Golf legend Greg Norman pressed behind closed doorways in 'energetic' GOP dialogue about Saudi-backed LIV tour

Rep. Jim Banks, the chairman of the Republican Research Committee, informed Muricas News that it was "energetic dialogue" and that general Norman was "effectively obtained by our members."

The Indiana Republican famous that Norman requested to satisfy along with his group, which has common conferences with exterior friends.

"Some members addressed the Saudi-backed funding. That got here up within the dialogue, and Mr. Norman addressed these points," Banks stated. "He defined how the funding fund is ready up and different investments that they've made in the US. He promised to take a seat down with members individually."

Banks stated "there was no ask" by Norman for Congress to behave on the league's behalf and that the aim of the assembly was extra "public relations" than anything.

Banks added: "If Tiger Woods needs to come back in and discuss concerning the PGA and his points with LIV Golf, we would like to have him come too."

'Massively disruptive'

LIV Golf gamers haven't been granted permission to play on this week's Presidents Cup, a biennial competitors pitting an Worldwide Group and a US Group in opposition to one another, which tees off on Thursday.

"I'd say vastly disruptive might be an understatement," Immelman informed Muricas News Sport's Don Riddell. "It positive has been an attention-grabbing course of."

However opposing captain Davis Love III arguably has extra depth at his disposal than Immelman, who lamented the absence of some "unimaginable gamers" from the group.

The Worldwide Group has an unfavorable report within the Presidents Cup having received simply as soon as in 13 editions of the competitors.

"Over the past yr or so, as these fractures (between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour) had been beginning to happen, each single participant on our squad knew precisely what the foundations had been and knew what selections they wanted to make in an effort to have the chance to play within the Presidents Cup," he added.

Requested if he would miss the likes of Smith, Niemann and Oosthuizen, Immelman stated: "These guys are unimaginable gamers. They're gamers which have performed Presidents Cups. They've the expertise of being in that cauldron, understanding what it takes. However, you already know, like I stated, they knew the selections that they wanted to make in an effort to be eligible for the Presidents Cup.

"All of that data was a part of their decision-making course of. So the communication was very open. All people knew precisely the place they stood and so they made the selections that they thought had been finest for them, and I respect their selections."

This yr's Presidents Cup is being held at Quail Hole in Charlotte, North Carolina, and concludes on Sunday.