Greg Norman slammed by major winner after LPGA Tour blunder

Greg Norman has been slammed by the golf world after his nescient comments about the LPGA Tour went viral across social media.

Not content with just ruffling the feathers of the PGA Tour, Norman left players and fans of the LPGA Tour incensed after falsely claiming the circuit is “literally” sponsored by Aramco – the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil company.

Here’s exactly what was said during an interview with Fox News:

Greg Norman: “The @LPGA Tour is sponsored by Aramco.”

Tucker Carlson: “Literally?”

GN: “Literally.”

How can the CEO of #LIVGolf get this wrong? Good Lord… ??‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/leCUHbhJv2
— Lisa Cornwell (@LisaMCornwell) August 2, 2022

The LIV Golf CEO, whose own breakaway series is funded by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, had unsurprisingly got his facts wrong, confusing the LPGA Tour for the LET who have six tournaments sponsored by Aramco – including their Team Series event.

Following the blunder, Twitter was quick to correct Norman while slamming the Aussie for getting his facts wrong once again. Here’s the very best reactions, led by two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome…

Absolutely not true. Get your facts right @SharkGregNorman ?? https://t.co/cfePYvWyUO
— Brittany Lincicome (@Brittany1golf) August 2, 2022

First, Saudis don’t sponsor LPGA at all. The 6 events Aramco sponsors on LET (not LPGA) are collectively less than the individual sponsorships provided by KPMG, or USGA or AIG. So, even if they were a sponsor they wouldn’t even be close to a major sponsor.
— Missy Pederson (@nevermissy15) August 2, 2022

Aramco is also NOT the largest sponsor in women’s golf. The @CMEGroupLPGA, a solo-sponsored event, has a higher purse than all 6 Aramco events combined. @SharkGregNorman https://t.co/1B0pGSehOj
— Sarah Kemp (@kempgolf) August 2, 2022

Not only does Greg Norman not know difference between #LPGA & #LET events, but neither does staff that prepared him for this interview. I'd say I'm surprised, not I'm not. Based on social media, followers of #LIV are not core golf fans. Apparently, neither are its leaders. https://t.co/4sH7oGNng5
— Ron Sirak (@ronsirak) August 2, 2022

If you say something long enough people start to believe it is true..even if it isn’t.

— kevin curtis (@k_curt) August 2, 2022

Because he doesn’t care if he gets it wrong. He’s on the “two wrongs make a right” campaign now, problem is he got one of his “wrongs” wrong. Smearing the LPGA with lies to justify his toy tour, he knows what he’s doing is wrong otherwise he wouldn’t be doing this.

— brian hancock (@officebrian) August 2, 2022