Greg Norman Shrugs Off Khashoggi Murder While Promoting Saudi-Backed Golf Tour: ‘We All Make Mistakes’

Golf legend also sidestepped Saudi persecution of the LGBTQ community: “I’m not sure whether I even have any gay friends, to be honest”

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Greg Norman, the legendary pro golfer and CEO of the Saudi-backed PGA rival startup tournament series LIV Golf, on Wednesday brushed off questions about the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist and U.S. citizen Jamal Khashoggi, likening his murder to some kind of “mistake.”

“From what I heard and what you guys reported … just take ownership of what it is,” he told reporters at a press conference ahead of LIV Golf’s inaugural tournament next month near London, according to Golf Digest. “Take ownership no matter what it is. Look, we’ve all made mistakes, and you just want to learn from those mistakes and how you can correct them going forward.”

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