Rory McIlroy praised LIV Golf’s decision to appoint Scott O’Neil as the new CEO following Greg Norman’s departure, signaling a notable shift in the organization’s leadership. LIV Golf announced on Wednesday that Norman would step down,

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.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods imposed themselves as the main critics of LIV Golf after the arrival of the Saudi-backed Tour on the golf scene. Two leading names on the golf scene were not open to the arrival of the Saudis in the world of golf, aware that with money they can manipulate the golf market and attract money-hungry golfers to their Tour.