LIV. 

But Norman, joined by former PGA Tour player Jon Rahm, denied the report. 

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“LIV never put an offer to him,” he said. “This is just typical white noise that gets out there in the industry.”

“If Rory was willing to sit down and have a conversation with us, would we be happy to sit down with him? 100% – no different than any other player who would be interested in coming on and playing with us.”

McIlroy also denied the report during last …