His time at LIV Golf is now over, but Greg Norman’s latest comments on the PGA Tour have raised some eyebrows…

These days, Greg Norman is watching the drama unfold from afar.

Norman, the firebrand who led the LIV Golf League’s rise in 2022 before being ousted from his job as chief executive last year, is finally no longer the game’s chief disruptor.

The Australian’s lasting impact is undeniable, though. His legacy as the Great White Shark who dominated the sport is now complicated by the way he helped shift the landscape after his career.

What Norman won’t necessarily be remembered for however, is his fondness of the PGA Tour. That’s a narrative he wants to change.

“Believe it or not, I’m still loyal to the PGA Tour because of, I’m a lifetime member of the PGA Tour,” Norman told The Big Swing with Jimmy Roberts podcast.

“So this notion that I hate the PGA Tour is not true. The notion, the true factor is that I respect, I’m loyal, and I do, and I love the fact that I’m a lifetime member of the PGA Tour… I love the fact that I’ve helped the PGA Tour – to some degree because of LIV – elevate itself.”

It’s quite the one-eighty from his outlook during his time at LIV. And Norman, of course, was key in luring some big names from the US circuit to LIV when the insurgent league first launched. This week, Brooks Koepka was the first of those stars to make a return.

The PGA Tour is now extending an olive branch for Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith to also come back, but the trio have all confirmed they will be staying put at least for the 2026 season.

While LIV’s long-term fate is still uncertain, Norman feels he has achieved what he set out to do in the first place by bringing “free agency” to the professional game.

“I read a comment this morning,” Norman told Fox News. “I saw the captains had a press conference and the three of them, Bryson, Cam, and John Rahm… All said, ‘No, we’re staying.’ Which is great, that’s their choice.

“They have an option, which is what I love. Give the players a choice. Now, they’re under contract, of course, so obligation to that, which I admire.

“You stay committed to your contract and then you have a decision to make when that’s up.”

Norman added: “To be a free agent, to be able to have a choice about where you wanted to go, how you wanted to go, where you wanted to play, I think it was really important for me. I was an international player, played on the PGA Tour, loved every minute of it.

“Obviously it was the formulation foundation of a lot I did. But now, Brooks had his choice. He had a choice of where he wanted to go.”