Report: LIV Golf executive resigns after a year on the job
FILE - LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman watches play during the pro-am of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., July 28, 2022. Rory McIlroy thought his differences with Norman over a Saudi-funded golf league had been patched up. That changed when Norman accused him of being “brainwashed” by golf's ruling brass. “I thought, You know what? I'm going to make it my business now to be as much of a pain in his arse as possible,'” McIlroy said in a lengthy interview in the Sunday Independent in Ireland. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Seth Wenig]
The New York Times is reporting that LIV Golf’s chief operating officer has resigned. Atul Khosla is a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers executive who joined the Saudi-funded league just over a year ago. He leaves as LIV Golf is transitioning to a league concept of 12 four-man teams. The report comes after the Times revealed a proposal that set ambitious goals for a rival league to be successful. That included signing the top 12 players in golf and getting a TV deal. LIV Golf has signed only one player from the top 10 and still doesn’t have a TV deal.
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Justin Thomas, of the United States, tees off on the fourth tee during the final round of the Hero World Challenge PGA Tour at the Albany Golf Club, in New Providence, Bahamas, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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