LIV Golf's new CEO comes from the broader sports world, and Bob Harig writes that a more conciliatory tone appears to be in place now from all sides of the divi

LIV Golf’s outgoing CEO Greg Norman has asked Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to both recognise that they have benefited from the breakaway league’s creation. Woods and McIlroy, two of golf’s biggest names, have been staunch opponents of LIV Golf and offered the PGA Tour its biggest show of strength when they remained with the established circuit.

Greg Norman said "I really have changed the game of golf more than what people realize" in a recent interview.

Rory McIlroy has never hidden his frustration with Greg Norman, frequently criticizing the Australian as he helped launch the LIV Golf League and, in McIlroy’s mind, initiated the schism with the PGA Tour that has harmed men’s professional golf.

Scott O'Neil took up the mantle after Norman as the new chief executive officer of the Saudi Arabia-backed golf league. Recently, the 69-year-old former CEO spoke about his contributions towards the evolution of LIV Golf. As reported by the Australian Golf Digest, Norman said in the interview:

I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve accomplished or more pleased with where the league stands today," Greg Norman says of LIV Golf.

Greg Norman said he'd win a debate with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on the topic of how those PGA Tour marquee names benefited financially from the upstart new circuit. Norman served as LIV Golf's commissioner and CEO upon its inception before being replaced by Scott O'Neil last week.

Woods publicly called for Norman to step down from LIV Golf in the interests of mending fences between the breakaway circuit and the PGA Tour. McIlroy blamed Norman in part for a “civil war” in golf, previously saying that he should “exit stage left” to allow the “adults” to patch up the sport’s schism.

The legend of this sport admits that the current job is exhausting, but he is convinced that in the last three years he has done great things not only for LIV, but also for golf.

The relationship between Tiger Woods and Greg Norman has always been one of gossip. If one of them says something about TGL, LIV Golf or the PGA Tour, the other one comes up with s

Greg Norman's time as LIV Golf CEO is over, but he looks back fondly on his time in charge of the breakaway league by talking up his impact on the sport at large