LIV Golf: Looking at the shocking payments made

Greg Norman and his replacement, Scott O’Neil, both received staggering payments despite LIV Golf facing its most troubling financial times.

Norman was rewarded with a payment of nearly $10 million almost a year after he was dumped as the face of the rebel golf league.

While the money flowed freely … CEO Scott O’Neil banked a tidy $6.3 million retention payment. And this was only months before LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy.

As the players flee en masse, it has also been revealed that O’Neil was paid $214 000 a month for his services as the leader of the organisation.

🚨📄⛳️ #COURT DOCS — NEW LIV Golf bankruptcy docs revealed a plethora of information including

— A $6.3M retention payment to CEO Scott O’Neil in June 2026, just months before bankruptcy
— O’Neil appears to have been earning $214K a month ($107K bi weekly) in regular payroll earnings
— $9.4M (settlement + bonus) paid to Greg Norman in September 2025 almost a year after he had already left his role
— Listed under its assets & real property, LIV says they owned tons of website domains with anti-LIV descriptions

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) October 23, 2026

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