Greg Norman on Saudi killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: ‘We’ve all made mistakes’

Greg Norman continues to get requested about his affiliation with Saudi Arabia, and he continues to offer lightning-rod solutions.

Norman, chatting with media about Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Put up journalist who was brutally murdered in 2018 within the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey, mentioned, “We’ve all made errors.”

“All people has owned as much as it, proper? It has been spoken about, from what I’ve learn, occurring what you guys reported,” Norman mentioned, in keeping with TMZ.

“Take possession, it doesn't matter what it's. Look, we’ve all made errors and also you simply wish to be taught from these errors and how one can appropriate them going ahead.”

Norman, 67, is the CEO of LIV Golf, the upstart collection backed by the Saudi authorities that's in search of to compete with the PGA Tour by promising golfers more cash — and assured look charges — for fewer appearances.

Greg Norman speaks to reporters throughout a press convention.

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Jamal Khashoggi was a Washington Put up journalist, who was murdered in 2018.

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This week, the PGA Tour denied waivers for golfers who needed to compete within the first match within the LIV Invitational Golf Sequence, scheduled to be performed exterior of London subsequent month.

“This entire factor about Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi and human rights, speak about it, but additionally discuss concerning the good the nation is doing to vary its tradition,” Norman continued Wednesday.

“There’s not many international locations that may arise and be happy with that. They'll’t be happy with their previous — there’s plenty of international locations on this world which have a cross to bear too — however they're taking care of the youthful technology.”

Over the previous a number of months, Norman has been accused of “sportswashing” — the act of utilizing sports activities to launder the reputations of despots, and he has been defensive about it.

“No, I've not been used for sportswashing as a result of I’ve been to Saudi Arabia, and I’ve seen the modifications which have taken place,” Norman advised the Monetary Instances final yr.

“Each nation has achieved horrendous issues up to now … simply take a look at America with racism, for instance, it’s simply so embedded right here, it’s simply ugly,” he mentioned.