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“Unfortunately, there’s been a little bit —
possibly a little too much — bad blood between Greg and maybe
the governing bodies,” said Rahm, who joined LIV in December
2023, “and to have somebody outside of that might help the
situation.”
O’Neil was CEO of Merlin Entertainments and was in charge of
business operations of more than 140 of the company’s
attractions. He previously was CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports &
Entertainment, whose holdings include the NBA’s Philadelphia
76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.
While LIV Golf returns next month for its fourth season,
O’Neil’s priority is likely to be finding a resolution to talks
between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — LIV’s financial
backer — and the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour Enterprises and PIF are in discussions about the Saudi
sovereign wealth fund becoming a minority investor, although it
remains unclear how that would affect the two leagues or any
path toward reuniting golf’s best players after an acrimonious
split.
“I think having an outsider — I say outsider because he has not
been involved — could be a very good thing when it comes to him
sitting down at the table with the other governing bodies,” Rahm
said. “I think an outside perspective, and possibly a less
threatening image, might help that, as well.”
Rahm was speaking after the second round of the Dubai Desert
Classic, where he missed the cut.
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