Greg Norman says if he approves of Brooks Koepka leaving LIV for the PGA Tour

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Brooks Koepka was the first major name to jump ship from LIV, and that decision looks better by the day.

With the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrawing their support of the league at the end of this season, the future of LIV Golf is clouded in uncertainty. Koepka’s departure was the first sign that this could be a sinking ship, but it looks like there are many more to come.

Koepka, a five-time major winner, saw his form diminish drastically when playing on LIV, and since returning to the PGA Tour he’s beginning to look more like his former self. And with Patrick Reed leaving and immediately winning on the DP World Tour, it’s not a great look for LIV.

Greg Norman was CEO of LIV until last year, and was a big part of getting Koepka to join the league to begin with. The Australian weighed in on Koepka’s decision to leave LIV Golf this year.

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Greg Norman ‘applauds’ Brooks Koepka for leaving LIV Golf

Norman has preached freedom of player movement since the beginning of his tenure as LIV CEO, and that’s why he supports Koepka exercising his right to decide where he plays golf.

Speaking on Dan on Golf, Norman explained, “Every top player in the world has got appearance money to go and play. [Even] within the PGA Tour. There are ways around it, right? Very crafty management companies can work the system pretty well.

“Even though they say you couldn’t get paid appearance money, I know I got it when I played on the Tour. Was it classified as appearance money? No, it was not. But this misnomer about players getting paid to play on LIV is no different from any other professional sport.