Greg Norman’s new role as the frontman for an ambitious Saudi-funded golf tour is hardly his first time challenging the PGA Tour. In fact, as Dan Rapaport explains, this is the continuation of an idea he first championed more than a quarter century ago.
Season 3 of Local Knowledge launches with a look at Greg Norman’s longtime vision of a competing golf circuit to the PGA Tour. Norman first championed the concept as a top-ranked player who wanted to start a “World Tour” in the 1990s, and it continues today as the frontman for an ambitious Saudi-funded effort. Dan Rapaport examines the common threads between Norman’s idea back then and what it looks like today, and why he has been so determined to make it happen.