On Wednesday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan spoke out about the rival Saudi Super Golf League, backed by former professional golfer Greg Norman, firmly announcing that there would be a “zero complacency” policy to players who leave the Tour for the rival circuit. Monahan said that PGA players could face a suspension or ban if they bolt for the Super Golf League. Norman, who is the CEO of LIV Golf Investments, a company that has been termed the “driving force” behind the league, fired back at Monahan over his attempts to shut down the Saudi-backed circuit, via ESPN.

“Simply put, you can't ban players from playing golf,” Norman wrote. “Players have the right and the freedom to play where we like. I know for a fact that many PGA players were and still are interested in playing for a new league, in addition to playing for the Tour. What is wrong with that?

“What is wrong with allowing players to make their own decisions about where to play and how often to play? What is so wrong with player choice? Why do you feel so threatened that you would resort to such a desperate, unwise, and unenforceable threat?”

In a letter to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, Greg Norman accused the leader of “bullying and threatening” players. Norman said that players can play wherever they want, floating the idea of a player having a dual membership of sorts between the PGA and the Saudi Super Golf League.

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Norman boldly said that the PGA can't suspend its players for bolting for the Super Golf League, calling Monahan's threat “unenforceable.”

It's clear that Norman, who has been a proponent of “growing the game”, isn't willing to give up ground when it comes to the PGA's efforts to box out the rival golf league.