LIV Golf critic Brandel Chamblee has claimed Greg Norman is the real hypocrite as he revealed the Hall of Famer who has now stopped talking to him.
Brandel Chamblee has claimed Greg Norman was sending him “laudatory texts” about his work before he became LIV Golf commissioner.
Chamblee is likely one of the LIV Golf League’s harshest critics.
Even before the breakaway circuit got fully underway last June, he was decrying the Saudis’ involvement in the sport.
In an interview with Tom Kershaw of The Times of London, Chamblee has gone into detail about why he is so passionate about the subject.
Chamblee, unsurprisingly, was particularly scathing of Norman and Phil Mickelson, whom he previously argued should be removed from the Hall of Fame.
The former PGA Tour pro questioned how the Australian two-time Open champion sleeps at night.
The $405m LIV Golf League gets underway later this month in Mexico and the “rebel” circuit now has a U.S. TV deal with the CW.
A number of players have previously spoken about how previous relationships have broken down.
Rory McIlroy was involved in Sergio Garcia’s wedding in 2017 but now the pair are reportedly exchanging vitriolic text messages.
As for Chamblee, he explained that 2006 Hall of Fame inductee Vijay Singh has now stopped talking to him.
Chamblee once again tried to highlight the “gotcha” point that his critics and naysayers often point out on social media.
That would be the fact that Saudi money is everywhere. Boeing. Facebook. Uber. You name it.
According to Chamblee, there is a distinct difference and the likes of Mickelson et al are helping drag back golf “into the dark ages”.
He said:
“There’s a big difference between doing business in a country and for a country.
“Golf has a dark and discriminatory past but it has made great strides in the last 40 years.
“The players who’ve gone to LIV are actively engaged in supporting one of the most discriminatory governments in the world.
“They’re helping drag golf back into the dark ages.”
Source : golfmagic
